Does Force Majeure Cover Coronavirus?
If you or an organization you’re involved in has an event scheduled over the next few weeks, it’s a good idea to reschedule or cancel the event. You may be …
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Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Various Claims Related to a Plan to Build Road that Never Materialized
In ONB Ridge Villa One, LLC v. Oil Nut Bay, Inc. and David V. Johnson, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued June 27, 2019 (Docket No. …
Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Various Claims Related to a Plan to Build Road that Never Materialized Read MoreMichigan Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Courts Need to Follow Plain Language of Contracts When Awarding Attorney Fees
In a case successfully argued by Demorest Law Firm, PLLC for the appellant, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently held in HRT Enterprises v. GRS Corporation, unpublished per curium opinion …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Courts Need to Follow Plain Language of Contracts When Awarding Attorney Fees Read MoreMichigan is a Muddled Middle State Regarding Voluntary Wage Assignments
Voluntary 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 MoreMichigan Court of Appeals held that anti-waiver clause provided condominium association with authority to enforce bylaws, despite previous failure to do so
In 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 MoreMichigan Court of Appeals Holds That Implied Warranties Cannot be Revived Once They Are Disclaimed
In 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 MoreMichigan Court of Appeals Reiterates that Words are to be Construed According to Their Plain and Ordinary Meaning Unless Defined by Contract or Used in Technical Sense
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently reiterated in the unpublished opinion, Carol B Alberti v Sunbay Real Estate et. al., LC No. 1-00905-CH (October 30, 2018), that the main goal …
Michigan Court of Appeals Reiterates that Words are to be Construed According to Their Plain and Ordinary Meaning Unless Defined by Contract or Used in Technical Sense Read MoreMichigan Consumer Protection Act claim against gym that failed to disclose transgender locker room policy allowed to proceed to trial
The Michigan Court of Appeals recent ruled in Cormier v PF-Fitness Midland, LLC. Docket No. 331286 (July 2018), that a claim against Planet Fitness for violation of the Michigan Consumer …
Michigan Consumer Protection Act claim against gym that failed to disclose transgender locker room policy allowed to proceed to trial Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Courts Cannot Override a Contractual Jury Trial Waiver
The Michigan Court of Appeals held in Egan v. Prop Services, Docket No. 336358, (June 2018) that courts cannot override a contractual jury trial waiver of one defendant, even where …
The Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Courts Cannot Override a Contractual Jury Trial Waiver Read MoreModifications to existing contracts must be in writing or supported by consideration
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided in Dunkel v. Signal Medical Corp., whether extensions for the repayment of promissory notes that were agreed upon by the parties were modifications …
Modifications to existing contracts must be in writing or supported by consideration Read More