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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Garnishee Can be Held Liable for Improperly Distributing Funds

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that a garnishee can be held individually liable for improperly distributing...

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Coronavirus and Its Impact on Your Business

With multiple cases of coronavirus now confirmed in the state of Michigan, many business owners probably have questions...

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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)

To read about the case’s factual and procedural background, as well as Part 1 of the Supreme Court’s...

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Property Owners May Be Liable for Injuries Caused By Ice On Property That is Not “Open and Obvious”

Recently, the Court of Appeals in Young v. Walton Oil, No. 333794, 2018 Mich. App. LEXIS 226, at...

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Court of Appeals Finds That Ice Slips Past Property Owners’ Duty.

Recently, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on a case involving one of the most dreaded aspects of...

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Poorly Defined Contract Terms Could Spell Disaster For Your Company

The Court of Appeals decision in Jodi Perry v. Progressive (February 28, 2017, Unpublished Case No. 330966), should...

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Court of Appeals Clarifies Businesses’ Duty to Protect Customers From Criminal Acts of Third Parties

In Tillman v. Perfect Pitcher Sports Pub (Case No. 328520, Unpublished), the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an...

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Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard of Care that Applies to Participants in Recreational Activities

“A person who engages in a recreational activity is temporarily adopting a set of rules that define that...

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EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance Regarding Employee Retaliation Claims

From an employer standpoint, one of the worst things that can happen to a business is the breakup...

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Ownership of Property Alone Not Enough to Find Nuisance Liability

The Michigan Supreme Court in Sholberg v. Truman, held that an owner of real property could not be...

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