Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
An estimated 95% of lawsuits brought in Michigan are settled out-of-court, without ever going to trial. Trial preparation is expensive and fears of excessive verdicts are a major motivating factor …
Settlement Discussions: What You Say Will Not Be Held Against You Read MoreWhen real property is transferred in the state of Michigan, both state and county transfer taxes are assessed based on the purchase price of the property. Transfer taxes are imposed …
Broadening the State Real Estate Transfer Tax Read MoreThe Michigan Sales Representatives Commission Act (“SRCA”), MCLA 600.2961, (Click here to view) provides protection for sales representatives from the company he is selling for (“principal”). The statute provides that …
The Impact of Reicher v SET on The Michigan Sales Representatives Commission Act Read MoreWhen entering into a contract on behalf of yourself or your business, it is crucial to make sure everything that you negotiated has actually been put in writing in the …
Merger Clauses –What Happens When You Forget to Include Something in the Contract? Read MorePublic Act 222 of 2008, provides that Nonprofit Corporations need Three Directors. It is important that Nonprofit Corporations make the necessary changes in order to be in compliance with …
P.A. 222 of 2008: Nonprofit Corporations need Three Directors Read MoreJoint tenants hold equal and undivided interests in a parcel, with a right of survivorship. When a joint tenant dies, the deceased’s interest does not descend to heirs. Instead, the …
Jackson v Estate of Green: The Effect of a Partition Action on a Joint Tenancy Read MoreThe State of Michigan has a program for those laid off and looking for a fresh start. According to a recent Detroit Free Press Article: Two years after Michigan launched …
No Worker Left Behind Providing Training for Laid-Off Michigan Workers Read MoreWhen entering into agreements with larger business entities, whether it be to lease a photocopier or host your website, for example, it is critical that you read the entire agreement, …
Forum Selection Clauses Read MoreOn July 21, 2009, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in McNeil v Charlevoix County, 2009 Mich. LEXIS 1572, that a local health agency had the authority to require employers to …
McNeil v Charlevoix County: An Exception to Michigan’s Employment At-Will Doctrine Read MoreThe sales and operation of franchises are heavily regulated under both federal and state law, but do you know what makes the business relationship between two companies a franchise? There …
What is a Franchise? Read More