Michigan Lawyers Weekly articles from February 2002

Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives from February 2002

Michigan Court of Appeals says grandmother not entitled to visitation with grandchild.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram A grandmother should not have been granted visitation with her granddaughter under the Michigan Grandparenting Time statute, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided. The child's mother argued that the...

Michigan Supreme Court says 'corrected' standard applies to employee's disability claim.
February 4, 2002... Byline: Karen M. Poole Where an employee's right leg was amputated above the knee and his left leg required surgery and bracing, his entitlement to total and permanent disability benefits for the loss of industrial use of his legs must be...

Auto law guru blazing the trail for Michigan lawyers.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Kelly A. McCauley Lawrence Gursten Education: Wayne State University Law School (1965) Experience: Gursten, Koltonow, Gursten, Christensen & Raitt, Southfield Professional Affiliations: Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; American...

Michigan Court of Appeals says woman gets UM coverage via husband's business policy.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram Even though a woman was driving a car provided by her employer when she was involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist, she was entitled to uninsured motorist coverage under a policy covering her...

Michigan Court of Appeals says easement to non-lakefront owners was not invalid.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Karen M. Poole A lakefront property owner was entitled to confer an easement to non-lakefront property owners allowing them, among other things, to maintain a dock on the lake, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. The...

High-low settlement agreement enforced by Michigan Court of Appeals.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Karen M. Poole A high-low settlement agreement entered into after the plaintiffs' closing argument but before the defendant's closing argument should not have been set aside, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in an...

Michigan Court of Appeals says racer can sue track for wilful & wanton misconduct.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram Where a motocross racer veered off a racetrack and hit a hidden stump, injuring his knee, he could sue the owners of the track based on wilful and wanton misconduct, and his damages were not subject to reduction...

Michigan Court of Appeals finds employer's petition to stop benefits was valid.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Karen M. Poole Even though an employer did not file proof of payment of compensation until two months after filing its petition to stop benefits, the employer's petition was still valid, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided....

Drunk driving defense now more difficult than ever in Michigan.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Heather Hale Wilson The October 1999 revisions to Michigan's drunk driving laws have made trying the drunk driving case significantly more difficult today than it has ever been, practitioners tell Lawyers Weekly. The changes...

Michigan Court of Appeals says alleged criminal can get PIP benefits.(personal injury protection)
February 18, 2002... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram Even though a man injured in an automobile collision had allegedly participated in a drive-by shooting and was fleeing from the scene when the accident occurred, he was still entitled to personal injury...

Michigan Court of Appeals says slip & fall victim cannot sue snow removal service.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram A woman who slipped and fell on an ice patch in a shopping center parking lot could not sue the shopping center's snow removal service for her injuries, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. The snow...

Michigan Supreme Court set to decide whether forklift is a 'motor vehicle'.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Karen M. Poole The Michigan Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that will further define the parameters of a "motor vehicle" for purposes of the governmental immunity statute. In Stanton v. City of Battle...

Michigan Court of Appeals: man who fell on step gets to jury.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Karen M. Poole A man who tripped and fell on a step that was painted the same color as the floor could sue the business he was visiting when the injury occurred, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in an unpublished decision....