Michigan Supreme Court Sets Boundaries on COVID-19 Tolling of Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Introduction In the case of Stacey L. Linstrom and Doug Linstrom v. Trinity...
Supreme Court of Michigan Upholds Pandemic Health Care Immunity Act: Implications for Void-for-Vagueness in Civil Statutes Introduction The case of Warren Franklin v. McLaren Flint addresses a...
Extension of Statute of Repose in Medical Malpractice Cases: Dean Compagner v. Holland Community Hospital Introduction The case of Dean Compagner and Lorie Compagner v. Holland Community Hospital et...
Extension of Statutes of Repose via Administrative Orders Confirmed in Compagner v. Defendants Introduction In the landmark case of Dean Compagner and Lorie Compagner v. Angela Burch, PA-C, Timothy...
Michigan Supreme Court Reinforces Standards for Admitting Other-Acts Evidence in Sexual Conduct Cases Introduction In the landmark case of People of the State of Michigan v. Kevin Ray Branch, the...
Determining Public Body Status: Pinebrook Warren LLC v. City of Warren Establishes New Precedent for Open Meetings Act Compliance Introduction In the landmark case of Pinebrook Warren, LLC, et al. v....
Michigan Supreme Court Establishes Public-Policy Exception for Retaliatory Termination Claims Under OSHA and MiOSHA Introduction In the landmark case of Cleveland Stegall v. Resource Technology...
Condominium Co-Owners Recognized as Invitees: New Premises-Liability Precedent in Michigan Supreme Court Introduction In the landmark case of Daoud Mousa Janini and Ferya Janini v. London Townhouses...
Interlocutory Appeals Do Not Divest Trial Courts of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction: Michigan Supreme Court Establishes New Precedent Introduction In the landmark case of People of the State of Michigan...
Delegation of Guardianship Powers by Professional Guardians: Insights from In re Guardianship of Mary Ann Malloy and Dana Jenkins Introduction The Supreme Court of Michigan's 2024 decision in In re...
Clarifying Third-Party Retaliation Under ELCRA: Supreme Court of Michigan's Decision in Miller v. Department of Corrections (2024) Introduction The case of Miller v. Department of Corrections...
Michigan Supreme Court Establishes Limits on the Exclusionary Rule in Civil Zoning and Nuisance Proceedings Introduction In the landmark case of Long Lake Township v. Todd Maxon and Heather Maxon,...
Recreational Land Use Act Limits Owner Liability in Michigan Introduction In the case of Rebecca Milne v. Estate of Riley Robinson, the Supreme Court of Michigan addressed the interplay between the...
Michigan Supreme Court Remands Interlocutory Criminal Sexual Conduct Appeal for Further Consideration Introduction In the landmark case of People of the State of Michigan v. Jonathan Michael Mathey,...
Invalid Waiver of Right to Counsel Requires Automatic Reversal: People v. King Introduction The case of People of the State of Michigan v. Frank King, 999 N.W.2d 670 (Mich. 2023), adjudicated by the...
Overruling Lugo: Shifting the Open and Obvious Doctrine from Duty to Breach in Premises Liability Introduction In the landmark case of Ahlam Kandil-Elsayed v. F &E Oil, Inc. and Renee Pinsky and...
Yeager v. State of Michigan: Defining Effective Assistance of Counsel in Voluntary Manslaughter Instructions Introduction Yeager v. State of Michigan, 999 N.W.2d 490, adjudicated by the Supreme Court...
Extension of Equitable-Parent Doctrine to Unmarried Same-Sex Couples Post-Obergefell: Pueblo v. Haas Introduction The Supreme Court of Michigan, in the case of Carrie Pueblo v. Rachel Haas (999...
Michigan Supreme Court Invalidates Guilty Plea Due to Misrepresentation of Habitual Offender Status Introduction In the landmark case of People of the State of Michigan v. Candace Renee Guyton, 999...
Michigan Supreme Court Overrules Scarsella, Establishing that Affidavit of Merit is Not Required to Commence Medical Malpractice Actions Introduction In the landmark case of Candi Ottgen and Patrick...