Cab driver injured in traffic accident – Concurrent first-party and...
Concurrent first-party and third-party settlements yield $150K
View ArticleFirst-party PIP claim nets 'no cause' verdict – Jury: Plaintiff's injuries...
Jury: Plaintiff's injuries stem from pre-existing condition
View ArticleCompany awarded summary disposition – Court of Appeals remand cites...
Court of Appeals remand cites Construction Lien Act in malpractice case
View ArticleFaulty fluid damaged cars, plaintiffs' reputations – Jury finds oil company...
Jury finds oil company was negligent by taking 'wait-and-see approach'
View ArticleNew mother suffers pain, gall bladder removal – Types of sponges used to pack...
Types of sponges used to pack wound after baby is born are under dispute
View ArticleTownship, landowners clash over 28-acre parcel
In a condemnation/eminent domain lawsuit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, plaintiff Blackman Township sought to acquire a 28-acre parcel from defendants G.M. North III, Patricia L. North,...
View ArticleDelay in coverage of structure collapse leads to more damage
In a lawsuit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court, plaintiff Andrew Kokas sought compensatory damages from defendant Citizens Insurance Co. of America for denied homeowner’s insurance claims following...
View ArticleSeparation on trial: After carrier cited incorrect policy, homeowner fights...
Two years ago, Andrew Kokas’ elevated kitchen nook and deck started to break off from his Jackson County house. It eventually became damaged to the point of being uninhabitable, according to Kokas. The...
View ArticleWoman contends leg length discrepancy following surgery
Plaintiffs Mary and Jay Jeffrey sought compensatory damages from defendant Dr. Paul Kenyon on medical-malpractice claims following hip replacement surgery. On Jan. 2, 2007, Kenyon performed hip...
View ArticleGiving nonpayers ‘the boot’ helps collect child support
Custodial parents waiting for past-due child support payments sometimes never see the money they’re owed. But a collection tool known as “booting” a car is changing that. Booting a nonpayer’s car to...
View ArticleChiropractic clinic, auto accident patient clash over billing
In a breach-of-contract lawsuit, plaintiff Northwest Chiropractic Life Center sought unpaid funds for chiropractic treatment from defendant Deborah Creisher. Defendant countersued, alleging violation...
View ArticleAttorneys recover fees under Collection Practices Act
Two months after a Jackson County Circuit Court jury awarded a chiropractor plaintiff $31,659 in damages in a breach-of-contract claim against a defendant patient, the judge awarded $67,978 in...
View ArticlePatient says radiologist overlooked evidence of breast cancer
Defendants argued that there was no detectable cancer on the ultrasound, that the description of the mass as simple and benign was within the standard of care, and that there was no access to the...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Sentence agreement — Rescission
Where a defendant agreed to testify truthfully against his brother in exchange for a lighter sentence, the prosecutor had the right to rescind the agreement after the defendant testified differently at...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert — Toxicology — Reckless driving
Where a jury convicted a defendant of two counts of reckless driving causing death, the trial judge did not err by allowing the prosecution to introduce expert toxicology evidence.
View ArticleNo-Fault Law – Retroactivity of ‘Covenant’ ruling
Where a plaintiff hospital seeks, pursuant to the Michigan no-fault insurance act, (1) assignment of a claim as a healthcare provider in connection with services it provided to an uninsured person...
View ArticleMotor vehicles – Investigatory stop — ‘Miranda’ warnings
Where a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, third offense, was dismissed, that ruling must be reversed, as the defendant’s statements to an investigating officer were not made in...
View ArticleContract Law – Parol evidence
Where a plaintiff who executed a contract to purchase land later brought suit alleging that barrels had been buried under the land, the trial court properly excluded parol evidence, as the contract...
View ArticleCriminal Law – Hearsay — Unavailability
Where a circuit court dismissed criminal charges against a defendant, that was error, as MCL 768.27c contains no requirement that the complainant-declarant be unavailable in order to admit hearsay...
View ArticleFamily Law – Change of domicile
Where a judge denied a divorced father’s request for a change of domicile for the couple’s two minor children, that decision must be vacated and a remand ordered for consideration of whether the...
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