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Consider the following scenario: a wealthy socialite crashes his luxury car into a family sedan driven by a couple and their two young children. The socialite blew through a stop sign and was clearly at-fault, but it resulted in severe and permanent injuries to...
On August 13, 2019, the Michigan Court of Appeals released its opinion in Jackson v Dep't of Corrections, ___ Mich App ___ (2019)(Docket No. 342822) holding that a prisoner was entitled to have the Michigan Department of Correction's determination regarding his Class...
Despite all of the safeguards built into the criminal justice system, innocent people sometimes get convicted and punished for crimes they did not commit. The police and the prosecutor might act on defective evidence, the defense attorney might do a substandard job,...
Telling lies about someone is certain to cause hurt feelings at a minimum. Sometimes, disseminating a false statement can cause the subject to suffer reputation damage that leads to economic loss. This can create the basis for a lawsuit for defamation, whether it was...
Litigation is expensive. Between filing fees, process servers, attorney's fees and missed days of work to attend court hearings, any award obtained from a judge or jury can be eaten away to nothing. If the legal claim in question may only amount to a few thousand...
When dogs bit or injure other people in Michigan, the owner may be civilly liable to the victim for money damages. There are three ways that an injured person can recover a money judgment for dog bites in Michigan: I. MICHIGAN'S DOG BITE STATUTE The Michigan...
An occasional occurrence at the cash register of a department store is finding yourself charged more for an item than the price displayed for it. This isn't typically due to a store intentionally or fraudulently charging more for extra profit (although this does occur...