Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
In Knier, Powers, Martin, & Smith, LLC v City of Bay City the Michigan Court of Appeals unexpectedly found that the new roof installed on an existing commercial building was …
SURPRISING DECISION BY THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS REGARDING NEW ROOFS ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Read More
Having and caring for chickens can be a fun and educational experience for families. After the Michigan Court of Appeals ruling in Dezman v. Charter Twp. of Bloomfield, No. 360406 …
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules One-Family Detached Dwellings are Allowed to Keep Chickens in Bloomfield Township Read MoreIn Dunn Counsel, PLC v Todd Zappone, Carrie Zappone, and Scrapco, LLC, No. 340790 (January 2019), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a person avails itself to Michigan jurisdiction …
Michigan Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Person Who Retains Counsel in Michigan Read MoreIn Myra C. Torovich v. Joseph Oddo, unpublished per curium opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued March 5, 2019 (Docket No. 342967),the Michigan Court of Appeals held that all …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Contract to Convey an Interest in Property is Void if not Signed by all Co-Owners Read MoreIn Patricia Dzurka v Mid-Michigan Medical Center, No. 343162 (January 2019), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that an application for employment constitutes part of an employee’s contract provided there …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Application for Employment Is Part of Contract of Employment Read MoreIn Bd of Cnty Rd Commrs for Cnty of Washtenaw v. Mildred Shankle, 340612 (Mich. Ct. App. 2019), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a good-faith written offer is …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Condemnation Proceedings Under the UCPA Must Be Strictly Followed Read MoreVoluntary 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 MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals in Dearborn Heights Montesorri Center, Inc. v City of Livonia, No. 341920 (February 2019) held that providing an educational environment does not, by itself, constitute …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Educational Institutions Are Not Per Se Charitable Organizations Read MoreIn 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 MoreIn 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 More