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ROYAL OAK, MI – September 12, 2017 – Melissa Demorest LeDuc has been named a 2017 Michigan Super Lawyer/Rising Star in the category of Business/Corporate Law. Michigan Super Lawyers identifies …
Demorest Law Firm, PLLC Announces the Repeat Selection of Melissa Demorest LeDuc as 2017 Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star Read MoreDemorest Law Firm, PLLC is pleased to announce that Charles P. Barnes, Esquire has become Of Counsel to the Firm. Charlie brings with him a transactional legal practice in the …
Demorest Law Is Excited To Announce Addition of Charles Barnes as Of Counsel Read MoreRecently, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on a case involving transgender rights, and the effect of allowing persons who self-identify as a certain sex to use whichever locker-room they …
Use of Gender-Identifying Facilities Does Not Give Rise to Tort Claims Read MoreTax law can be overwhelming for many people in the business sector. To combat uneasiness and create a semblance of familiarity with tax obligations, Demorest Law provides the following synopsis …
Realization of Income for IRS Purposes Read MoreIn Stock Bldg. Supply, LLC v. Crosswinds Cmtys., Inc., 317 Mich. App. 189, 199 (2016), the Court of Appeals was presented with an interesting question of whether the courts have …
Court of Appeals Expands on Authority of Receivers in Sale of Lands Encumbered By Existing Liens Read MoreThe Michigan Supreme Court recently came to an interesting conclusion in SBC Health Midwest, Inc. v City of Kentwood, 2017 Mich LEXIS 734, *6. This case involved SBC Health Midwest …
Interpreting Statutes – Every Word Counts Read MoreRecently, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on a case involving one of the most dreaded aspects of Michigan winters, black ice. In Zimmer v. Cove, Mich App LEXIS 391, …
Court of Appeals Finds That Ice Slips Past Property Owners’ Duty. Read MoreRecently, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided U.P. Hydro v. Artibee, 2016 Mich App LEXIS 2428 *6. This decision has caused confusion regarding offers with attached contingencies. The Court considered …
Specific Offer Sheets May Constitute Binding Contracts Read MoreIn this second installment of our three-part “Business Tips” series, we will be addressing the importance of choosing names which do not infringe upon trademarks, service marks, or other copyrights …
Business Tips – Avoiding Trademark & Copyright Infringement Read MoreThe Tax Court in Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Comm’r, U.S. Tax Ct. 2017 LEXIS 12, *2 issued a new ruling which may increase an employer’s ability to discover its employees’ …
Tax Court Makes Important Rulings Regarding the Liability of an Employer for Misclassifying an Employee as an Independent Contractor Read More