Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
In McMillon v City of Kalamazoo, SC 162680, (Jan. 11, 2023) the Michigan Supreme Court addressed, though did not make a definitive ruling on, the validity of contractually shortened limitation …
Can an Employer Shorten the Statute of Limitations for Employee Claims? 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for Employment Is Part of Contract of Employment Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently reiterated in the unpublished opinion, Carol B Alberti v Sunbay Real Estate et. al., LC No. 1-00905-CH (October 30, 2018), that the main goal …
Michigan Court of Appeals Reiterates that Words are to be Construed According to Their Plain and Ordinary Meaning Unless Defined by Contract or Used in Technical Sense Read MoreThe Court of Appeals recently upheld a provision in an employment contract that limited an employee’s ability to bring a claim against the employer after one-year. Sams v. Common Ground …
Court of Appeals Holds That Employers May Shorten The Time Period for Employees to Bring Lawsuits Read MoreWhen determining whether to bring a claim against another party, it is first necessary to ensure that your potential claim is not barred by an applicable statute of limitations. Essentially, …
What Statute of Limitations Applies to Contracts for the Transfer of Property? Read MoreIn Boaz v. FedEx Customer Information Services, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the following clause in an employment agreement: To the extent the law allows an employee to …
Time Limitations in Employment Agreements May not be Valid Read MoreUnless the parties agree otherwise, the Statute of Limitations for a breach of contract claim in Michigan is six years. However, the parties may agree by contract to a shorter …
Statute of Limitations Set by Contract Read More