Posts tagged court

• Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Protects Victims of Malpractice

  David Mittleman | February 21, 2010 2:39 PM | 7 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  For years, the State of Michigan has been hostile to victims’ rights. This has been particularly true in the area of medical malpractice, where state law imposes complex procedural...

• Promote Judge Diane Hathaway to the Michigan Supreme Court

  David Mittleman | October 14, 2008 9:05 AM | 7 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The most important state-election vote you cast on November 4 is to defeat Cliff Taylor and put Judge Diane Marie Hathaway on the Michigan Supreme Court! Taylor has ruled against middle-class...

• Reform Michigan Government Now Ballot Proposal - Will It Help?

  David Mittleman | July 08, 2008 9:12 AM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Well, it couldn't hurt, according to a former Democratic House Leader and spokeswoman for Reform Michigan Government Now. Dianne Byrum was quoted in the Lansing State Journal as saying "This...

• Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bob Young is a Poor Loser

  David Mittleman | August 02, 2010 11:39 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Weren't we all brought up by the admonition that if you don't have anything nice to say... don't say anything at all? Yes, I am talking to you Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bob Young. Let's look at...

• State Farm under Fire for Voting Buying

  Mark Bello | September 20, 2011 12:26 PM | 4 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Did State Farm Insurance buy Llyod Karmeier a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court to escape a billion dollar judgment? Yes, according to lawyers who want the billion back. An Illinois case dating...

• The Michigan Supreme Court can restore innocent victims' rights when deciding the McCormick case

  Devon Glass | January 18, 2010 5:15 PM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As noted by my blog partner David Mittleman, the Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a very important case regarding the future of car accident victim's rights. The outcome of this...

• Supreme Court Justice Taylor's final slap in the face to Michigan

  Timothy Smith | January 02, 2009 11:57 AM | 4 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Justice Taylor was soundly beaten in the recent election. First time ever in Michigan that a sitting Chief Justice was defeated. Ever. In interview after interview since the election, he has shown...

• Michigan Auto Insurance Industry Gets An Early Christmas Present

  David Mittleman | December 23, 2011 1:03 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Michigan Supreme Court’s notorious new Gang of Four is apparently in the holiday mood. In the spirit of giving, the Court ruled 4-3 that auto insurance companies do not need to pay...

• Michigan Court of Appeals Continues Anti-Justice Trend in Premises Liability Lawsuits

  Mark Bello | August 03, 2011 9:32 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A Kalamazoo, MI man died after strong winds caused a huge branch to crack off a tree and fall on top him. The accident happened on a Sunday afternoon in June 2008 when the man was taking a walk. The...

• Family of Autistic Child Wins $1.5 Million Award for Vaccinations That Resulted in Daughter's Autism

  David Mittleman | September 13, 2010 5:00 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Omnibus Autism Proceeding began in 2002 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after parents of Autistic children began filing petitions for compensation with the Secretary of Health and Human...