Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
IPSE-U.S., a Detroit based not-for-profit organization founded in September by former Kelly Services CEO Carl Camden, aims to create a political voice for independent workers. The organization recently asked independent …
Detroit-Based IPSE Launches “Declaration of Independents” Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided in Dunkel v. Signal Medical Corp., whether extensions for the repayment of promissory notes that were agreed upon by the parties were modifications …
Modifications to existing contracts must be in writing or supported by consideration Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals held in Sure Work, LLC v Jeffrey Crawford, Docket No. 339280 (July 2018), that collateral estoppel does not bar a complaint that is based on …
Collateral Estoppel Does Not Apply to Claims Settled Through Consent Order Where Claims Not Litigated Read MoreThe Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision, in Brendan Boman v. Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapid et al., Docket No. 338458 (June 2018), which granted summary disposition to …
Claims Dismissed Against Catholic Central of Grand Rapids Diocese, School Administrators, and Coaches Related to Tutor’s Sexual Abuse of Student Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently held in United Methodist Retirement Communities that the petitioner was not entitled to an exemption from ad valorem taxation under the charitable purpose exemption, …
Nonprofits must meet specific criteria to be tax-exempt under the charitable purpose exemption Read MoreThe Michigan State Legislature recently amended the Wage and Fringe Benefits Act with Act No. 170 to accommodate businesses that pay employees on a monthly, as opposed to weekly or …
The Michigan State Legislature Amends the Wage and Fringe Benefits Act Read MoreRecently, the Michigan Court of Appeals in Giba Yob v. Sid Smith and John Van Fossen et al, Docket No. 339607 (May 15, 2018) affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of …
All payments received under breached settlement agreement must be returned under Michigan’s “tender back” rule before party may proceed with lawsuit of released claims Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently held in Jones v. Westminster, that the doctrine of res judicata does not bar a second suit if a continuing course of wrongful conduct …
Res judicata does not bar a second suit if a continuing course of wrongful conduct gives rise to a new cause of action Read MoreIn a recent unpublished opinion, the Michigan Court of Appeals dealt with a case in which an express easement was used for transporting heavy drilling equipment to construct an oil …
When deciding the scope of an ambiguous easement, the Courts may look to the historical use of the easement Read MoreThe Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Abramge v. Stryker, that a federal district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit for forum non conveniens was improper. Associação Brasileira De …
Defendant must show adequate alternative forum before trial court may dismiss a case for forum non conveniens Read More