The defendant was being directed into a bay at an oil change shop. The defendant hit the accelerator instead of the brake and pinned the plaintiff oil technician up against the garage door. The pla...

By Correy E. Stephenson A trial court erred by ruling that the no-fault act capped the number of hours an insured was entitled to because the insured’s automobile insurance policy provided for unli...

This was an automobile vs. bicyclist accident that happened in Farmington Hills on July 30, 2022. The defendant was exiting a parking lot in her SUV ready to turn right onto Grand River and struck the...

The plaintiffs in this case were a 46-year-old male and 26-year-old female who suffered significant injuries after a van pulled out in front of their motorcycle causing a collision. The primary injuri...

Liability coverage limits for pre-existing auto insurance policies and a pair of parental termination cases are among the four matters on the agenda for May arguments at the Michigan Supreme Court. ...

A Troy-based intellectual property firm has announced the winner of The Engineering Society of Detroit’s annual Engineering Student Writing Contest. Fishman Stewart awarded Margaret J. Van Antwerp,...

In this wrongful death claim, the defendants disputed coverage, alleging the co-defendant’s son did not have permission to use his father’s vehicle and the statutory presumption was rebutted. P...

By Correy E. Stephenson The trial court erred by excluding the 102-day stay period provided by the Michigan Supreme Court’s COVID-19 tolling orders from its calculation of when the applicable limit...

A trial court improperly struck an injured woman’s expert witness in meteorology in a slip and fall case, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel has held, reversing a grant of summary disposition for the d...

A St. Joseph attorney and Eli Lilly and Company’s former associate vice president and assistant general counsel for human resources has been appointed as Berrien County Public Administrator, A...

By Correy E. Stephenson The exclusive remedy provision of the Worker's Disability Compensation Act, or WDCA, did not bar a negligence action brought by an employee against other subcontractors on t...

The defendants were a trucking company and its driver who admitted negligence for an automobile accident. At issue were the injuries of a 31-year-old plaintiff who underwent two cervical spine fusions...

The plaintiff, a 70-year-old recently retired OB-GYN, was out for a leisurely afternoon ride on her motorcycle. A young driver pulled out from a stop at a T intersection, failing to yield the right of...

The Michigan Supreme Court will take a look at a dispute between siblings over shares of a family-run ski resort launched by their late father. Kathryn Kircher is a shareholder in Boyne USA, Inc., ...

The plaintiff in this case was a 19-year-old male who suffered left leg fractures after his truck was hit head on by a vehicle that had crossed the center line. The insurance company’s defense was ...

A district court correctly held that an employer implicitly waived its arbitration right due to the extensive discovery it underwent over a seven-month period without ever mentioning arbitration, the ...

Michigan Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the “Go To Lawyers” for business transactions. Now in its fifth year, the “Go To Lawyers” program recognizes leading lawyers in a particular field of ...

By Correy E. Stephenson A trial court erred when it granted a change in custody without considering the preference of the child, the Michigan Court of Appeals has held, vacating the change in custo...