Lawyers presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in same-sex marriage cases out of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Skydive Tecumseh forced to land elsewhere pending outcome of lawsuit
A longtime southeastern Michigan skydiving operation is grounded during a lawsuit between the company and an airport.
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Ex-law clerk can’t sue firm for defamation, legal malpractice
A trial court properly dismissed an attorney’s defamation and legal-malpractice claims against the firm where he clerked while in law school, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.
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Real Property – Nuisance claim arising from set-back violation was untimely
The trial court correctly determined that plaintiff’s nuisance-abatement suit was untimely but, on remand, must consider defendant’s request for costs and attorney’s fees.
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Department of Justice files lawsuit against Quicken Loans (UPDATED)
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Quicken Loans Thursday.According to published reports, it is accusing the Detroit-based lender of violating mortgage underwriting rules causing losses in the millions of dollars to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development agency.Quicken Loans has not released a statement regarding the allegations as of yet.
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Exonerees would be compensated by state under proposed bill
Newly introduced legislation would allow for the wrongly convicted to be compensated $60,000 for every year he or she was incarcerated, in addition to economic damages and attorney’s fees.
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In Memoriam: Justice Elizabeth "Betty" Weaver
Elizabeth “Betty” Weaver, a retired justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, died in her Glen Arbor home at the age of 74. Weaver served as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1995 to 2010, and served as chief justice from 1999 to 2001. Prior to her time on the Supreme Court, Weaver served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, from 1987 to 1994. She established a national reputation for her strong views on juvenile justice during her service as a Leelanau County probate judge from 1974 until 1987. She also worked as an attorney and…
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Attorneys – Fees correctly awarded on basis of quantum meruit
The trial court correctly awarded plaintiff’s former attorney fees based on quantum meruit after determining that the parties did not have a contractual agreement.
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Legal Loop: Will the Apple Watch be a game-changer?
One key feature in the one of the most talked-about wearable technology is predicted to not clutter lawyers’ digital lives, but rather will streamline them.
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Civil Procedure – Appellate fees and costs not part of offer-of-judgment sanctions
The trial court correctly ruled that actual costs for offer-of-judgment sanctions under MCR 2.405 do not include appellate attorney’s fees. However, the trial court erred by applying the judgment-interest statute to the sanctions award because sanctions are not money judgments
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