- David Mittleman | September 17, 2010 8:00 PM | Lansing, MI
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Miscellaneous
It's expensive to go to college these days. As the father of two children, I've had first-hand experience with paying hefty tuition bills. Other students are even unluckier, since they're forced to...
- Timothy Smith | November 24, 2009 3:13 PM | Traverse City, MI
Category:
Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
DOG BITE
In Michigan, when a dog bites a person, the person must sue the owner of the dog within three years from the date of the dog bite under MCL 600.5805(10). Proper plaintiffs would...
- Timothy Smith | February 26, 2009 4:31 PM | Grand Rapids, MI
Category:
Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 4.7 million people per year are bit by a dog. In case you, a friend or family member are attacked, here are some steps you should take:
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- Timothy Smith | February 25, 2009 4:19 PM | Grand Rapids, MI
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Wrongful Death
In August 2005, James Stone was arrested on a parole violation. While in lock-up/jail, he complained for over an hour about chest pains, but the City did nothing. He later had a heart attack and...
- Timothy Smith | February 25, 2009 3:58 PM | Traverse City, MI
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Workplace Discrimination
As the recession continues, it seems that we're seeing more and more employers getting into trouble by failing to pay overtime. As times get tough for area businesses, cutting overhead by limiting...
- Timothy Smith | January 19, 2009 10:27 AM | Traverse City, MI
Category:
Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Businesses bombard us with promises of a shopping experience loaded with deals, specials and savings. Whether it's Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or the local Five and Dime, you would think, as consumers, that...
- Timothy Smith | January 16, 2009 5:04 PM | Traverse City, MI
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Automobile Accidents
I've got one and two more on the way. Teens that is.......
Next summer my oldest will take driver's education. It's a little scary. I saw an interesting statistic recently that really opened my...
- Timothy Smith | January 15, 2009 4:33 PM | Traverse City, MI
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia, Canada has recalled 1,000,000 cribs that had been sold between May 2000 and last month here in the U.S. and Canada. The Consumer Public Safety...
- Timothy Smith | January 12, 2009 11:28 AM | Traverse City, MI
Category:
Workplace Discrimination
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act have reached critical mass in Congress and looks to become law under our next administration. So, what are they and how does this...
- Timothy Smith | January 08, 2009 10:49 AM | Traverse City, MI
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A young Traverse City resident recently lost her life when the car she was riding in was involved in an auto accident with a semi truck on Garfield Ave. In any accident between a car and semi truck,...