Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
The Court of Appeals decision in Jodi Perry v. Progressive (February 28, 2017, Unpublished Case No. 330966), should remind companies to remain vigilant in updating their contracts to clearly define …
Poorly Defined Contract Terms Could Spell Disaster For Your Company Read MoreThe Court of Appeals recently upheld a provision in an employment contract that limited an employee’s ability to bring a claim against the employer after one-year. Sams v. Common Ground …
Court of Appeals Holds That Employers May Shorten The Time Period for Employees to Bring Lawsuits Read MoreExcess credit-card fees may not come as a surprise to anyone who drives, as gas-stations have been charging credit card purchasers about ten-cents more per gallon of gas for years. …
Merchants May Pass On Credit-Card Processing Fees to Consumers Read MoreThe Tourism Marketing Act (MCL 151.871 et seq), allows tourism bureaus in Michigan to charge a 5% room tax to inn owners in Michigan to be used for the purposes …
Tourism Tax Could Be On Its Way Out Read MoreThe advent of technology has opened many doors to medical practitioners interested in growing their practices and reaching a larger number of patients. Michigan legislators have attempted to regulate this …
Michigan Passes New Bill To Address Video Treatment Of Patients Read MoreIn Tillman v. Perfect Pitcher Sports Pub (Case No. 328520, Unpublished), the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion addressing the scope of a businesses’ duty to protect its customers …
Court of Appeals Clarifies Businesses’ Duty to Protect Customers From Criminal Acts of Third Parties Read MoreHouse Bill 5533, addressing the scope of practice restrictions on physician assistants (PA’s), recently became law in Michigan. Through House Bill 5533, the supervisory relationship between physicians and PA’s is …
Growing Responsibilities for Physician’s Assistants Read More“A person who engages in a recreational activity is temporarily adopting a set of rules that define that particular pastime or sport. In many instances, the person is also suspending …
Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard of Care that Applies to Participants in Recreational Activities Read MoreMCL § 211.9o, also known as the “small business taxpayer personal property exemption”, allows small business owners to claim a complete exemption for industrial or commercial personal property when …
February 10, 2017 Deadline for Small Businesses to File for Michigan Personal Property Tax Exemption Read MoreDemorest Law Firm is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, an international network of smaller law firms. Stewart & Stewart is our affiliated firm in Washington, …
Terrence P. Stewart – Issues for Businesses to Consider Should the Incoming Administration Choose to Address the Trade Deficit in Part Through Trade or Tax Actions Read More