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Last week, the Sixth Circuit upheld the statutory authority of Michigan’s recent amendment to its Liquor Control Code, which allows only in-state retailers to deliver liquor directly to consumers using …
Sixth Circuit Upholds Michigan Law That Restricts Out-of-State Retailers From Delivering Alcohol Directly to Michigan Consumers Read MoreRecently, in Matthew B. Salzberg v. Matthew Sciabacucchi, unpublished opinion of the Supreme Court, issued March 18, 2020 (Docket No. 346, 2019), the Delaware Supreme Court approved corporate charter provisions requiring …
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Validity of a Corporation’s Federal-Forum Provisions Regarding Violations of the Federal Securities Act. Read MoreIn Puppy’s Cubby v. City of Farmington Hills, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 12, 2019 (No. 347757), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Tenancy by the Entirety Cannot be a Commonly Controlled Entity for Property Tax Purposes Read MoreIn Peggy and Sharon Rose Zlatkin v. Carol and Lawrence Schweihofer, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 10, 2019 (Docket No. 345610), the Michigan Court …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that an Implied Easement Cannot be Considered Reasonably Necessary Based on Convenience Read MoreIn the Michigan Court of Appeals’ September 10, 2019 published opinion, TSP Services, Inc. v. National-Standard, LLC, (No. 342530), the Court held that in a dispute over a construction contract, …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Construction Lien is Limited to the Amount of the Contract Less any Payment Already Made Read MoreIn Rico Zenti v. City of Marquette, authored opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 25, 2019 (Docket No. 344615), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a conveyance …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Conveyance by Five Siblings, as Joint Tenants, to Themselves, as Tenants in Common, is not a Transfer of Property Read MoreIn Matthew Thiel & Nikole Thiel v. David Goyings & Helen Goyings, issued July 24, 2019 (No. 156708), the Michigan Supreme Court held that the construction of a partially modular …
Michigan Supreme Court Holds that a Mainly Stick-Built Home Does Not Violate a Restrictive Covenant Prohibiting Modular Homes Read MoreIn Channel View East Condominium Association, Inc. v. Gregory Ferguson, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 2, 2019 (No. 344149), the Michigan Court of Appeals …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Condominium Association Board of Directors Has Capacity to Sue for Foreclosure of Property Read MoreTo read about the case’s factual and procedural background, as well as Part 1 of the Supreme Court’s opinion, see https://detroitbusinesslaw.com/2019/08/30/michigan-supreme-court-holds-that-citys-use-of-building-inspection-fees-is-not-reasonably-related-to-service-costs-part-1-3-of-the-opinion/. To read about Part 2 of the Supreme Court’s …
Michigan Supreme Court Holds that City’s Use of Building Inspection Fees is Not Reasonably Related to Service Costs (Part 3/3 of the Opinion) Read MoreTo read about the case’s factual and procedural background, as well as Part 1 of the Supreme Court’s opinion, see https://detroitbusinesslaw.com/2019/08/30/michigan-supreme-court-holds-that-citys-use-of-building-inspection-fees-is-not-reasonably-related-to-service-costs-part-1-3-of-the-opinion/. In the second part of the Court’s opinion in …
Michigan Supreme Court Holds that City’s Use of Building Inspection Fees is Not Reasonably Related to Service Costs (Part 2/3 of the Opinion) Read More