An attorney suspended for 90 days by the Attorney Discipline Board must complete 15 hours of continuing legal education in pretrial procedure before he can get his license back.
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CLE ordered for suspended attorney
Insurer refused to acknowledge accident
Discovery was at issue in no-fault insurance benefits lawsuit.
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Michigan Attorney General race: Democrat Mark Totten goes up with his first TV ad
Democratic candidate for Attorney General Mark Totten is going on air with his first television ad.
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Schuette to investigate Aramark employee suspected in murder plot against Michigan inmate
Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette on Monday announced that his office will investigate allegations that an Aramark Correctional Services employee conspired to have a prisoner killed in a murder-for-hire plot.
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Former U-D Jesuit priest charged with filming boys in locker room
Kurtz is federally charged with production, transportation, and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.
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Trial for Officer Weekley resuming; Will attorney call for a mistrial?
An attorney for a Detroit police officer who killed a girl during a raid may call for a mistrial, according to sources, after an emotional outburst in court last week from the victim’s grandmother.
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In their opinions: Higher expectations and lower attorney’s fees
A federal judge discounted a plaintiff’s prevailing-party attorney’s fee award by 50 percent because he rejected a settlement. The 6th Circuit approves.
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Michigan Political Points: Granholm for Attorney General? Holder resignation sparks speculation
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm was reportedly considered for a U.S. Supreme Court post in 2010 and Energy Secretary in 2012. Could she find a spot in the Obama administration as Attorney General?
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Entrustment claim is OK in $2.5M death case
The attorney for the plaintiff’s estate said that personal injury lawyers need to consider extra things when pleading and litigating claims against trucking companies and their drivers.
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How did the Michigan Court of Appeals rule in an interesting FOIA case? Find out in today's e-Journal
In Rataj v. City of Romulus, plaintiff Michael Rataj, a Detroit-area attorney, learned that a Romulus police officer had assaulted a citizen who was under arrest while the citizen’s hands were handcuffed behind his back at the Romulus Police Department in the early morning of Aug. 1, 2012. It was later revealed that the arrested citizen had provoked the police employee by spitting on him and calling him a racial epithet. An employee of the police department confirmed that the assault did take place, and that it was caught on video. When Rataj requested a copy of the video under…
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