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Using a computer, computer system, computer program or computer network to commit a crime is a separate criminal offense in Michigan. A person can be charged with using a computer to commit a crime in addition to the underlying offense. For example, if...
In Rafaeli, LLC v. Oakland Cnty, 505 Mich 429; 952 NW2d 434 (2020), the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that former owners of real estate that were foreclosed upon by local government for unpaid property taxes have a vested right in the surplus proceeds and that...
A limited liability company (LLC) is a type of business association formed under state law that combines the best parts of being a disregarded entity and being a corporation. Generally, disregarded entities (e.g. sole proprietors and partnerships) enjoy...
If you are charged and convicted of a DUI or other traffic offense in Michigan, one of the possible outcomes is that the sentencing court can order that your vehicle be immobilized and rendered unusable for a period of time. The length of time that a vehicle...
Sometimes, a tenant will simply leave a rental unit without any notice to the landlord whatsoever, even in the middle of an eviction proceeding. Is the landlord simply able to walk in and reclaim the rental unit? Can the landlord then toss out the tenant’s...
Open burning is the act of setting fire to unwanted paper, garbage, debris, trees, branches or lawn for disposal where the smoke and emissions are released directly into the open air. For rural areas without trash removal service, burning brush and garbage...
You have likely encountered petition circulators outside government buildings, in shopping centers or at public parks seeking enough signatures to get a particular proposal to appear on the ballot in the next election cycle. These proposals can involve any...
In Michigan, the Estates and Protected Individuals Code determines the inheritance rights of adopted children. What are the rights of adopted children to inherit from their adoptive parents? Do adopted children retain any rights to inherit from their...
In Michigan, a person may petition the probate court to appoint a guardian or conservatorship to someone who is incapacitated because they are no longer able to make important decisions for themselves. A guardian is empowered to make significant decisions...
On July 21, 2005, shortly before 2:00 a.m., George Feezel struck and killed Kevin Bass while driving in Ypsilanti Township in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Mr. Bass, to his detriment, was walking down the middle of the unlit five-lane road with his back to oncoming...