Posts tagged supreme court

• Bridget Mary McCormack For Michigan Supreme Court Justice

  David Mittleman | April 05, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  November promises to bring us an exciting election on many levels. No race will be more important for the ‘people’ of Michigan than the campaign for Justice of our Michigan Supreme...

• MI Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Lawsuits Against 911 Operators

  David Mittleman | January 13, 2012 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Michigan Supreme Court will soon hear arguments about whether lawsuits against two 911 operators and their handling of emergency calls from a 5-year-old Detroit boy should be dismissed. The...

• 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...

• Supreme Court Torn Over Warrantless GPS Tracking

  David Mittleman | November 09, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Supreme Court echoed deep concerns on Tuesday over law enforcement officials' use of GPS tracking devices in suspects' cars without warrants. Nevertheless, the justices still appear unsettled...

• Michigan’s Drug Industry Immunity Upheld, Costing Victims and State Millions

  David Mittleman | October 04, 2011 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Back in March, I wrote several blogs about Michigan’s drug industry immunity law and its negative impact on injured patients and the State of Michigan. This past weekend, the Michigan Supreme...

• 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...

• Family of Psychotic Man Accused of Stabbing Mother to Death Sues Psychiatrist

  David Mittleman | September 14, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Georgia's highest court recently decided that the family of a man accused of stabbing his mother to death in a psychotic rage could file a lawsuit against his psychiatrist for medical malpractice....

• Justice Denied in Mississippi: What Are YOU Going to do About it?

  Mark Bello | September 09, 2011 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Notice to all Americans who support a plaintiff's access to the civil justice system: This is the dirtier side of the politics of denying the public access to justice. Behind your backs, billion...

• Michigan’s New Jury Rules Set to Take Effect

  David Mittleman | August 22, 2011 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In a little more than a week, jurors in the State of Michigan will have an opportunity to participate more fully in the trial process. Beginning September 1, jury members will be able to (among...

• US Supreme Court to Hear Drug Marketing Case on Tuesday

  David Mittleman | April 25, 2011 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In the modern world of medical record keeping, enormous amounts of data are generated by family doctors and pharmacies in the course of caring for and treating their patients. These data can be...