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Trial Courts Must Grant Summary Disposition When the Facts Are Undisputed

In Rowland v. City of Detroit et al., the Court of Appeals held that trial courts are obligated...

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Michigan Enacts New Law: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

On April 2, 2025, the Michigan legislature implemented a new law intended to preserve familial wealth and protect...

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Employee Handbooks Are Not Contracts in the Eyes of the Law

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan recently ruled, consistent with many prior decisions, that...

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SURPRISING DECISION BY THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS REGARDING NEW ROOFS ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

In Knier, Powers, Martin, & Smith, LLC v City of Bay City the Michigan Court of Appeals unexpectedly...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules One-Family Detached Dwellings are Allowed to Keep Chickens in Bloomfield Township

Having and caring for chickens can be a fun and educational experience for families. After the Michigan Court...

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Michigan Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Person Who Retains Counsel in Michigan

In Dunn Counsel, PLC v Todd Zappone, Carrie Zappone, and Scrapco, LLC, No. 340790 (January 2019), the Michigan...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Contract to Convey an Interest in Property is Void if not Signed by all Co-Owners

In Myra C. Torovich v. Joseph Oddo, unpublished per curium opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued March...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Application for Employment Is Part of Contract of Employment

In Patricia Dzurka v Mid-Michigan Medical Center, No. 343162 (January 2019), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Condemnation Proceedings Under the UCPA Must Be Strictly Followed

In Bd of Cnty Rd Commrs for Cnty of Washtenaw v. Mildred Shankle, 340612 (Mich. Ct. App. 2019),...

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Michigan is a Muddled Middle State Regarding Voluntary Wage Assignments

Voluntary wage assignment’s (VWA’s), while legal under federal law, are not wage garnishments (a wage garnishment is the...

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