A Molotov cocktail is a generic name for a bottle-based improvised incendiary weapon that is designed to be thrown for an explosion on impact. It is relatively easy to produce and can be created from materials found around the home. As a result, it is a...
If you own a parcel of real estate in Michigan, you likely have a written deed in your possession that formally conveys title to you. This document contains the name of the grantors and grantees of the property, the legal description of the real estate, and...
A fiduciary has the responsibility of acting on behalf of another person and putting that person’s best interests ahead of their own. In Michigan, a fiduciary “includes, but is not limited to, a personal representative, funeral representative, guardian,...
In the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny”, Joe Pesci plays a New York lawyer who travels to Alabama with his fiancé Mona Lisa Vito (played by Marisa Tomei) to defend his cousin against murder charges. Vinny decides to go hunting with the prosecutor ahead of trial...
The crime of aggravated assault in Michigan is charged when a person assaults another person and cause serious injury. This is a serious charge that can result in substantial fines, probation and even jail time for the offender. Furthermore, a person...
Generally, police officers have unfettered authority to stop drivers and issue citations for traffic violations occurring on public roadways. But what if the traffic violation occurs on privately maintained roads or private property? If you run a stop sign in...
A person accused of possessing illegal controlled substances in Michigan can be convicted if the prosecutor can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he or she knowing had “actual possession” or “constructive possession” of the drugs. Actual possession means...
Forming a business entity as a corporation comes with a slew of benefits. The biggest upside is that the corporate entity provides a shield protecting the individual shareholders personally from liabilities against the business. For example, if the...
Lisa Putman was a 28-year old CPS worker employed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (“MDHHS”) in Macomb County. She was assigned to the home of two sisters, Jacqueline and Josephine Verellen, where Josephine’s children living in unsafe...
Water from rainfall or snowmelt flows wherever gravity will take it without regard to property boundaries. The natural formation of the ground will generally determine how water will drain from a landowner’s property into the neighboring parcels (and vice...
