Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed John Keuvelaar to the Bay County Probate Court. Keuvelaar has served as assistant prosecuting attorney in the Family Support Division for Bay County since 1998. He has managed dependent neglect, mental health and juvenile cases. Prior to his work in Bay County, he worked for the Gratiot County prosecutor’s office. He is a Bay County child abuse protocol training instructor and has been a presenter to the Gratiot County Multi-County Sexual Assault Program, the State Court Administrative Office Child Welfare Conference, and the Department of Human Services family-to-family kick-off community. Keuvelaar earned a bachelor’s degree…
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Governor Appoints Keuvelaar to the Bay County Probate Court
Not enough ‘visible intoxication’ evidence for dramshop lawsuit
A plaintiff’s dramshop complaint should have been dismissed because he did not offer sufficient evidence that the bar unlawfully served alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated person,” the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
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Attorney consents to disbarment after no-contest plea
A Petoskey attorney has stipulated to being disbarred after pleading no contest to discipline charges arising from his administration of an estate.
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Boy's allergy death leads to lawsuit against cafe
A Minnesota family is suing a local café after their son, who suffers from a severe dairy allergy, ate what the restaurant claimed were dairy free pancakes.
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Discipline increased for attorney convicted of indecent exposure
The Attorney Discipline Board has lengthened a hearing panel’s suspension of a Birmingham attorney who was convicted of misdemeanor aggravated indecent exposure.
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SBM Seeks Law Firm Applications for 2015 Pro Bono Circle of Excellence
The State Bar of Michigan invites all law firms of two or more attorneys to apply for the 2015 Pro Bono Circle of Excellence, which recognizes every firm that fully complied with the State Bar’s Voluntary Pro Bono Standard during 2014. The application deadline is April 4. Both volunteer legal services for low-income individuals and organizations and financial support for eligible nonprofit organizations providing free civil legal aid for the poor are included in the Voluntary Pro Bono Standard. The Pro Bono Standard calls for lawyers to annually take three pro bono cases, devote at least 30 hours of pro…
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Appellate Defender Commission honors two attorneys
A Lansing criminal defense attorney and a State Appellate Defender Office assistant defender were named recipients of the commission’s annual awards.
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No ‘duplicative’ relief for employee wrongly denied disability benefits
An employee who sued and recovered the long-term disability benefits that were wrongly denied him, plus attorney’s fees and interest, was not also entitled to equitable relief for breach of fiduciary duty, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in an en banc decision.
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Justices divide on lawyers’ right to ‘fees on fees’
With millions of dollars at stake in this case alone, Supreme Court justices appeared divided on whether lawyers for companies in bankruptcy proceedings are entitled to compensation for defending the fees they request or have already been awarded.
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Plaintiff gave city adequate notice of sidewalk trip-and-fall
A plaintiff who tripped and fell on a city-owned sidewalk gave sufficient notice of her personal injury lawsuit against the city, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.
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