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Michigan Supreme Court loosens Workers' Comp test for mental injuries
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan’s highest court overruled a test workers’ compensation officials have been using for years to assess whether plaintiffs have proven work-related mental injuries, saying it was biased against claimants and contradicted by state law. -
In Michigan, a slip-and-fall on your way to work is now different than other slip-and-falls
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – The Michigan Supreme Court has determined whether going to work is unavoidable. -
Face mask mandate, other COVID orders struck down as unconstitutional in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has not had authority to issue coronavirus orders since April 30, the state Supreme Court has decided in an affirmation of arguments made by businesses and individuals who claimed their rights were violated. -
Dems and business group want Michigan's chief justice re-elected; Two seats up for grabs
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Michigan’s main business organization recommends that Chief Justice Bridget McCormack keeps her seat on the state Supreme Court. -
Flint residents given green light to sue Michigan officials over water crisis
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Residents of Flint will be able to proceed with a class action lawsuit against state officials including Gov. Rick Snyder that says their mishandling of the city’s drinking water caused their property values to drop. -
Cities vs. states: A looming battle for control of high-stakes opioid litigation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A public fight between the Tennessee attorney general and counties that have filed separate lawsuits against the opioid industry could be the first of many similar conflicts as state AGs try to assert control over mushrooming litigation over the addiction crisis. -
Attorney: Michigan ruling over unprofessional conduct a plus for school districts
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A recent Michigan Supreme Court decision that broadens the immunity schools in the state enjoy after reports of unprofessional conduct likely will defer future lawsuits against educational districts, an attorney says. -
Attorney: Effect of Mich. whistleblower decision to be seen
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – It remains to be seen how broad an impact, if any, a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision will have on certain Whistleblower Protection Act cases, a Detroit attorney says. -
Mich. whistleblower not given protection for reporting activity that hadn't happened yet
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - The Michigan Whistleblowers’ Protection Act doesn’t protect employees who report threatened or planned unlawful conduct, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled. -
University of Michigan law professor appointed to state SC
Gov. Rick Snyder has chosen Joan Larsen to fill the vacancy left by former Justice Mary Beth Kelly. -
Mich. SC justice to leave high court, return to private practice
Justice Mary Beth Kelly, who was elected to the court in 2010, will join the Detroit law office of Bodman PLC in October. -
Michigan Chamber endorses three candidates for high court
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has announced its endorsement of three candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court. -
Report: Former Mich. SC justice reports to prison
ALDERSON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway, who pleaded guilty to bank fraud, reported to prison Tuesday. -
Prosecutors want former Mich. SC justice to serve jail time for fraud
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) -- Prosecutors want former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway to serve 12 to 18 months in jail for bank fraud. -
Mich. SC: Whistleblower law doesn't require any 'motivation' be proved
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last week that the state's Whistleblowers' Protection Act does not require that any "motivation" be proved as a prerequisite to bringing a claim. -
Michigan appeals court rules mortgage registry's role is valid
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's decision in favor of the national mortgage registry known as MERS and three other defendants. -
Former Mich. SC justice joins Wayne State faculty
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) -- Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly has joined the faculty of Wayne State University's law school. -
Mich. SC: Noneconomic damages resulting from real property damage can't be recovered
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last week that plaintiffs suing over negligent destruction of their property cannot recover noneconomic damages. -
State court judge to fill spot on Mich. SC left by Hathaway
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last week appointed Judge David Viviano to the state Supreme Court, taking the place of former Justice Diane Hathaway. -
Former Mich. SC justice pleads guilty to bank fraud
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway pleaded guilty Tuesday to committing bank fraud in connection with property owned in Grosse Pointe Park.