Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
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
Bay Shore Power Company v. Oxbow Energy Solutions, LLC (Docket No. 20-3119), an Opinion recommended for publication by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Court …
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Attorneys’ Fees are Recoverable Even Through Contract Provision Barring Recovery Read MoreIn Mika Powers v. Kelly Ray Brown, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued June 18, 2019 (Docket No. 343287), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Courts Need to Consider All Relevant Factors When Determining Reasonable Attorney Fees Read MoreIn 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Law Firm, PLLC for the appellant, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently held in HRT Enterprises v. GRS Corporation, unpublished per curium opinion …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 MoreAn “account stated” is a statement between a creditor and a debtor that settles the total amount of debt owed to the creditor. Establishment of an “account stated” by a …
Fail To Object, Write A Check Read MoreThe Michigan Supreme Court recently reversed a ruling in the Michigan Court of Appeals, finding that a law firm that represented itself could not collect attorney fees as a sanction. …
No attorney fees to law firm that represented itself Read MoreIn Michigan, attorney fees are generally not recoverable as either costs or damages unless they are expressly authorized by contract, statute, court rule, or a recognized exception. Express authorization means …
The Importance of an Attorney Fee Provision in Contracts Read MoreA short summary: A law firm that is a party to a lawsuit and entitled to attorney fees in case evaluation sanctions may be able to recover these attorney fees even if it …
Law Firms Can Recover Own Fees in Case Evaluation Sanctions Read More