Posts tagged michigan

• Why Speeders on the Highway Cause More Serious Accidents

  Devon Glass | August 28, 2009 11:52 AM | 9 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  So it goes that we have a third party to add to our blog series. I think I speak for both Steve Lombardi at the Lombardi Law Firm, and myself at the Church Wyble, P.C. law firm, when I extend a...

• 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...

• Clergy Sex Abuse Victim Reaches Settlement (Part 3)

  David Mittleman | August 31, 2010 4:25 PM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  [The following is the text of the prepared statement read by my client at today's press conference] My name is Gregory J. Guggemos. I am married and my wife and I have 2 sons and 5...

• Decline in Marijuana Use Up in Smoke: Marijuana Use On the Rise Amongst U.S. Teenagers

  David Mittleman | December 15, 2009 12:10 PM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  According to a University of Michigan study for the National Institute for Drug Abuse, marijuana use trumps Vicodin, Ecstasy, alcohol and tobacco use amongst teenagers. Specifically, the researchers...

• 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...

• Understanding Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act

  Matthew Heos | June 08, 2011 11:12 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In November 2008, 63% of Michigan voters passed the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, making Michigan the 14th state to adopt a medical marijuana law. In spite of enjoying overwhelming support for the...

• 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...

• Battle Over Drug Industry Immunity in Michigan Heats Up

  David Mittleman | January 15, 2010 9:43 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Since 1995, Michigan law has shielded drug manufacturers from legal action stemming from FDA-approved products. In other words, Michigan residents cannot hold drug companies accountable for...

• Car Accident Hospitalizes Two In Lansing, Michigan

  Devon Glass | April 20, 2009 11:08 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  At around 1:50 a.m. Saturday morning an SUV and a Dodge Intrepid collided at the intersection of East Saginaw Street and North Howard Street in Lansing, Michigan. The 19-year old driver of the...