Longtime Michigan Court of Appeals judge dies at 84
Judge Harold Hood was appointed to the appellate court in 1982, where he stayed until he retired in 2003 while chief judge pro tem. He was also the first African-American chief assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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WATCH: Lawyers to cross-examine boy found in basement after 11 days
A judge has scheduled a final day of testimony for a 13-year-old Detroit boy who was found in his basement after an 11-day search last summer.
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Blown statute of limitations nets one-year suspension
A Waterford attorney has been suspended for one year after an Attorney Discipline Board hearing panel determined that he took a personal injury case, never filed suit and allowed the statute of limitations to expire.
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Defense questions Charlie Bothuell's credibility, hearings continue
Charlie Bothuell V is done testifying after a long day of questioning from his father’s attorney.
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ACLU files lawsuit against Michigan's SOS office on gender policy
The ACLU filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of six people who feel Michigan’s requirements to change gender on drivers license is unconstitutional.
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Compensation for lawyers and judges: Double standard?
Once again, the double standard of lawyer compensation is clearly evident. When it comes to determining the pay of judges, the often-expressed goal is attracting “the best and the brightest.” (See, “Chief justice: Judges need pay hike or else Michigan courts will hit crisis,” May 18, 2015.) When it comes to establishing fee schedules for …
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Boyfriend pleads guilty to murdering, mutilating Theresa Dekeyzer
On Wednesday Scott Wobbe made a plea in court admitting to killing Theresa Dekeyzer – and as the suspect’s attorney says, his client is making a big mistake.
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‘Continuing-violations’ doctrine doesn’t save suit vs. hospital
A judge properly dismissed a lawsuit filed by black hospital employees whose jobs were reassigned after a white patient’s guardian no longer wanted them caring for the patient, says the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Civil Procedure – Expert precluded as discovery sanction but attorney’s fee vacated
The trial court correctly prevented plaintiff from presenting expert opinion testimony at her personal injury trial as a sanction for discovery violations but erred by approving more that $149,000 in attorney’s fees for the no-fault insurer after the jury found no cause of action.
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Supreme Court Historical Society gets first new president in 27 years
Grosse Pointe Park attorney Charles R. Rutherford succeeds Wallace Riley, who had served as president since the society was founded in 1988.
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