Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
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Michigan Supreme Court Rules No-Fault Insurance Policy Cannot Be Rescinded Based On Alleged Fraud Occurring After Policy Was Issued Read More
A party may believe that a contract is insulated from adverse modification by including specific modification clauses. For example, clauses like “modifications must be agreed to in writing”, and anti-waiver …
Can Parties Orally Modify a Contract that Says it Can Only be Modified by a Signed, Written Agreement? 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 MoreOn April 13, 2016, in Bank of America, NA v. First American Title Ins. Co., Docket No. 149599, the Supreme Court of Michigan held that the “full credit bid” rule …
Michigan Supreme Court Sets a New Precedent Regarding the Full Credit Bid Rule Read MoreOn February 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Michigan handed down a decision regarding an employee’s protection under MCL 15.362 (more commonly known as “Michigan’s Whistleblowers Protection Act” or the …
Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act not Applicable to Reports of Future Violations 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 MoreShareholders controlling a corporation have an obligation not to abuse their control to the detriment of minority shareholders. In Michigan, these minority shareholders are protected by the Shareholder Oppression Statute …
Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Fighting Shareholder Oppression Read MoreThe Michigan Supreme Court in Sholberg v. Truman, held that an owner of real property could not be found liable for public nuisance where someone other than the owner had …
Ownership of Property Alone Not Enough to Find Nuisance Liability Read MoreLate last year, Governor Snyder signed legislation requiring Michigan circuit courts, with at least three judges, to create business courts to hear business and commercial cases. Now, the Michigan Supreme …
Michigan Supreme Court Names Judges For Business Courts Read MoreThe Michigan Supreme Court decided to grant leave to appeal to hear whether the four-year limitations of the Uniform Commercial Code, or Michigan’s general six-year limitations period applies to collections …
Michigan Supreme Court To Determine Whether Four or Six Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Open Account Read More