Civil Procedure – Nonparty not personally liable to replace settlement funds
The owner of a real estate company is not personally liable to replace funds for settlements of an underlying lawsuit because he never was a party in the case.
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Family Law – Ex-wife was properly ordered to pay her own attorney’s fees
The trial court correctly denied plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees incurred for a motion to modify custody because she had the ability to pay and she did not show that the fees resulted from defendant’s disobedience of a previous court order.
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‘Why didn’t you tell us?’
An Osceola County judge ruled recently that an auto parts manufacturer could not assert the Uniform Commercial Code’s perfect tender rule in a breach of contract lawsuit, and awarded $340,084 to the opposing party.
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Five most common faults of trial lawyers — and how to fix them
Jurors as a whole tend to complain about the same broad issues over and over. These are the five most common types of complaints.
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Attorneys want Judge Talbot removed from Flint lawsuit
Attorneys representing Flint residents in a class-action lawsuit are challenging Michigan Court of Claims Chief Judge Michael J. Talbot assigning the case to himself.
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Oral Argument Ordered – Relation-back doctrine to add necessary party reviewed
The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that a necessary-party defendant may be brought into a lawsuit after the expiration of the limitations period based on the relation-back doctrine.
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Governor Appoints Elmore to the 61st District Court
Elmore is currently a solo practitioner in Grand Rapids, handling misdemeanors, felonies, family law, criminal cases and civil matters. She has also served as a judge advocate general for the U.S. Air Force, as an assistant prosecutor in the Kent County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and as an assistant attorney general, with a focus on prosecuting people for failing to pay child support. Elmore has taught military law as a professor at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree at Tulane University Law School.
Elmore fills the seat vacated by Judge Donald Passenger and must stand for election in 2016 for a full six-year term.
A sidebar with … Catherine Groll
This Lansing insurance and no-fault law attorney talks about teaching tort law in Cambodia, how that country is underserved in terms of legal representation, and her missions with Global Habitat for Humanity.
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Thav, Ryke and Associates L.L.C.
Welcome to the Law Firm of Thav, Ryke and Assoc. We are Michigan Probate, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate and Trust Administration Attorneys located in Southfield Michigan and Grand Rapids Michigan We practice throughout the great state of Michigan. People use us everywhere in the state because we have gained a reputation for solving complex probate situations.
The legal process of transferring of property upon a person’s death is known as “probate.” Although probate customs and laws have changed over time, the purpose has remained much the same: people formalize their intentions as to the transfer of their property at the time of their death (typically in a will), their property is collected, certain debts are paid from the estate, and the property is distributed.
We practice probate, estate planning, wills and trusts law throughout the state of Michigan.. Some of the typical documents our lawyers prepare to meet our clients’ needs are Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney for Assets, Medical Powers of Attorney and other probate, estate planning and wills and trusts related documents. In addition to our legal practice areas, Thav, Ryke and Associates L.L.C. through its affiliate.
Thav, Ryke & Associates L.L.C.
24725 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 110
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Phone: (248) 945-1111
Fax: (248) 945-4844
Website: http://www.michprobate.com
Profile: http://www.michigantoplawyers.com/firm/thav-ryke-and-associates/
Attorney General warns website raising money for Flint Water crisis
United Way officials say it has asked a website attempting to raise money for the Flint water crisis to stop using its logo after they said the page had no connection to the charity.
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