Year: 2020

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Michigan Supreme Court Destabilizes Legal Framework Surrounding COVID-19-related Executive Orders

Back in the spring, I wrote a blog post offering guidance to businesses about the potential impact of...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Employee Handbooks are Not Enforceable Contracts when the Handbook Identifies as “Not a Legal Document”

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that employees could not enforce provisions detailed in an employee handbook...

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Does an Employer Have to Provide Leave to An Employee for Their Child’s Virtual Schooling?

Many employers and employees are facing an unusual and challenging situation this fall: how to balance virtual schooling...

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Michigan Supreme Court Rules No-Fault Insurance Policy Cannot Be Rescinded Based On Alleged Fraud Occurring After Policy Was Issued

In a recent case decided by the Michigan Supreme Court, Meemic Insurance Company sought to void its automobile...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Full Attorneys’ Fees are Recoverable Under the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act

In a recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision (Indiana Michigan Power Co v Community Mills) Docket No. 349671,...

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Attorneys’ Fees are Recoverable Even Through Contract Provision Barring Recovery

Bay Shore Power Company v. Oxbow Energy Solutions, LLC (Docket No.  20-3119), an Opinion recommended for publication by...

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Supreme Court Rules that a Generic Term Can be Trademarked if Followed by “.com”

In a United States Supreme Court decision issued on June 30, 2020 United States Patent & Trademark Office...

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What Must an Employer Pay an Employee Traveling for Work?

Employers often times ask their employees to travel, either on a day trip or on multi-day trips, to...

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Issue of Arbitrability is Arbitrable

If there is a dispute whether parties have agreed to arbitrate a dispute, who has authority to resolve...

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Can Parties Orally Modify a Contract that Says it Can Only be Modified by a Signed, Written Agreement?

A party may believe that a contract is insulated from adverse modification by including specific modification clauses. For...

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