Posts tagged Michigan Supreme Court

• Gang of Justice at the Michigan Supreme Court works for common good, not corporate greed

  David Mittleman | August 22, 2009 10:18 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The usual suspects are lining up to take shots at the new Gang of Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court. Don't buy the hype. The latest outrage seems to be the prospect that Michigan insurance...

• Michigan Supreme Court permits lawsuit against 911 dispatcher to continue

  David Mittleman | July 09, 2009 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Michigan Supreme Court voted 4-3 today to deny the appeal of a Detroit 911 dispatcher who was accused of intentional infliction of emotional distress after she questioned a gunshot victim...

• Michigan Supreme Court Votes to Give Judges Greater Authority in Determining Court Dress Code

  David Mittleman | June 19, 2009 8:52 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Wednesday—the Michigan Supreme Court voted 5-2 to allow judges greater authority over the way witnesses dress in court after a Muslim woman refused to remove her head veil during a small...

• Michigan Moves to Protect Consumers Against Insurance Companies

  David Mittleman | June 05, 2009 12:53 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Kudos to Ken Ross, Michigan’s Commissioner for the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) for doing something to protect homeowners, car owners, and average consumers. Mr. Ross...

• Long Legal Battle Ends With $3 Million Verdict

  David Mittleman | June 05, 2009 7:27 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Earlier this week, a jury awarded an Owosso, Michigan, woman $2.9 million in her medical malpractice action against an area hospital, two doctors, and their professional corporations. In the...

• It’s Time To Rescue Michigan’s Consumer Protection Act

  David Mittleman | May 19, 2009 3:48 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michigan’s once treasured Consumer Protection Act now sits in squalor thanks to the Engler dominated Michigan Supreme Court of the past few years. Last year marked the ultimate demise of any...

• GM-Certified Used or Welded Together Wrecks?

  David Mittleman | May 05, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  State Consumer Protection Acts have been enacted in every state in the nation to protect consumers. Each state law varies in the degree to which they are effective. Michigan's Consumer Protection...

• Michigan Supreme Court Will Determine Class Action Status in Dow Chemical Case

  David Mittleman | March 06, 2009 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments as to whether a 6-year-old lawsuit should have class-action status. Such a classification may raise the number of plaintiffs in the case from 173 to...

• Yes We Can!

  David Mittleman | November 06, 2008 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  From the start, everyone knew it would be an uphill battle to unseat a sitting Supreme Court Justice. It has only happened a half dozen or so times in the entire history of Michigan's highest court....

• Diane Hathaway, Our Next Michigan Supreme Court Justice!

  Devon Glass | November 05, 2008 12:09 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  With nearly 50% of the polls reporting in, it is looking quite likely that Diane Hathaway has defeated Clifford Taylor in an unprecedented victory. It is a rare feat to unseat an sitting judge on...