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Mount Clemens litigator appointed to 52-3 District Court bench
A Mount Clemens attorney has been appointed to serve on Oakland County's 52-3 District Court bench by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Laura E. Polizzi, a partner at Polizzi & Medley Law, litigates d...
Special land use grant for country club’s maintenance building upheld
A Zoning Board of Appeals properly approved a township’s grant of special use to a country club despite homeowners’ arguments about compliance with zoning ordinances, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel...
Invitee or licensee? Court revives injured woman’s zip line case
Property owners who allowed guests of their rental property to use a zip line are not entitled to summary judgment on an injured woman’s premises liability claim, the Western District of Michigan has ...
Corporate vehicle crossed five lanes, crashed into plaintiff
The plaintiff was a passenger in an uninsured vehicle traveling in the left-most lane of Woodward Avenue when a corporate vehicle crossed five lanes of traffic and crashed into her. The plaintiff w...
Provider not required to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit seeking payment
The Michigan Supreme Court has left untouched an appeals court ruling that allowed a healthcare provider to file suit seeking payment for services provided to an insured because the no-fault act does ...
Photo taken without consent, posted online does not amount to eavesdropping
A photograph of a man taken without his permission and posted online does not record or transmit “private discourse,” a Michigan Court of Appeals panel has held, affirming a grant of summary dispositi...
Plaintiff prevails on breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, fraud claims
The defendant, Robert Katkin, was removed as successor trustee in 2020 by Oakland County Probate Court Judge Daniel A. O’Brien for serious breaches of duty that a trustee owes to the beneficiaries. ...
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