Michigan Lawyers Weekly articles from June 2008

Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives from June 2008

Honoring the Michigan Lawyers of the Year.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Michigan Lawyers Weekly recently honored 12 of Michigan's top attorneys as the newspaper's 2007 Lawyers of the Year. As part of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association's (DMBA) 172nd President's...

MSC's 'Kreiner' decision is 'seriously impaired'.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: Thank you for your excellent article, "MSC — 'Serious Impairment' Analysis." ("Not taking 'work' too seriously," May 19, 2008.) I was plaintiff's attorney in the Deborah...

Thanks for calling out the MSC.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: As a practitioner of more than 30 years, and as an attorney who has spent my years of practice attempting to help people who get injured, I cannot tell you how much your recent...

'Adultery' prosecution not as simple as articles suggest.(Letter to the editor)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff To the Editor: I felt very connected to your articles in the May 19, 2008, Michigan Lawyers Weekly regarding Voris v. Department of Human Services, dealing with the limited standing of fathers of...

Wayne County prosecutor's "Change the Culture of Violence Initiative": 'worth' the effort.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Leadership Series Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has recently made headlines for her role at the helm of the criminal case against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. But long before the Mayor's...

Michigan Supreme Court rules on same-sex domestic partnerships: Similar? Really?
June 2, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- 'Constitutional Interpretation' Analysis The Michigan Supreme Court ignored the plain language of Michigan's Constitution. Instead of using the "marriage amendment's" definition of "a marriage," a...

Michigan Supreme Court rules in domestic partnership case: No comparison.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- 'Constitutional Interpretation' Analysis In National Pride At Work, Inc., et al., v. Governor of Michigan, et al., the Michigan Supreme Court said one thing, but it did another. It said a "union"...

Michigan Supreme Court rules in same-sex domestic partnership case: None for you.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. Michigan Supreme Court -- 'Marriage Amendment' Same-sex domestic partnerships are too much like marriage. As such, public employers can't offer health insurance benefits to their employees' same-sex...

Michigan judge's creative sentencing approach: 'They don't smoke marijuana in ... Michigan'.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Practice Profile Recognized for giving outlandish sentences that ironically fit the crimes, 52-4 District Judge Michael A. Martone has sent a teenage pot smoker to walk a major road waving a sign with lyrics...

Michigan judge uses shame sentencing: 'Shame on you'.(Michael A. Martone)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo The Hon. Michael A. Martone says Michigan's sentencing guidelines do not prohibit a judge from ordering a defendant to carry a sign, plaster a bumper sticker on his car, or to do much anything else that's...

Michigan Supreme Court rules in case where defendant threatened to commit mass murder.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- Criminal Law Andrew Paul Osantowski threatened to commit an act of terrorism. But his threat was not, itself, an act of terrorism. Theoretically, it could've been. But the Michigan Supreme...

Is lawsuit funding worth it?
June 2, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo When Livonia attorney Terry L. Cochran first heard of lawsuit funding companies charging up to 200 percent interest on cash advances for plaintiffs in pending litigation, his reaction was: "Someone should go to...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has appointed three partners to chair practice groups within the firm: Stephen B. Grow, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights; Louis C. Rabaut, Labor & Employment;...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fees - Distribution From Settlement The circuit court correctly refused to approve a proposed distribution from a wrongful death settlement because the distribution provided for...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fees - Frivolous Complaint In this case involving foreclosure of real property, we affirm the court's order taxing $30,899.24 in costs and attorney fees in favor of defendant-Century...

Michigan Court Of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Assault With Intent To Do Great Bodily Harm. Due Process. "Defendant first argues that the admission of evidence of his alcohol abuse and his prior acts of violence against the...

Michigan Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Assistance Of Counsel - Failure To Produce Expert Witness Defense counsel's failure to produce an expert witness to refute testimony of the prosecution's experts that defendant's...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Leave Denied People v. Reuther. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-66606) (1 pages). KELLY, J., would remand this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration, as on leave granted, of the defendant's claim...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Sentencing - Procedural Reasonableness Where the sentencing judge's unambiguous oral sentence differed from the sentence set forth in the written judgment, the oral sentence...

Commentary: Patent or trade secret? Changing times call for re-evaluation of IP strategies.(intellectual property)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Kelly Burris Recent events have caused drastic changes in the legal landscape for patents, with yet additional threats looming. First, a United States Supreme Court ruling in April 2007 (KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc....

Commentary: Advantages of digital dictation come through loud and clear.
June 2, 2008... Byline: JoAnn L. Hathaway The great advantage of digital dictation is that lawyers can still dictate into small, hand-held devices as they have been accustomed to for double-digit years. However, as compared to its analogue counterpart,...

Verdicts & Settlements June 2, 2008: Policy didn't include first-party coverage.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff, Northland Insurance Co., as subrogee of the landlord GM Grand, sought to recover $148,223 for damages paid to its insured resulting from a fire at its insured's convenience store/service...

Verdicts & Settlements June 2, 2008: Family, facility reach settlement after suicide.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff's decedent was a 56-year-old married man who had a longstanding history of depression. He was admitted to the psychiatric ward of a hospital for suicidal and homicidal ideation. Within 24...

Verdicts & Settlements June 2, 2008: Distributors of fake lighters targeted by BIC.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In January 2006, the BIC Corporation became aware that counterfeit BIC lighters were being sold in Pennsylvania and Michigan under the brand name J&D. While the J&D lighters had the appearance of...

Verdicts & Settlements June 2, 2008: Unmarried electrocuted crewmember's estate recovers funds.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff decent, a 21-year-old unmarried crewmember of the defendant's vessel, was electrocuted while working in the tunnel area underneath the cargo hold of the vessel. He was cleaning a conveyor...

Wayne County Judge Charlene M. Elder: A family affair.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Family values are at the core of everything Judge Charlene M. Elder does. That's true not only for her home life, but also her professional life, as a judge presiding over the domestic relations division of...

Michigan Supreme Court rules a 'person' is more than just a human being.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MI Supreme Court -- Medical Malpractice A 'person' is more than just a human being Eric A. Braverman needn't worry any longer that he's not Grace Fler. That's because the Michigan Supreme Court said...

Michigan Supreme Court rules rules necessity' isn't necessary.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- Medical Malpractice It wasn't necessary to prove the "necessity" of Eric A. Braverman's appointment as successor personal representative of the Swann estate. All that mattered was: He was...

Michigan Supreme Court rules rules forget about 'Lindsey'.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- Medical Malpractice Analysis In its recent order in Braverman v. Garden City Hospital, et al., the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously declared that its 1997 decision in Lindsey v. Harper Hospital, et...

Inaugural event draws Young Lawyers from across Michigan.(Young Lawyers Section)(Conference news)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. With nearly 7,000 members and dozens of educational, networking and philanthropic events, the Young Lawyers Section is one of the State Bar of Michigan's most active sections. It recently took its...

State Bar of Mich.'s Young Lawyers Summit seeks to provide the insider's edge.(Michigan)(Conference news)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. In an effort to offer young lawyers the most bang for their bucks, the inaugural Young Lawyers Summit, sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan's Young Lawyers Section, drew together prominent attorneys and...

Michigan Supreme Court rules: 'Can't touch this'.(Supremacy Clause)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- Supremacy Clause The Michigan Supreme Court has declared that the Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) is above the law. Above the City of Detroit's zoning law, that is. In City of...

Michigan 3rd Circuit judge says convicted felon's actions 'tantamount to evil '.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Criminal Law -- Litigation There was no fear in 18-year-old Jean Pierre Orlewicz's eyes when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the stabbing death and decapitation of his older friend. ...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Jeffrey A. Ott and Mark J. Wassink of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP were appointed as chairs to the firm's Recruiting Committee and Professional Staff Committee, respectively. ...

Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Case Summaries: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Notice Of Automatic Suspension For Non-Payment Of Costs Case No. 04-69-GA Notice Issued: May 30, 2008 Terrell Thomas, P 54809, Detroit, Michigan. Effective May 28, 2008. ...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Detention By Security Guards - State Action State-licensed casino security guards who denied plaintiff entry, then detained him on the premises for 2 1/2 hours after an alleged...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure New Trial - Properly Denied The trial court properly denied plaintiff a new trial after determining that the renewed motion for a new trial was filed only because plaintiff...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Evidence Suppression - Improperly Suppressed We reverse the trial court's order, granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence discovered during the fire investigation of defendant's home...

Michigan Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Sentencing - OV 10 Scoring For Predatory Conduct The trial court's decision to assess 15 points for predatory conduct under offense variable 10 (OV 10) when it calculated...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed And Remanded Credit Acceptance Corp. v. 46th District Court. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-66698) (2 pages). On April 9, 2008, the Court heard oral argument on the application for leave to appeal...

Commentary: Arbitration issues raised by 'Hall Street' ruling cause big ripples.(Hall Street Associates, LLC)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Daniel D. Quick On March 25, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a contract clause that provided for expanded judicial review of an arbitration award. In Hall Street Associates, LLC v. Mattel, Inc., the Court held that the...

Commentary: Successful mediation means much more than a settlement.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Louise Phipps Senft Parties to a conflict or dispute must achieve some degree of interrelating as a prerequisite to reaching a successful and satisfying self-resolution of their conflict. This is true with respect to all...

Commentary: 'I want to thank all the little people ...'.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Ed Poll It's a common practice for someone accepting an award or honor to thank a list of people who made the accomplishment possible, even if many of them had never received such thanks from the honoree before. In law firms,...

Verdicts & Settlements June 9, 2008: $5M assault-battery civil suit rejected.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Defendant Jacob Trakhtenberg was initially convicted of three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct on Feb. 3, 2006, after a bench trial in Oakland County Circuit Court (case 2005-203484-FH)....

Verdicts & Settlements June 9, 2008: Insurance company, gym settles after blaze.(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On Dec. 19, 2007, Grand Blanc Court and Fitness burned down. A state police fire investigator, brought in by the township, determined that the fire was intentionally set. The claimant's insurer's arson...

Verdicts & Settlements June 9, 2008: Elevated troponin level mishandled by doctor.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff $600,000 The plaintiff's decedent, a 60-year-old female, was brought to the defendant area hospital's emergency room because of chest pain, nausea and diaphoresis. A family history of heart disease...

Wayne County assistant prosecutor, '... Running with the land'.(Jano Hanna)(Interview)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Leadership Series Although you may not recognize the name Jano Hanna, you've probably seen her work. At just 33 years old, she has already made a considerable impact in Wayne County as both an...

Michigan Supreme Court gives second chance.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MI Supreme Court -- Medical Malpractice John Vande Luyster didn't get the job done during his first 15 months as the Vande Luyster estate's personal representative. So he asked for more time. Two...

Million-dollar man: Tough times for no-fault practitioners.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Business of Law Times are tough for no-fault practitioners. Yet, Steven M. Gursten's litigation practice is thriving Gursten told Michigan Lawyers Weekly that the no-fault world got turned on its head...

Southfield-based attorney Steven M. Gursten shares the wealth: Pump up the value.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Business of Law In spite of the generally negative effect the Michigan Supreme Court's decision in Kreiner v. Fischer has had on plaintiffs' "serious impairment" cases, Steven M. Gursten's no-fault litigation...

Wayne County Circuit Court ruling: 'Close to the vest'.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. In the battle to keep secrets relating to the text message scandal tucked away from the public, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has lost fight after fight, while the Detroit Free Press -- who broke the story...

Case selection is important for Michigan Supreme Court.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. Michigan Supreme Court -- Election Analysis Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Mark Brewer might need to pick better cases. As part of its campaign to unseat Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice...

3rd Circuit Court Judge Carole F. Youngblood on Mich. Supreme Court election: Voice of experience.(Michigan)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- Election "Don't underestimate the importance of fund-raising." That's the advice 3rd Circuit Court Judge Carole F. Youngblood has for whomever decides to challenge Michigan Supreme Court Chief...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments James E. Spurr of Miller Canfield was appointed to the Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 by Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm. Dean F....

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 16, 2008.(Brief article)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Family Law Child Custody Act - PPO The Child Custody Act had no bearing on an 18-year-old high school student's ability to obtain a personal protection order against his divorced father. ...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Lien Holder Agreement - Credit Line In this breach of contract action, where plaintiff-Atlantic National Trust alleged that defendant-Huntington National Bank violated the third-party...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery; Habitual Offender, Third Offense. Sufficient Evidence. "The prosecutor provided ample evidence of the events leading up to the armed robbery. It was those...

Michigan Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Double Jeopardy - Multiple Punishments A defendant may be convicted and sentenced for both first-degree felony murder and the predicate felony without violating the 'multiple...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Leave Denied Tyson v. Farm Bureau Gen. Ins. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-66766) (2 pages). Markman, J., dissents and states as follows: Aluminum siding and a screen door were stolen from plaintiff's...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Antitrust College Athletic Rules - Enforcement A University of Kentucky assistant football coach who resigned when confronted with allegations of National Collegiate Athletics Association...

Commentary: The politics of e-mail.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Catherine E. Reuben and Rita B. Trivedi Can an employer restrict its employees from using e-mail for nonjob-related solicitations, such as for union activity, if it also permits employees to use e-mail for other non-business...

Commentary: Social arbitrage beneficence has its own rewards - and not just business ones.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Mark Powers Think of marketing as a game. A game in which the open flow of information -- the constant exchange of ideas and exchange of small gestures with those in your social network -- add up to business success. To play...

Commentary: Changing gears after launch could be a headache.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Peter Watts Choosing the structure of your business is challenging. Even more challenging is changing that structure later. Sometimes as businesses develop, the initial structure can begin to impede growth. It may be a time to...

Commentary: When the 'trigger' event happens, do you have a business plan in place?
June 16, 2008... Byline: Larry M. VandeVen Owning and managing a successful business in today's ever-changing world can be an overwhelming task. You want to keep your books balanced and your creditors happy. You want to understand changes in tax law...

Commentary: Discounting hole can be tempting, but avoidable.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Ed Poll LawBiz Coach's Corner Fundamental to "The Business of Law" is that lawyers should resist discounting their fees -- particularly if the client has earlier agreed to pay the full amount in the engagement letter. ...

Commentary: Get the most out of software licenses by understanding the intricacies.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Charles A. Bieneman, Esq. If you can think of a business in the United States today that doesn't license software, you deserve a prize. Now try to think of any commodity even remotely as pervasive as software that is not sold to...

Verdicts & Settlements June 16, 2008: Man's death stems from swallowing BBQ bristle.(barbecue brush )
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff's decedent, a 41-year-old married male with two daughters, went to an area hospital's emergency room complaining of a bristle from a barbecue brush being lodged in his throat while eating....

Verdicts & Settlements June 16, 2008: Minor's fall from truck leads to skull fracture.(Brief article)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The minor plaintiff was injured during summer band camp when he fell while trying to climb into the bed of another student's pickup truck, moments before it began to move or after it had already begun...

Verdicts & Settlements June 16, 2008: Company awarded summary disposition.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff $135,732.86 In this legal malpractice claim, the defendant attorney was representing William Raymer and W.B. Raymer, P.C. in foreclosing on a construction lien. The attorney filed suit without...

Verdicts & Settlements June 16, 2008: Insurance company, fitness center reach settlement after blaze.(Brief article)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On Dec. 19, 2007, Grand Blanc Court and Fitness burned down. A state police fire investigator, brought in by the township, determined that the fire was intentionally set. The claimant's insurer's arson...

Michigan Supreme Court: Seeing what's not there.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- 'Statutory Interpretation' Analysis The Michigan Supreme Court's decision in People v. Cannon, which read the word "vulnerable" into the statutory definition of "predatory conduct," has two things...

Michigan Supreme Court: Changed minds?
June 23, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- 'Statutory Interpretation' Analysis Three Michigan Supreme Court justices have changed their minds about how some of the court's rules for statutory interpretation should be applied. In the...

Michigan Supreme Court: 'Predatory conduct'.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. Michigan Supreme Court -- Criminal Law Trumon Dontae Cannon's stay in prison will depend on the vulnerability of the Burger King employees he and his co-conspirators armed robbed. Initially, he was...

Robinson to be next Michigan Supreme Court justice.(Marietta S. Robinson)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Todd C. Berg, Esq. MSC -- Election Lake Orion attorney Marietta S. Robinson has defeated Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford W. Taylor by a vote of more than 2 to 1 in Michigan Lawyers Weekly's recent Web poll...

Michigan Court of Appeals: Clearly excessive?
June 23, 2008... Byline: Melissa P. Stewart, Esq. Business of Law When Lance Reed was killed by a drunk driver, his father retained Dennis Hurst & Associates in Jackson to file a wrongful death lawsuit. They agreed Hurst would be paid on a...

All in great taste for Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Douglas J. Levy When a legal nonprofit group wanted to host a tasty, pre-summer fund-raiser, a bake sale just wouldn't cut it. So the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation (WLAM Foundation) threw down the challenge...

Bookkeeper at Sommers Schwartz P.C. in Southfield is the quilt lady.(Carolyn Hemmen )
June 23, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Practice Profile For as long as Carolyn Hemmen has been a bookkeeper at Sommers Schwartz P.C., she has been obsessed with quilting. That's 20 years of meticulously hand sewing vibrant fabrics into cozy...

Thomas M. Cooley Law School students, faculty in Mich.: Serving the soldiers.(Michigan)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo Thomas M. Cooley Law School students and faculty are pouring their energies into a pro-bono program for America's soldiers. That's because the soldiers' employers and financial institutions -- and even some...

Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Mich.: For peace of mind.(Michigan)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Natalie Lombardo The Thomas M. Cooley Law School is most likely the first in the nation to offer an invaluable service to soldiers overseas -- free legal advice via video-conferencing technology. "It's one thing for a soldier...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Byron "Pat" Gallagher Jr. of The Gallagher Law Firm, PLC was appointed to serve as Public Administrator for Ingham County. James A. Christopherson of Dingeman, Dancer &...

Mich. Attorney Discipline Board Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.(Michigan)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Notice Of Automatic Reinstatement For Payment Of Costs Case No. 06-162-GA Notice Issued: June 11, 2008 James M. Pidgeon, P 26799, Troy, Michigan. Effective June 9, 2008 In...

Michigan Court Of Appeals Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.(Case overview)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Schools Teacher Tenure - Level Of Discipline For Misconduct Where a State Tenure Commission hearing officer recommended that a teacher be discharged for giving a student, on school property, an...

Michigan Court Of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Business Fiduciary Duty - Breached Where defendant did not deny that he took money from the partnership, the trial court correctly granted summary disposition to plaintiffs on their breach of...

Michigan Court Of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery. Sufficient Evidence. "The victim's testimony about the principal offender assaulting her and demanding her purse, pulling out a knife after she initially...