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Our law firm is an active member of Primerus (The International Society of Primerus Law Firms). Primerus makes the Demorest Law Firm much more than a 6-lawyer Michigan firm. If …
SIX LAWYERS – PLUS THREE THOUSAND MORE Read MoreIn Bd of Cnty Rd Commrs for Cnty of Washtenaw v. Mildred Shankle, 340612 (Mich. Ct. App. 2019), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a good-faith written offer is …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Condemnation Proceedings Under the UCPA Must Be Strictly Followed Read MoreVoluntary wage assignment’s (VWA’s), while legal under federal law, are not wage garnishments (a wage garnishment is the formal process of deducting wages after a court order has been awarded). …
Michigan is a Muddled Middle State Regarding Voluntary Wage Assignments Read MoreOn March 8, 2019 the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making proposing an increase in the salary threshold of employees classified as exempt from overtime …
The Department of Labor proposes new rules regarding exempt white collar employees Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals in Dearborn Heights Montesorri Center, Inc. v City of Livonia, No. 341920 (February 2019) held that providing an educational environment does not, by itself, constitute …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Educational Institutions Are Not Per Se Charitable Organizations Read MoreMichigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2019-08 in efforts to enhance the role of Michigan state government in encouraging business opportunities within low-income communities and under-utilized business areas. The …
Gov. Whitmer Signs Executive Directive to Help Geographically-Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Read MoreIn Dearborn West Village Condominium Association v Mohamed Makki, No. 340166 (January 2019), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a condominium association could enforce its bylaws even though it …
Michigan Court of Appeals held that anti-waiver clause provided condominium association with authority to enforce bylaws, despite previous failure to do so Read MoreOur firm is a proud member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Primerus is a network of about 175 top-rated, independent small law firms that have earned the …
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PRIMERUS LAW FIRMS Read MoreIn a published Michigan Court of Appeals Opinion, Vanalstine v Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds, No. 340150 (December 2018), the Court held that an implied warranty, once disclaimed, cannot be revived …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds That Implied Warranties Cannot be Revived Once They Are Disclaimed Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals held in Edgewood Holdings v. County of Otsego, No. 17-016819-CH (October 2018), that all administrative remedies must be exhausted before taking claim is ripe for …
Michigan Court of Appeals holds that all administrative remedies must be exhausted before takings claim is ripe for judicial review Read More