Michigan Lawyers Weekly articles from January 2005

Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives from January 2005

Kent County Circuit Court rules pharmacist didn't have to warn customer.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram A pharmacist was not required to warn a customer or her physician about a possible adverse interaction between drugs prescribed by the physician, even though this failure violated a Michigan Pharmacy Board rule,...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: January 10, 2006.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Chapter 13 Conversion To Chapter 7 - Trustee's Objections To Exemptions The exemptions claimed by a Chapter 13 debtor can be challenged by a bankruptcy trustee after the case has been converted...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Failure To Appeal - Sanctions Where the trial court dismissed plaintiff's case based on the parties' failure to appear for trial, this extreme sanction was not supported by the...

Kent County Circuit Court rules pharmacist didn't have to warn customer.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Negligence Reaction To Medication - Pharmacist's Duty A pharmacy's failure to provide plaintiff with information about the possibility of a dangerous interaction between the drug that was...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers Appointments Robert A. Buchanan has been re-appointed to the State Bar of Michigan District C Character and Fitness Committee for a two-year term. Buchanan, with Law Weathers &...

Verdicts & Settlements January 10, 2005: $1.75M settlement in train collision.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Gary G. Berndt, of Bridgman, was a passenger on a Southshore Railroad commuter train traveling to Chicago. The commuter train collided with a long combination vehicle, known as a "Michigan train,"...

MI Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Improper Parties - No Agreement To Arbitrate Defendants were entitled to defend against plaintiff's complaint for confirmation of the arbitration award because they were not...

MI Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery. Effective Assistance. "[D]efendant volunteered to take a polygraph test and successfully waived the presence of counsel. Under these circumstances, defendant has...

Commentary: Technology: Do Law Firms Need It?
January 10, 2005... Byline: David W. Favor (This article originally ran in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, another Dolan Media publication). There are several variations on the question of needing technology. The answer to this question should be based on...

Verdicts & Settlements January 10, 2005: Teen's wrongful death settles for $3.5M.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff's decedent was 17 years old at the time of the crash. He was driving home from work -- at or below the speed limit of 45 mph -- when the defendant's backhoe suddenly backed straight into...

6th U.S. Circuit Court rules worker's retaliation case was properly in federal court.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Todd C. Berg A worker whose retaliatory discharge lawsuit was removed to federal court was not entitled to a state court remand, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The worker argued that the notice of removal was...

MI Attorney General Case Summaries: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Constitutional Law Legislature - Executive Orders Where fewer than 60 calendar days remain in the regular session of a Legislature sitting in an even-numbered year upon submission of an...

Longtime journalist Roger Lane dies at age of 87.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Roger Lane, a longtime journalist who later worked for three Michigan Supreme Court chief justices and played a major role in preserving the court's history, has died. He was 87. Lane died after...

Interview with James G. Gross: President Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Todd C. Berg James G. Gross Education: Wayne State University Law School (1977); New York University Law School (1974-75); Michigan State University (1973) Experience: Partner, Gross, Nemeth & Silverman, P.L.C....

Michigan Court of Appeals rules motorcyclist can recover in accident with DNR.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Karen M. Poole A motorcyclist who was injured in a collision with a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) truck can recover for his injuries, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in an unpublished decision. The DNR argued...

Michigan Law Summaries: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Antitrust 'Noerr- Pennington' Doctrine - Sherman Act The Noerr-Pennington doctrine prevents a competitor's suit against a cable television franchisee that invoked its rights under a city...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Smmaries: January 10, 2005.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Long Term Disability Claim - Denial Upheld An ERISA benefits administrator properly denied plaintiff long term disability benefits where she suffered a heart attack at work and...

Verdicts & Settlements January 10, 2005: Counter-claim yields $1.6M for doctor.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company filed a complaint against counter-plaintiff physician for recuperation of $5 million in no-fault benefits, claiming that it overpaid the counter-plaintiff for the...

Verdicts & Settlements January 10, 2005: $2.25M settlement in birth trauma case.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This case involved the management of plaintiff Jane Doe's labor as she underwent an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean section and an alleged delay in delivery of plaintiff minor. The...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 17, 2005: $1M for birth trauma matter.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff mother was 32 years old when she became pregnant in 1985. She had delivered five babies under 8 lbs. prior to this. Plaintiff mother claimed to have had full prenatal care. However, the...

Oakland County Circuit Court rules motorcyclist's no-fault claim was time-barred.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Karen M. Poole A severely injured motorcycle accident victim who failed to comply with the No-Fault Act's one-year notice provision could not maintain an action for benefits, the Oakland County Circuit Court has determined. ...

Michigan Court of Appeals rules mother's rights terminated; 'Adrianson' order disapproved.(Family Independence Agency v. Sayers-Gazella )(termination of parental rights case)(Case overview)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff A mother who was party to an Adrianson agreement could not halt termination of her parental rights, even though she had substantially complied with the conditions of her case service plan, the Michigan...

Michigan Court of Appeals rules plaintiffs made case for highway exception.(Wrongful death case)(Page v. Bidwell)(Case overview)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Wrongful death plaintiffs who accused a county road commission of "failure to repair and maintain" alleged sufficient facts to bring their claim within the highway exception to governmental immunity...

6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 17, 2005.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Hobbs Act - Inapplicable Although defendant's RICO conspiracy conviction is supported by the evidence and is not time-barred, his conviction for attempted extortion under color of...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries: January 17, 2005.(Campbell, et al. v. Bridgehaven Marina)(personal jurisdiction case)(Bigham v. Health Express, Inc)(employment and racial discrimination case)(Miller v. The Hartford Life Ins. Co)(Accidental death policy case)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Canadian Business - No Personal Jurisdiction Defendant-Canadian boat repair business is entitled to have the Michigan plaintiffs' contract and consumer action dismissed based...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District Case Summaries: January 17, 2005.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Chapter 13 Hardship Discharge - Granted The Chapter 13 debtor will be granted a hardship discharge under 28 USC Sect. 1328(b) because her employer insisted that she retire from her job as a...

Michigan Court Orders: January 17, 2005.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Court Rule Amendments ADM File No. 2004-22 Amendment of Rule 7.201 of the Michigan Court Rules On order of the Court, the need for immediate action having been found, the notice...

Grandparent visitation law back on the books in Michigan.(DeRose v. DeRose)(visitation rights case)(Case overview)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Todd C. Berg Grandparents who have been denied visitation with their grandchildren can once again turn to the courts for help in their efforts to reunite. According to the recently reenacted grandparenting statute,...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 17, 2005.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Late Discovery - Arbitration Improperly Reopened The trial court improperly reopened an arbitration proceeding after plaintiff allegedly discovered new evidence after the award had...

MI Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: January 17, 2005.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Murder, Second Degree. Evidence. Defendant claims "that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a rape that did not involve defendant.... [T]he evidence of rape was...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: January 17, 2005.(Carl L. Gromek joins Michigan Supreme Court)(Robert Sykes joins Ionia Probate Court)(Robert E. Kass joins American College of Trust and Estate Counsel)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers Appointments Judge Robert Sykes has been appointed chief judge of Ionia Probate Court. Emily S. Bruce has been appointed to Ann Arbor's Human Rights Commission for a two-year...

Commentary: Litigation consultants: Put the odds of winning in your favor.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Patricia McEvoy It's easy to see a lawsuit as a tennis match -- opposing counsel seek out a competitive advantage over the other, and opening statements are as strong as an overhead serve. They are refereed by a judge who has a...

Commentary: Consumer News For Families - Whatever Happened To Privacy?
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michael L. Pitt and Todd A. Smith The recent announcement by the federal government approving the injection of microchips under the skin as an aid to physicians has raised serious privacy concerns. Some argue that the...

Verdicts & Settlements January 17, 2005: Child's death yields $1.1M settlement.(Uhas v. Derr)(wrongful death case)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The 17-year-old brother of the decedent was operating his motor vehicle westbound on I-96 between Marne and Coopersville. The 13-year-old decedent -- his younger brother -- was a front-seat passenger....

Verdicts & Settlements January 17, 2005: SUV crash settles pre-suit for $1M.(Sport utility vehicles)(automobile negligence case)(Brief article)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff was a passenger in an SUV traveling on I-75 near Saginaw when the defendant driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll into the median. The defendant claimed that the...

Verdicts & Settlements January 17, 2005: No-fault case gets $1.5M verdict.(Liptow v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company)(no-fault benefits case)(Case overview)
January 17, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Five-year-old Jelinda Burnette and her mother, plaintiff Rebecca Burnette-Liptow, went to North Carolina in August 1993, to live with Rebecca's husband. Jelinda was enrolled in kindergarten. For...

Michigan juries deliver awards totaling $115M in 14 verdicts in 2004.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Michigan juries went for broke last year, delivering several awesome awards for a total of $115 million in the 14 million-plus verdicts reported to Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Not only was the total...

Mich. Court of Appeals rules plaintiff can't show 'lost opportunity to survive'.(Klein v. Kik)
January 24, 2005... Byline: Todd C. Berg A wrongful death plaintiff who claimed a doctor's failure to diagnose her decedent's lung cancer reduced the decedent's chance of survival by 45 percent failed to state a claim for "lost opportunity to survive," the...

Landowners win $1.1M verdict in Mich. Dept. of Transportation condemnation suit.(MDOT v. McQuade)
January 24, 2005... Byline: Todd C. Berg Can landowners in a condemnation action command $85 per square foot as "just compensation" for the taking of their parking lot property in downtown Detroit, even though the Michigan Department of Transportation valued...

U.S. District Court jury to consider couple's race bias suit against Bay City police.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff A U.S. District Court jury is set to consider a black couple's complaint that four police officers unconstitutionally searched their home and harassed them because of their race. Choice L. Causey...

Female partner in Detroit law firm files suit alleging sexual discrimination against her.(Brief Article)
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff A partner in the law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn is taking it to court for what she says is sexual discrimination against her. Lisa Panepucci says she was denied job opportunities and...

Verdicts & Settlements- January 24, 2005: $1M for birth trauma matter.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff mother was 32 years old when she became pregnant in 1985. She had delivered five babies under 8 lbs. prior to this. Plaintiff mother claimed to have had full prenatal care; however, the...

Michigan circuit court judge rules prosecutors may use new DNA evidence.(Deoxyribonucleic Acid )
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Prosecutors may use evidence acquired through a fairly new scientific process that can isolate male DNA in the trial of a man accused of killing a neighbor. The evidence, prosecutors say, is the...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: January 24, 2005.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Honors Philip J. Kessler has been named in Who's Who of Commercial Litigators. Kessler, president of Butzel Long, concentrates his practice on business dispute matters. Warner Norcross &...

Kenneth A. Rich and Douglas S. Campbell form new law firm in Farmington Hills, Mich.(Rich & Campbell, P.C)(Brief Article)
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Kenneth A. Rich and Douglas S. Campbell recently formed Rich & Campbell, P.C., in Farmington Hills. The firm specializes in insurance defense litigation.

Verdicts & Settlements- January 24, 2005: Landowners awarded $1.1M in condemnation verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In this condemnation action, plaintiff Michigan Department of Transportation took, by eminent domain, a 13,000-square foot commercial parking lot owned by four siblings and their cousin. The lot was...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: Disabled teacher settles for $140K.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff is a 53-year-old African American female who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy within her first year of life. Despite the plaintiff's physical disability, she was able to work as a teacher...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: Wrongful discharge yields $65K verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This lawsuit arose out of the discharge of the plaintiff, Robin Reye, from his employment as a physician's assistant with defendant Brian A. Mullally, M.D., PLLC. Before he began work with the...

More than half of Michigan voters support affirmative action ban, according to poll.(Brief Article)
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff More than half of Michigan voters favor banning race- and gender-based preferences in university admissions and government hiring, according to a recent poll. Fifty-three percent of 600 likely...

Michigan governor's State of the State address set for Feb. 8.(Brief Article)
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she will give her annual State of the State address on Feb. 8. Granholm had originally been eyeing Feb. 2 but began searching for a new date because President Bush will...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries: January 24, 2005.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Jones Act - Counterclaim For Maintenance And Cure Overpayment A shipping company's counterclaim to recover excess maintenance and cure paid under the Jones Act to a seaman for his...

U.S. District Court Western District Case Summary: January 24, 2005.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Michigan Minimum Wage Law - Liquidated Damages The award of liquidated damages for a violation of the Michigan Minimum Wage Law is discretionary, not mandatory. Further, because...

Michigan Supreme Court orders court rule amendments.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Court Rule Amendments ADM File No. 2003-20 Amendment of Rule 9.216 of the Michigan Court Rules On order of the Court, the need for immediate action having been found, the notice...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 24, 2005.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Employment Private Hospitals - Peer Review Committee Immunity MCL 331.531, which insulates peer review committees at private hospitals from judicial review of staffing decisions, does not...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: Medical malpractice suit nets $34.4M verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff After complications from an outpatient angiogram, defendant surgeon Berg failed to perform the appropriate surgery to treat the complication. Further, at conclusion of the surgery, he failed to...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: Detroit condemnation matter lands $25M verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In September 2000, plaintiff City of Detroit filed a condemnation action to take, by eminent domain, a vacant 6.3 acre tract of property on the Detroit River for inclusion in the city's proposed...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: $11.15M award in breach of contract matter.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Former Detroit mayor and Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Roman S. Gribbs, sitting as the sole arbitrator appointed by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge John H. Gillis Jr., issued a six-page decision...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: $9M Verdict in personal injury, dramshop lawsuit.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff During the evening of June 15, 2001, defendant minor Matthew Henney unlawfully purchased beer from defendant Kelly Fuels' Woodland Mobil store. After drinking five or more of these beers, he negligently...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: $8.1M verdict for construction accident.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The case involved a construction site accident at the Marriott Hotel on Opdyke Road near I-75. The general managing contractor was defendant A.J. Etkin, now known as Etkin-Skanska, an international...

Verdicts & Settlements-January 24, 2005: $5.8M verdict for breach of contract.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff imported used cars from Canada to sell wholesale in the U.S. market. In order to grow his business, he needed additional capital. The defendant, one of the largest used car auctions...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Elliott-Larsen case nets $5M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiffs were Grand Rapids police officers who had brought sex discrimination charges in a state case in 2001. Following testimony in that case, they were subjected to retaliation in 2002 by...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Employment bias claim nets $4.14M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff, a police officer with the City of Allen Park, received punishments where other officers were counseled or received none. Plaintiff's counsel said the plaintiff and supporting...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Worker wins suit under Whistleblowers' Protection Act.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff managed the Showcase Cinema West movie theater in Flint. He worked for the defendant, National Amusement, Inc., who owned the theater, from January 1983 until he was discharged on Sept....

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Medical malpractice matter yields $3M verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This medical malpractice case involved the presentation of a 40-year-old male to defendant doctor complaining of substernal chest pain and nausea with a history of having vomited twice before coming to...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: $2.1M for breach of contract.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Salem Twp. hosts the Arbor Hills Landfill, and contracted with Browning Ferris Industries of Southeastern Michigan, Inc. to operate the landfill, pay rent to the township based upon gate receipts, and...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Employees win $1.6M for race harassment.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In January 2004, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) paid more than $2 million to eight African American RCOC current or former employees who successfully pursued their racial-harassment...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: No-fault insurance case gets $1.5M verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Five-year-old Jelinda Burnette and her mother, Rebecca Burnette-Liptow, went to North Carolina in August 1993. While in North Carolina they lived with Rebecca's husband and enrolled Jelinda in...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Auto negligence matter results in $1.25M verdict.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff was rear-ended by a chain collision caused by a tractor-trailer rig as she sat at a red traffic light. The plaintiff was a 55-year-old single woman who worked in a factory, but was...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Landowners win $1.1M in condemnation suit.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In this condemnation action, plaintiff Michigan Department of Transportation ("MDOT") took, by eminent domain, a 13,000-square foot commercial parking lot owned by four siblings and their cousin. The...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Medical malpractice matter settles for $11M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff, a 21-year-old college student, presented to an anonymous Level III perinatal center at 37 gestation weeks complaining of "upper pain across my stomach," as well as headache and visual...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Breach of contract matter settles for $10M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This was a breach of contract action. In short, plaintiff Margaret Horvath began a personal and professional relationship when she met the defendant, William Hubner, in 1984. Given the defendant's...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Construction accident settles for $5.5M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff John Doe was a rough carpenter at the site of the construction of a two-building commercial project in southeast Michigan. On April 16, 2002, at the request of the general contractor's...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Personal injury claim settles for $4.5M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Personal injury Type of injuries: Burns to approximately 20 percent of body Name of case: Confidential Court/case no./date: Confidential; February 2004 Name of judge:...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: $3.8M settlement for wrongful death.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The 49-year-old decedent was killed when the defendant allegedly failed to yield the right-of-way, backing his commercial tractor-trailer out of a private driveway and into the path of the decedent's...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Teen's wrongful death settles for $3.5M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff's decedent was 17 years old at the time of the crash. He was driving home from work at or below the speed limit of 45 mph when the defendant's backhoe suddenly backed straight into the...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Pension benefit matter gets $2.5M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This civil action commenced by Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) alleged that the defendant, Union Steel Products (USP), underfunded its employees' pension plan in an amount exceeding $2.5...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: $2.25M settlement in birth trauma case.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This case involved the management of plaintiff Jane Doe's labor as she underwent an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean section and an alleged delay in delivery of plaintiff minor. The...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Personal injury, wrongful death matter wins $2.2M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Personal injury; wrongful death Type of injuries: Brain injury; orthopedic injury of minor boy; wrongful death of minor boy; wrongful death of mother Name of case: Confidential...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: General contractor gets $2.1M arbitration.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff general contractor constructed a 14-building apartment complex near Michigan State University for student housing use. Near the conclusion of the construction project, the defendant/owner...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: $2M settlement reached in negligence case.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The 12-year-old victim suffered from severe mental and emotional impairments resulting from his birth mother's abuse of alcohol and drugs. The child was adopted as an infant by a couple who had adopted...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Wrongful death matter settles for $1.95M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This case involved an automobile collision between a City of Battle Creek police officer and a former Battle Creek City commissioner who was self employed as a laborer at the time of the accident. The...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Auto negligence settles pre-suit for $1.625M.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff was a passenger in an SUV traveling on I-75 near Saginaw when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll into the median. The driver claimed that the steering...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: Counter-claim yields $1.6M for doctor.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Plaintiff Allstate Insurance Company filed a complaint against counter-plaintiff physician for recuperation of $5 million in no-fault benefits, claiming that it overpaid the counter-plaintiff for the...

Verdicts & Settlements -January 24, 2005: $1.6M settlement for medical malpractice claim.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff presented to defendant hospital with the worst headache of her life. She had no history of migraines and the headache occurred suddenly while she was brushing her teeth. Rather than going...