Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Back in the spring, I wrote a blog post offering guidance to businesses about the potential impact of Michigan’s Stay-at-Home Executive Order, which was issued in an effort to curb …
Michigan Supreme Court Destabilizes Legal Framework Surrounding COVID-19-related Executive Orders Read More
In a recent case decided by the Michigan Supreme Court, Meemic Insurance Company sought to void its automobile insurance policy and stop the payment of no-fault benefits. Meemic has been …
Michigan Supreme Court Rules No-Fault Insurance Policy Cannot Be Rescinded Based On Alleged Fraud Occurring After Policy Was Issued Read More
In a recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision (Indiana Michigan Power Co v Community Mills) Docket No. 349671, the Court found that Community Mills was entitled to its full, reasonable …
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Full Attorneys’ Fees are Recoverable Under the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act Read More
In a United States Supreme Court decision issued on June 30, 2020 United States Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. the Court ruled that a generic term, “Booking” …
Supreme Court Rules that a Generic Term Can be Trademarked if Followed by “.com” Read More
Employers often times ask their employees to travel, either on a day trip or on multi-day trips, to work temporarily at a different location. What isn’t always clear is exactly …
What Must an Employer Pay an Employee Traveling for Work? Read More
If there is a dispute whether parties have agreed to arbitrate a dispute, who has authority to resolve that dispute – the court or the arbitrator? In Blanton v. Domino’s …
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Issue of Arbitrability is Arbitrable Read More In a published Opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals on June 11, 2020, the Court detailed a test to determine when an employee’s use of an employer email account …
Michigan Court of Appeals Sets Out Two-Part Test to Determine Attorney-Client Privilege For Employee’s Communications with Personal Attorney Using Company Email Read More
Owners and renters of Airbnbs, Vrbos, and other vacation rental homes achieved a small victory on June 5, 2020 when the Michigan Supreme Court issued Order No. 159874. This order …
Michigan Supreme Court Rules on Short-Term Rentals Read More
On May 29, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-107 establishing the Michigan Workforce Development Board. Section 101 of chapter 1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act …
New Gubernatorial Order Establishes Michigan Workforce Development Board Read MoreIn River Square University, LLC v. Aspect Properties, LLC,[1] the Michigan Court of Appeals held that under the plain meaning rule, a landlord can still be entitled to post-eviction damages …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Lack of an Acceleration Clause Does Not Preclude a Landlord from Receiving Post-eviction Damages Read More