Michigan Lawyers Weekly articles from December 2007

Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives from December 2007

The court got it right.(Letter to the editor)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Thanks for your article on the Court of Appeals' recent decision in In re Archer. I find it shocking that the defense counsel would rather have the testimony from third parties about...

Mich. Court of Appeals: Workplace can be 'assessed' for hazards without physically being assessed.(Michigan)(Case overview)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. Michigan Court of Appeals -- MIOSHA To assess what hazards may exist at its aircraft repair facilities in Michigan and around the country, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) inspected its aircraft repair...

Verdicts & Settlements December 3, 2007: Damages awarded over negligent prescription of painkillers.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Verdicts & Settlements Plus For Betty Jo Couture, Sept. 3, 2002, should have marked a turning point in her life. That's the day she was admitted to Davis Regional Medical Center in North Carolina...

Interview to win: Q&A with legal recruiters.(question and answer)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Managing Your Career To lock down an interview, an attorney must use concrete examples to demonstrate he is knowledgeable, hardworking, motivated and a passionate leader, experts say. The attorney should...

Mich. Court of Appeals rules plaintiff's attorney guilty of contemptuous conduct.(Michigan)(Gregory J. Rohl)(Case overview)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Michigan Court of Appeals What began as a basic breach of contract action took a surprising turn when the plaintiff's attorney found himself faced with criminal contempt of court and an incarceration...

Labor and employment law: Keeping careful tabs on the clicking.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Labor and Employment Law Recently, Detroit attorney Louis Theros e-mailed someone in the IT department of his law firm, asking to find out exactly "what you guys can do" to protect and control the flow of...

Michigan Court of Appeals 101.(Jessica R. Cooper's lectures)(Interview)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Knowing the fundamentals of the Michigan Court of Appeals can help practitioners achieve appellate success. So said former Court of Appeals Judge Jessica R. Cooper, who recently discussed how the court operates...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: December 3, 2007.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Jason D. Menges of Foley & Lardner LLP was selected for participation in this year's Leadership Detroit Class XXIX, the Detroit Regional Chamber's premier leadership development and...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: December 3, 2007.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Felony Nonsupport - No Notice The trial court did not err by quashing an information charging defendant with one count of failure to pay court-ordered support (felony nonsupport),...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: December 3, 2007.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Law Bobcat Trapping Season - Improperly Enjoined The trial court erred by reversing defendant-Michigan Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) decision implementing a...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: December 3, 2007.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery; Felony Firearm; Felon In Possession Of A Firearm; Stealing Or Retaining A Financial Transaction Device Without Consent; Resisting Or Obstructing A Police...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: December 3, 2007.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Removal - Attorney Fees Because defendants' removal action lacked an objectively reasonable basis, we affirm the district court's award of attorney fees and costs in this...

MySpace is a well-stocked arsenal for trial lawyers.(Reprint)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Edward P. Schwartz While your 14-year-old daughter might have known about MySpace and Facebook since, like, forever, trial lawyers have only recently begun to realize the amount and variety of ammunition that may be waiting for...

Verdicts & Settlements December 3, 2007: Wrongful death claim stems from pain management.(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff After Betty Jo Couture underwent bariatric surgery, she suffered postoperative complications, wherein she developed an abscess that required surgical evacuation. Though the abscess was successfully...

Verdicts & Settlements December 3, 2007: Recuperative surgery renders patient a paraplegic.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff was a 75-year-old retiree who was hospitalized at St. Mary's of Michigan Hospital in Saginaw for a procedure involving recuperation from prostate cancer. The surgery went a little...

Verdicts & Settlements December 3, 2007: Fatal auto accident in heavy snow settled.(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Robert Borgman, 66 years old and recently retired, was operating his motor vehicle southbound in northwestern Ottawa County. The weather conditions were terrible; it was snowing heavily and the roads...

Michigan med-mal plaintiffs could benefit from Supreme Court ruling.(medical malpractice)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Todd C. Berg The Michigan Supreme Court has cleared the way for as many as 54 medical-malpractice plaintiffs to have their days in court. In a one-page order in Mullins v. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, et al., a unanimous court...

Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Henry W. Saad to replace current Chief Judge.(William C. Whitback)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart Court of Appeals Judge Henry W. Saad is taking one for the team. Recently appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court as the incoming chief judge of the intermediary court, Saad will replace current-Chief Judge...

St. Mary's of Michigan Hospital's missed diagnosis leads to permanent paralysis.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart When John Shivers checked into St. Mary's of Michigan Hospital in Saginaw to undergo a six-hour bladder surgery, he never imagined he'd check out with permanent paralysis of his arms and hands. But that's...

Compensation for in-house lawyers swells.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Total cash compensation for in-house lawyers in corporate law departments across the country has risen, according to the 2007 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey by Altman Weil Publications, Inc. ...

Partner compensation can be a controversial issue at law firms.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Managing Your Money James D. Cotterman says partner compensation is one of the most emotional issues law firms grapple with. So the principal of Altman Weil, Inc. is putting the issue in black and white --...

Michigan law firms announce personnel changes: December 10, 2007.(American Bar Association, Oakley County Bar Association and Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments John J. Bursch, a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd LLP and chair of the firm's Appellate Practice Group, was recently appointed publications chair of the American Bar Association's...

Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Case Summaries: December 10, 2007.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Final Notice Of Suspension With Conditions Case No: 04-21-GA Notice Issued: Nov. 26, 2007 Robert E. Butcher, P 11478, Grosse Ile, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Tri-County Hearing...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: December 10, 2007.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys County Commissioner - No Conflict In this taxpayer suit for recovery of compensation paid and received in alleged violation of MCL 46.30a, (alleging that defendant-attorney, as a...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: December 10, 2007.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Law Appeals - Briefing Schedule Petitioner's failure to abide by an agreed-to supplemental appellate briefing schedule did not justify the circuit court's dismissal of her civil...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: December 10, 2007.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery; Assault With Intent To Rob While Armed. Joinder. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by granting the prosecutor's motion to join his two cases for trial....

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: December 10, 2007.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments ADM File No. 2007-1. Appointment of Chief Judges of Michigan Courts. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-64839) (16 pages). The order is a complete list of Court of Appeals and trial court chief...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: December 10, 2007.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Reasonable Actions - No Fourth Amendment Violation The City of Taylor defendants were entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's Sect. 1983, excessive-force claim -- we reverse...

Commentary: The strange life and troubled times of 'deepening insolvency'.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Allison R. Bach and Trent B. Collier The theory of "deepening insolvency" has always been a strange creature. In essence, this doctrine posits that lenders, directors, officers and other actors may be liable for prolonging the life...

Commentary: How will bankruptcy affect your no-fault and third-party liability practice?
December 10, 2007... Byline: Kellie M. Blair Many practitioners of no-fault and third-party auto negligence law may never have to consider the implications a bankruptcy may have on their case. But only if they are lucky. National bankruptcy filings topped...

Verdicts & Settlements December 10, 2007: Michigan auto negligence suit settles for $390K.(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Defendant Aslani was house hunting in Ingham County with her parents, who were riding in the backseat of her small import car. As she came upon an intersection, she was somewhat confused as to which way...

Verdicts & Settlements December 10, 2007: Victim hit by semi settles for $1.6M in Michigan.(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff, who was 51 years old, was on his was to work at the Ford Rouge Plant and traveling eastbound on Interstate 94 near the intersection of Ecorse Road when he was involved in a minor...

Verdicts & Settlements December 10, 2007: Tenant at defeats 'open and obvious' defense.(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This premise liability case involved plaintiff Colson, who was a tenant at a large apartment complex in the City of Detroit, which was managed by defendant Independent Management Services. During...

Commentary: Judges make wrong call on Michigan auto accidents.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Steven M. Gursten Judges, you've got this Kreiner case all wrong. We need to take another look at this "threshold creep" in Michigan's auto accident threshold law, where each "Kreiner casualty" seems worse than the last. We...

Bad with the good.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- Land contract Roi Young couldn't afford to buy the house he wanted. So he asked his friend Richard F. Mazur for help. Mazur obliged. Using Young's $125,000...

Mi. House Bill 5263 aims to stop practice of selling Fido for testing.(Michigan's bill prohibiting animal experimentation )
December 17, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Legislative Preview The initial purpose of an animal control shelter is to provide a holding place for lost house pets until they can be reunited with their families. But many families aren't aware that in...

Attorneys, judges rub elbows at 25th Holiday Bench Bar Luncheon held in Detroit.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo The theme of equal access and justice under the law applies to attorneys and judges alike, says David B. Cade, president of the Wolverine Bar Association. So it was fitting for attorneys and judges to rub...

Mi. Assn. for Justice hosts "It's All About the Jury" seminar.(Michigan Association for Justice )
December 17, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. John T. Kulesz hasn't been around long, but he has already seen more jury trials than many lawyers do in a lifetime of practice. Perhaps that's why the Michigan Association for Justice asked him to...

'Extreme makeover' for two prominent Detroit-area law firms.(Plunkett Cooney and Dickinson Wright PLLC both develop their firms' image)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Managing your practice Over the past year, two prominent Detroit-area law firms got a facelift. Though the firms unveiled dramatically different end products, the processes they underwent to...

To Iraq with love for Detroit law office partner.(deployment of Jeffrey S. Kopp in Iraq)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Though there's still one more week before Christmas, the Kopp family household decided to celebrate their holiday festivities early. Yet, for all the action figures, videogames and sports equipment that brothers...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Elections Robert W. Stocker II of Dickinson Wright PLLC has been elected president of the International Masters of Gaming Law, the industry's premier gaming law organization, for which Stocker is a...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Labor Public Safety Officers - PERA The Michigan Employment Relations Commission's (MERC) correctly held that the issues of minimum staffing and layoff/recall -- in this case involving...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Panel's Powers - Not Exceeded The trial court exceeded its powers when it reversed the arbitration award in this contract case by wrongly concluding that the arbitration panel made...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Accosting A Child For Immoral Purposes. MCL 750.145a is not constitutionally vague. "Defendant argues that terms such as 'immoral act' and 'depravity' violate due process and...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Court Rule Amendment - Proposed ADM File No. 2007-36. Proposed Amendment of 9.208 of the Michigan Court Rules. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-64879) (2 pages). Staff Comment: This proposal would require...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Automatic Stay - Plan Affirmed The 6th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel properly affirmed the bankruptcy court's order, denying Tidewater's motion for relief from the automatic...

Commentary: Know the safeguards when purchasing vehicles for catastrophically injured.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Jason W. Baas As attorneys representing insurance companies know, when an insured is catastrophically injured, the Michigan No-Fault Statute provides that their no-fault insurance carrier must provide reasonably necessary products,...

Verdicts & Settlements December 17, 2007: Misplaced waste water leads to slip-and-fall.(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On the night of Jan 27, 2005, defendant SCC Cleaning, Inc.'s employees discharged waste water from floor cleaning machines onto the walkway of truck court number eight of the Rivertown Crossings Mall....

Commentary: 'Serious impairment' not serious enough if 'Jones' is reversed.(Douglas Jones)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Steven M. Gursten On Dec. 4, 2007, the Michigan Supreme Court heard oral argument in Jones v. Olson. This has many Michigan lawyers predicting an end for all but the most catastrophic car accident injury cases in this state. ...

Who are you calling a 'flip flopper'?(Letter to the editor)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Your article, "Flip flop," Dec. 10, 2007, describes how, in Mullins v. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, et al., three years after Waltz v. Wyse, et al., 469 Mich 642 (2004), was decided,...

Mi. House Bill 5263 aims to stop practice of selling Fido for testing.(Michigan's animal laws)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Legislative Preview The initial purpose of an animal control shelter is to provide a holding place for lost house pets until they can be reunited with their families. But many families aren't aware that in...

Mi. Assn. for Justice hosts "It's All About the Jury" seminar.(Michigan Association for Justice)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. John T. Kulesz hasn't been around long, but he has already seen more jury trials than many lawyers do in a lifetime of practice. Perhaps that's why the Michigan Association for Justice asked him to...

'Extreme makeover' for two prominent Detroit-area law firms.(Plunkett Cooney; Dickinson Wright PLLC)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Managing your practice Over the past year, two prominent Detroit-area law firms got a facelift. Though the firms unveiled dramatically different end products, the processes they underwent to...

To Iraq with love for Detroit law office partner.(Jeffrey S. Kopp of Foley & Lardner LLP)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Though there's still one more week before Christmas, the Kopp family household decided to celebrate their holiday festivities early. Yet, for all the action figures, videogames and sports equipment that brothers...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Labor Public Safety Officers - PERA The Michigan Employment Relations Commission's (MERC) correctly held that the issues of minimum staffing and layoff/recall -- in this case involving...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Panel's Powers - Not Exceeded The trial court exceeded its powers when it reversed the arbitration award in this contract case by wrongly concluding that the arbitration panel made...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Accosting A Child For Immoral Purposes. MCL 750.145a is not constitutionally vague. "Defendant argues that terms such as 'immoral act' and 'depravity' violate due process and...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Court Rule Amendment - Proposed ADM File No. 2007-36. Proposed Amendment of 9.208 of the Michigan Court Rules. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-64879) (2 pages). Staff Comment: This proposal would require...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: December 17, 2007.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Automatic Stay - Plan Affirmed The 6th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel properly affirmed the bankruptcy court's order, denying Tidewater's motion for relief from the automatic...

Commentary: Know the safeguards when purchasing vehicles for catastrophically injured.(Michigan No-Fault Statute)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Jason W. Baas As attorneys representing insurance companies know, when an insured is catastrophically injured, the Michigan No-Fault Statute provides that their no-fault insurance carrier must provide reasonably necessary products,...

Commentary: Honesty is best policy when applying for malpractice insurance.
December 17, 2007... Byline: William C. Saturley and Joseph S. Callanan Before you can obtain malpractice insurance, you have to apply for it. The first part of an insurance policy you will see is the application. Whether you are seeking insurance with a...

Verdicts & Settlements December 17, 2007: Insurer wins $700K in fraud case.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Citizens Insurance Company of America filed suit against defendants Alex and Mary Moyer alleging fraud. Specifically, Citizens claimed the Moyers submitted false claims for reimbursement for 24/7...

Verdicts & Settlements December 17, 2007: Birth trauma nets $1.1M settlement.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff-Mother became pregnant in July 1997 at age 24. She had regular prenatal care, but she smoked throughout her pregnancy. She was admitted to the hospital for a scheduled induction of labor,...

Verdicts & Settlements December 17, 2007: Misplaced waste water leads to slip-and-fall.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On the night of Jan 27, 2005, defendant SCC Cleaning, Inc.'s employees discharged waste water from floor cleaning machines onto the walkway of truck court number eight of the Rivertown Crossings Mall....

'Serious impairment' not serious enough in if 'Jones' is reversed.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Steven M. Gursten On Dec. 4, 2007, the Michigan Supreme Court heard oral argument in Jones v. Olson. This has many Michigan lawyers predicting an end for all but the most catastrophic car accident injury cases in this state. ...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: James E. Brenner, Detroit.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Detroit Name: James E. Brenner Born: 1943 Education: University of Michigan Law School (1972); Wayne State University (1965); University of Detroit (1964) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1972) ...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Thomas W. Cranmer.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Name: Thomas W. Cranmer Born: 1951 Education: Ohio Northern University (1975); University of Michigan (1972) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1975) Experience: Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone,...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Patrick D. Daugherty.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Name: Patrick D. DaughertyBorn: 1956 Education: Cornell University Law School (1981); Northwestern University (1978) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1982) Experience: Foley & Lardner LLP (2001-present);...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Edward B. Davison and Noreen L. Slank.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Name: Edward B. Davison Born: 1951 Education: Wayne State University Law School (1976); Yale University (1973) Admitted to Bar: Michigan (1976) Experience: Gault Davison, PC (1976-present) ...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Saul A. Green.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Name: Saul A. Green Born: 1947 Education: University of Michigan Law School (1972); University of Michigan (1969) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1973) Experience: Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone,...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Michael F. Jacobson and Brian G. Shannon.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Name: Michael F. Jacobson Born: 1967 Education: Detroit College of Law (1992); University of Colorado (1989) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1992); Florida (1993); Illinois (2007) ...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: David M. McClorey.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Name: David M. McClorey Born: 1951 Education: University of Detroit (now called University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) (1976); University of Michigan (1973) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1976) ...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Michael F. Stefani.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Name: Michael F. Stefani Born: 1944 Education: Wayne State University Law School (1979); University of Michigan Law School (1969); University of Notre Dame (1966) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Richard T. White.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Name: Richard T. White Born: 1945 Education: Harvard University Law School (1970); Morehouse College (1967) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1970) Experience: The Auto Club Group (1997-present); AAA...

Michigan Lawyers of the Year 2007: Amos E. Williams.(Interview)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Name: Amos E. Williams Born: 1947 Education: Wayne State University (1982); Detroit College of Law (1986) Admitted to the Bar: Michigan (1986) Experience: Law Offices of Amos E. Williams...

Michigan COA -- Family Law: Can't stop now.
December 24, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Michigan COA -- Family Law Hollis Smith Jr. believed the baby born to his on-again-off-again girlfriend Dina M. Johnson in January 1990 was his own -- based on her word. So he signed an acknowledgement of...

Jury reform takes center stage at Michigan House Judiciary Committee meeting.
December 24, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Legislative Preview Last summer, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick threw a spotlight on the lack of diversity within Wayne County juries. Although 42 percent of the county's population is black, it is...

Making 'business' their business.
December 24, 2007... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Legal Innovations Hertz Schram, PC, has gotten into the matchmaking business. With the help of its newly launched networking tool, The Deal Gateway, the Bloomfield Hills-based firm is bringing...

'Three' is a charm.(You and Me Make Three)(Book review)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Douglas J. Levy Family Law It's no secret that children have the strongest pains to bear when their parents go through a divorce. So a Bloomfield Hills family law attorney has decided to use, fittingly, a bear to help kids...

University of Michigan Law School is expanding for excellence.
December 24, 2007... Byline: Natalie Lombardo The University of Michigan Law School is set for its first major expansion in nearly 75 years. The Board of Regents recently approved plans for the estimated $102 million project, which calls for construction...

What does it mean that the American Physicians Assurance Corp. plans rate cuts?
December 24, 2007... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. Medical-Malpractice Reform -- Analysis After raising statewide medical-malpractice rates 51 percent since 1993, what does it mean that American Physicians Assurance Corporation (APAC) plans to cut its rates...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: December 24, 2007.
December 24, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Michael Wooldridge, managing partner at Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP, was appointed to the Dean's Advisory Board of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State...

Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Case Summaries: December 24, 2007.(Brief article)
December 24, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Notice Of Automatic Interim Suspension Case No. 07-192-JC Notice Issued: Dec. 14, 2007 Shannon H. Pitcher, P 58269, Flint, Michigan. Effective Sept. 10, 2007 Respondent was...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: December 24, 2007.
December 24, 2007... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Oaths - Raising Hand Not Required Where plaintiff, for religious reasons, refused to raise her right hand to be sworn under oath to testify truthfully, and instead indicated...