Michigan Lawyers Weekly articles from November 2004

Michigan Lawyers Weekly archives from November 2004

Michigan Court of Appeals rules defendant can't get evidence suppressed.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Todd C. Berg A criminal defendant was not entitled to suppression of evidence seized from his home, even though the warrant upon which the officers relied may have been invalid, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided. The...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff NewsMakers Appointments Jeffrey T. Rogg has been re-appointed to the State Bar of Michigan's Standing Committee on Standard Criminal Jury Instructions. Rogg, a senior attorney in Miller,...

Michigan Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff No-Fault Parked Vehicle Exception - State Police Cruiser Where a state police cruiser was partially parked on a roadway with its emergency lights flashing for the purpose of aiding a stalled...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Law IRS Summons - Corporate Records Where the IRS issued an administrative summons for the defendant's corporate records, we reject the defendants' arguments that (1) the...

Verdicts & Settlements November 1, 2004: $250K for reimbursement counterclaim.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The no-fault insured was a quadriplegic who was treated for chronic osteomyelitis by the plaintiff for five years. The treatment was continuous home administration of intravenous antibiotics. The...

Verdicts & Settlements November 1, 2004: Summary judgment for UTPA violation.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff contended that he was entitled to recover penalty interest under MCL 500.2006 due to the defendant's refusal to issue a settlement check following the settlement of a prior lawsuit between...

Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether appellate fees are actual costs.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Karen M. Poole The Michigan Supreme Court will soon decide whether appellate attorney fees are available as a sanction against a party who has rejected a case evaluation award but does not prevail. In Haliw v. City of Sterling...

Job applicant cannot sue for failure to accommodate, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram A job applicant who requested but was not given a reader to help him with a written employment test could not sue the employer for failure to accommodate under the Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Resisting And Obstructing A Process Server. Sufficient Evidence. "Kirkpatrick stated that he identified himself, displayed a badge, and gave defendant a copy of the court...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Discipline Matters Ruzic v. Attorney Grievance Comm'n. SC: 125571; AGC: 2099/02. On order of the Court, the motion for reconsideration of this Court's order of July 29, 2004 is considered,...

Verdicts & Settlements November 1, 2004: Drowning death settles for $1.15M.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This case arose out of the drowning death of a 9-year-old boy in July 2001. The decedent was taken to the Lower Huron Metropark, in Sumpter Township, by defendant Spectrum Human Services, Inc., as part...

Former Michigan state lawmaker Michael O'Brien dies at 62.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Michael O'Brien, a state senator for 24 years, has died. He was 62. O'Brien, D-Detroit, was born in Detroit. He joined the Michigan Senate in 1974 upon the death of his father, also named Michael...

Former Michigan Supreme Court Cheif Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley dies at 79.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley has died. She was 79. Riley, of Grosse Pointe Farms, died Oct. 23 while watching a football game at home with her husband of 41...

Michigan Attorney General Opinion Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Summer Resort Corporations - Assessment Of Annual Dues Section 19 of the Summer Resort Owners Corporation Act, MCL 455.219, requires an affirmative vote of a majority of a summer...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Search Warrant - Good- Faith Exception To Exclusionary Rule Where defendant claims that the search warrant used to seize his personal computers and other equipment from his home...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Banks And Banking Uniform Commercial Code - Certificate Of Deposit Where plaintiffs alleged that defendant-credit union wrongfully paid the proceeds of a certificate of deposit because of a...

Investment tax credit violates Constitution, rules 6th Circuit.
November 1, 2004... Byline: David M. Benson An investment tax credit given to a major automobile manufacturer as an incentive to construct a vehicle-assembly plant must be enjoined because it violates the Commerce Clause, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries:November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Forum Non Conveniens - Reasonable Alternative Forum Where plaintiff, an American citizen and Indiana resident, has sued in contract and tort after his employer, an Argentine...

U.S. District Court Western District Case Summaries: November 1, 2004.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Motion To Compel - Granted Where plaintiff-life insurance company sued defendant-securities agent for contract breach, fraud and other claims, this court grants defendant's motion...

Commentary: Turn fee, billing policies into a competitive advantage.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Trey Ryder One important purpose of marketing is to show that your services are well worth your fee. You want prospective clients to conclude that you have such in-depth knowledge, skill, judgment and experience that they would...

Verdicts & Settlements November 1, 2004: No cause rendered in auto neg case.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff alleged she was traveling eastbound on Clarkston Road near Lapeer Road when the defendant pulled out from a gas station, striking the plaintiff's vehicle. The defendant denied the...

Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Case Summaries: November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Conflict Of Interest Reciprocal Discipline - Level Of Discipline Where respondent's license to practice law in Ohio was suspended for six months because she violated an Ohio...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Law Driver's License Restoration - Improperly Granted By Circuit Court A hearing officer's refusal to reinstate petitioner's driver's license, which was suspended for...

Commentary: Exercise: A perfect way for lawyers to combat stress.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Jeff Rutstein A high-profile criminal trail or the demands of a business client can add much physical and emotional stress to your personal and professional life. One of the best ways to combat this is to make physical fitness a...

Expert answers questions on law firm profitability.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Ask the Experts is a regular feature of Lawyers Weekly's Online Forum. The following questions and answers were taken from an installment focusing on law firm profitability. The questions came from...

Commentary: Examine ethical, professional and business risks of potential representations.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Emily Eichenhorn The criteria firms use to accept or reject potential representations are as varied as the cases themselves. Ultimately, though, every standard may be categorized under one of three questions: 1) Is accepting...

Verdicts & Settlements November 8, 2004: Med-mal claim facilitates for $1M.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff This medical malpractice case involved the negligent perforation of the plaintiff's colon during a laparoscopic procedure. The plaintiff presented to the defendant gynecologist with tenderness in...

Commentary: Thanks for everything, Paul.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff They say everyone who comes into your life does so for a reason. Paul Martinek came into my life for several reasons. He taught me about the newspaper business, he taught me about dedication, he taught...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Marjory G. Basile has been appointed to the Michigan delegation of the American Bar Association House of Delegates for a two-year term. Basile is head of the intellectual property...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries:November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Mediation Sanctions - Effect Of Arbitration Award A defendant who prevailed in an arbitration that was not unanimous was still entitled to mediation sanctions because the...

Commentary: The five golden rules of negotiation for lawyers.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Marty Latz Let's say you're sitting at your desk Monday morning, your telephone rings, and it's Jane, opposing counsel in one of your cases, calling to see if you might be interested in discussing the offer she e-mailed you last...

Commentary: 10 keys to owning the Q&A stage.
November 8, 2004... Byline: David J. Dempsey "Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." -- Ronald Reagan The grand jury has just indicted the CEO of your firm's largest client on numerous violations of securities...

Verdicts & Settlements November 8, 2004: Police officers win 'no cause'.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On Jan. 28, 2001, Detroit Police officers Lamar Armstrong and Marlon Barksdale responded to a police radio call of a male/female domestic altercation in front of the Renaissance Center. As the...

Michigan attorney subject to reciprocal discipline, rules Attorney Discipline Board.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Todd Berg An attorney who was disciplined in Ohio for professional misconduct was subject to reciprocal discipline in Michigan even though the Ohio disciplinary proceedings did not conform with the Michigan Court Rules, the...

Michigan Supreme Court rules parked police cruiser didn't present 'unreasonable risk'.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Karen M. Poole Practitioners tell Lawyers Weekly that a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision involving the parked vehicle exception to the No-Fault Act muddies the water in terms of what constitutes an unreasonable risk of harm....

Mediation sanctions OK after arbitration, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram Even though an arbitration award was not unanimous, the defendants were entitled to mediation sanctions where the parties had rejected a case evaluation and agreed to arbitrate with the possibility of sanctions,...

Michigan Court of Appeals launches 'Rocket Docket' on Jan. 1, 2005.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Todd C. Berg Starting in 2005, the Michigan Court of Appeals will have just six months to dispose of appeals from orders granting or denying motions for summary disposition, the Michigan Supreme Court announced in a recent...

Commentary: FAQs about legal headhunters & headhunting.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Richard Hermann and Linda Sutherland The business of legal search is far and away the most misunderstood area of human resources insofar as attorneys are concerned. Legal career counselors and advisors get more questions about...

Commentary: Blogging and the bottom line.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Robert J. Ambrogi Search Google for "trademark lawyer," and the number-one hit is the Trademark Blog of New York lawyer Martin Schwimmer. Search for "appellate law," and the highest ranking page is How Appealing, the blog of...

One divorce lawyer's take on delivering world-class service.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Lynne Jeter Early in his career, when Mississippi divorce attorney Mark Chinn spotted a client in a neighborhood grocery store, he was dismayed to realize she was dodging him, hiding between the cereal aisle and the dairy counter....

Commentary: Managing the 'shoulds' of decision-making.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Nancy Byerly Jones Choices. The fabric of our personal and professional lives is heavily interwoven with the decisions we have made or not made. Likewise, most of our choices have a direct or indirect, negative or positive impact...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Domestic Assault. Jury Verdict. The jury's verdict form asked if defendant was guilty or not guilty of domestic assault. The verdict form was returned with "guilty" indicated...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeal Vacated Cornelius v. Joseph. SC: 123765; COA: 237956; St. Clair CC: 99-002403-NH. On order of the Court, leave to appeal having been granted and the Court having considered the briefs and...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: November 8, 2004.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Sentencing - Financial Loss Attributable To Defendant A federal district court, for sentencing purposes, improperly attributed financial loss to a contractor whose false...

Commentary: Book Review: To market effectively, lawyers must confront fear of change.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson "The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing Your Practice, 2nd Edition" James A. Durham and Deborah McMurray, editors Published by the ABA Law Practice Management Section, Paperback, 2004 300 pages with...

Commentary: Using your gut instincts: How one lawyer uses more than her law degree to succeed.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Bruce Fenton and Jake Mazulewicz From undergrad business classes to Fortune 500 boardrooms, today's legal and business environment focuses on analytical thinking: cash flows, statistics and roundtable discussions. But how do we...

Former Kent County Circuit Court Judge Woodrow Alexander Yared dies at 88 years of age.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Former Kent County Circuit Court Judge Woodrow Alexander Yared has died. He was 88. He served as chief judge of the Grand Rapids District Court for nine years. In 1978, he was elected to the Kent...

Dad's alleged 'criminality' useable in termination case, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Todd C. Berg Even though a man was never charged in connection with his wife's death, evidence implicating him of the crime may be used against him in a parental rights termination proceeding, the Michigan Court of Appeals has...

Michigan Lawyers in the News: November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Appointments Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Daniels has been appointed district election officer for the Western District of Michigan. Elections David C. Sarnacki, of The Sarnacki Law Firm...

Michigan's longtime former chief assistant attorney general Stanley D. Steinborn dies at 72.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Stanley D. Steinborn, Michigan's longtime former chief assistant attorney general, has died. He was 72. The East Lansing resident worked for 34 years for former Attorney General Frank Kelley. ...

U.S. District Court Western District Case Summaries: November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff ERISA Long Term Disability Claim - Arbitrary And Capricious Denial An ERISA plan's denial of a long term disability claim was arbitrary and capricious because a review of the initial decision...

Verdicts & Settlements November 15, 2004: Auto neg case settles for $1.5M.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On July 15, 2003, plaintiffs Elizabeth Mork and her daughter Sandra Herman were struck in a mall parking lot by a vehicle driven by defendant John French, a 78-year-old man suffering from dementia. ...

1982 Republican Michigan gubernatorial candidate Richard Headlee dies at 74 years of age.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Richard Headlee, a 1982 Republican gubernatorial candidate and anti-tax advocate best known for a state constitutional amendment that limits government spending, has died. He was 74. Headlee died...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Parental Rights Termination - Jurisdiction The Kent County Family Court properly refused to transfer parental right termination proceedings to Isabella County even though the child had lived...

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Mobile Home - Security Interest A bank's lien on a mobile home is subordinate to a bankruptcy trustee's interest because the bank, after the original purchaser sold the mobile home...

Verdicts & Settlements November 15, 2004: 'No cause' in bus, pedestrian accident.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On Nov. 14, 2002, during downtown Detroit rush hour traffic, decedent Raymond Lee Ketterman was walking across Woodward Avenue. At the same time, a City of Detroit Department of Transportation coach,...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries:November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Law Substandard Nursing Conduct - Probation Affirmed The Department of Consumer and Industry Services Board of Nursing Disciplinary Subcommittee's decision to place respondent on...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Retail Fraud, First Degree. Sufficient Evidence. The evidence shows that defendant and a female companion went to two different stores, and in each case, the woman occupied a...

Michigan Supreme Court Orders: November 15, 2005.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Leave Granted Oral Argument Ordered People v. Houston. SC: 126025; COA: 245889; Genesee CC: 02-009348-FC. On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 1, 2004 judgment...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 15, 2004.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Chapter 7 Foreclosure Sale - Effect Of Redemption On Junior Lienholder A bankruptcy trustee may not reject a creditor's proof of claim on the basis that the creditor's junior mortgage was...

Commentary: The brave new world of fast-track appeals.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Timothy A. Diemer and Hal O. Carroll After more than two years of research, committee reports, various proposals, and haggling between the bench and bar, the Michigan Supreme Court has finally adopted a new set of rules designed to...

Family division in Wayne County Circuit Court is safe, for now.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Karen M. Poole Family law practitioners got a bit of a scare recently when they got wind of an internal Wayne County Circuit Court note that apparently suggests a sharing of cases among family division and civil division judges...

Construction worker hit by steel post awarded $8.1M.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Todd C. Berg Can a construction worker who was injured when a steel post fell on him recover significant damages from the general contractors and subcontractors, even though construction sites are widely viewed as inherently...

Employee's work-related claim is time-barred, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram An employee's work-related claim against her employer was time-barred pursuant to a 180-day statute of limitations laid out in her employment application, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided in an...

Verdicts & Settlements November 15, 2004: Debtor denied Chapter 7 protection.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff obtained a default judgment against the defendant in Wyoming for $1.5 million (with statutory interest of 10 percent) in September 2000 for the defendant's ongoing sexual assault of the...

Verdicts & Settlements November 15, 2004: $8.1M verdict for construction accident.
November 15, 2004... 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...

Attorney's reprimand for radio rant vacated by Mich. Attorney Discipline Board.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Todd Berg An attorney who referred to appellate court judges as "jackasses," likened them to Adolf Hitler, and told them to "kiss my ass" should not have been reprimanded for these comments -- which were made on his radio show --...

Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Case Summaries: November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civility Rules Application - Constitutionality MRPC 3.5(c), which prevents "undignified or discourteous conduct toward the tribunal" and MRPC 6.5(a), which requires lawyers to "treat with...

Commentary: The murky pit of minority shareholder standing: A moot point?
November 22, 2004... Byline: Daniel D. Quick and Nakisha N. Chaney Determining whether a shareholder's action is direct or derivative could be the difference between the success or failure of the shareholder's suit. The decision affects every aspect of the...

Oakland County Circuit Court judge finds hearing loss to be 'serious impairment'.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram A 56-year-old man who lost approximately 50 percent of his hearing in an auto accident and must now rely on hearing aids suffered a serious impairment of bodily function, an Oakland County Circuit Court judge has...

Michigan Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Jury Instruction - Uncharged Crime A judge properly instructed the jury on CSC III with a person between ages 13 and 16, even though defendant was not charged with this crime. ...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries:November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Jurisdiction - General Crimes A defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized under a search warrant at his residence, located on an Indian reservation, is denied because even...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Case Summaries: November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Procedure Discovery - Nursing Home Incident Reports A nursing home's "incident reports" compiled while plaintiff resided at the home are not available for discovery in a negligence...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery. Sufficient Evidence. "The victim's testimony established that defendant robbed him with a black handled knife. Defendant, holding a knife to the victim's throat,...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Notice U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District Of Michigan Notice Regarding Debtor's Conversion Of Case From Chapter 7 To Chapter 11 Or 13 The conversion of a case under 11 U.S.C. Sect....

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: November 22, 2004.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Section 1983 - Defective Search Warrant A woman's Sect. 1983 suit against two police officers who searched her home pursuant to a warrant should not have been dismissed because...

City may be held liable for fatal fire, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Karen M. Poole A city may be held liable under nuisance in fact and trespass-nuisance theories where six children were killed in a fire caused by a faulty electrical outlet at a low-income housing project, the Michigan Court of...

6th Circuit denies police officer qualified immunity in Sect. 1983 lawsuit.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Todd C. Berg A police officer who fractured a woman's elbow while placing her under arrest for trespass and resisting arrest was not entitled to qualified immunity against her claim of excessive force even though the woman pleaded...

Purchasers can sue sellers for leaky roof, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Todd C. Berg The purchasers of a home with leaky skylights may proceed with their claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract even though the sellers' disclosure statement and the home inspection revealed...

Michigan Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 29, 2004.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Discipline Matters Dzierwa v. Attorney Grievance Comm'n. SC: 125192; AGC: 1018/99, 1019/99. On the order of the Court, the complaint for superintending control is considered, and relief is...

Commentary: Where is your estate planning practice heading?
November 29, 2004... Byline: Ralph A. Gigliotti "The only constant is change," wrote Greek philosopher Heraclitus. That expression accurately describes the business environment for tax professionals who know the rigorous effort required to keep abreast of...

Michigan Court of Appeals rules man who slipped, fell on 'black ice' gets to jury.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Lynn Patrick Ingram A man who slipped and fell on the sidewalk between his office building and the parking lot can get his claim to a jury because a question of fact exists regarding the open and obvious nature of the "black ice"...

Bar wasn't last to serve driver, but suit proceeds, rules Michigan Court of Appeals.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Karen M. Poole The estates of two victims killed by a drunk driver can proceed against a bar that allegedly served the driver while he was visibly intoxicated even though it was not the last bar to furnish him with alcohol, the...

Michigan Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Case Summaries: November 29, 2004.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Affirmed Convictions Armed Robbery. Lineup Identification. "Five men participated in the lineup. At the lineup, the victim overheard a police officer tell someone that the suspect was in position...