Michigan

  • January 07, 2025

    Lawmakers Push To Limit China's Access To US AI Tech

    Two congressmen, in anticipation of a new framework being published by the Bureau of Industry and Security, have urged the secretary of commerce to place strict guidelines on high-end artificial intelligence technology the United States exports over fears of China's access to it.

  • January 07, 2025

    No Problem With $217M Dam Repair Tax, Mich. Panel Says

    A Michigan appellate panel on Monday said a $217 million special assessment levied on property owners for dam repairs and lake level restoration after devastating 2020 floods was established through a legally sound process, ruling the owners were never entitled to have a pseudo-judicial review of the tax.

  • January 06, 2025

    Sidley, Wachtell Guide Inari Medical's $4.9B Sale To Stryker

    Medical technology company Stryker Corp., represented by Sidley Austin LLP, announced Monday that it has inked an agreement to acquire device maker Inari Medical Inc., represented by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, in a deal worth about $4.9 billion.

  • January 06, 2025

    USAA Hits Mich. Clinics, Owners With Billing Fraud Claims

    United Services Automobile Association has told a Michigan federal court that physical therapy providers worked together to defraud the insurer by soliciting car accident victims and then referring them for unnecessary medical care.

  • January 06, 2025

    Mich. Residents Say Solar Investors Can't Arbitrate Fraud Suit

    Michigan residents who allege Florida investment firms funded a company that duped them into buying defective solar panels have urged a federal judge to deny the firms' bid to arbitrate or dismiss the claims, saying the court has already rejected the investors' arguments.

  • January 06, 2025

    Nicki Minaj Accused Of Slapping, Threatening Tour Manager

    Nicki Minaj's former tour manager has filed an assault lawsuit in Los Angeles court alleging the rapper slapped him repeatedly and threatened his life backstage after a concert at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit last year.

  • January 06, 2025

    MGM, Ex-Worker Prepare For COVID-19 Vax Exemption Trial

    A former MGM Grand Detroit employee will try to convince a federal jury this week that the casino and hotel improperly denied his request for religious exemption from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, while MGM Grand is preparing to argue that the worker's shifting answers can't prove his purported beliefs were sincere. 

  • January 06, 2025

    4 Firms Ask To Helm Hybrid Jeep Exploding Battery Class

    Drivers claiming certain hybrid Jeep vehicles were sold with defective batteries that risk exploding or catching fire have asked a Michigan federal judge to appoint four law firms to steer the case as co-interim class counsel.

  • January 03, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: All Eyes On '25

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including what the experts think is in store for 2025.

  • January 03, 2025

    Budtender Says Tip Pool Suit Can Dodge Arbitration

    A budtender accusing a cannabis company of mishandling tips told a Michigan federal court that the arbitration clause in his employment agreement lacks mutuality and doesn't cover his claims, arguing that his case should stay in court.

  • January 03, 2025

    Mich. Justices Asked To Ease Hospital Liability Standard

    A patient has urged the Michigan Supreme Court to clear up the standards for when hospitals can be liable for the mistakes of doctors who treat patients as independent contractors, saying a recent decision by the state's intermediate appellate court added an unwarranted hurdle to holding hospitals responsible.

  • January 03, 2025

    Orchard Settles 'Criminal Enterprise' Defamation Suit

    The former part-owner of a Michigan orchard and the orchard's holding company have settled claims that the ex-partner defamed the company and caused a loss of business by logging into its Google business account and calling it a "criminal enterprise."

  • January 03, 2025

    Ex-Mich. Public Defender Fined For Revealing Client's 'Secret'

    The retired director of the public defender's office in Muskegon, Michigan, has been handed a 75-day suspension and ordered to pay more than $3,000 in fees after disciplinary authorities found he shared a client's "confidence or secret" and failed to enact and enforce policies to avoid conflicts of interest in the office.

  • January 03, 2025

    Ga. Law Firm Says Investment Co. Dodging $182K Bill

    A Michigan-based investment firm is facing allegations it dodged paying more than $180,000 in legal fees owed to an Atlanta-area law firm, according to a suit removed to Georgia federal court Friday.

  • January 03, 2025

    Mich. Law Firm Urges Dismissal Of Insurer's Defamation Suit

    A Michigan personal injury attorney and his firm are urging a federal judge to toss a defamation lawsuit accusing them of launching a smear campaign against an auto insurance company, arguing opinion pieces they published on the firm's blog are protected by the First Amendment.

  • January 02, 2025

    Startup Wants New Trial After TransUnion Undoes $18M Loss

    A Sixth Circuit panel was wrong to affirm that a startup must come away empty-handed from a dispute with TransUnion LLC over a partnership to develop an online insurance quote marketplace, the startup said in asking the panel to give it a new trial instead of throwing out its jury win completely. 

  • January 02, 2025

    Mich. Justices OK Atty Fees As Legal Malpractice Damages

    The Michigan Supreme Court has held that clients can recover legal fees incurred as a result of an attorney's malpractice, finding that such fees are not barred by the American rule, under which parties to litigation must generally bear their own legal costs.

  • January 02, 2025

    Mich. Justices Say Detroit Fire Fee Is Legal, Not A Tax

    The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled a Detroit fee for a fire service program was not an unlawful tax but clarified that a regulatory program's main benefit cannot be the mere permission for a property owner to operate its business in the city.

  • January 02, 2025

    Thomson Reuters Bolsters Tax Ops With $600M SafeSend Buy

    Thomson Reuters Corp. has acquired SafeSend, a cloud-based provider of technology for tax and accounting professionals, for $600 million in cash, the Toronto-based data and content conglomerate said in a statement Thursday.

  • January 02, 2025

    Mich. Judge Revives U-Visa Seekers' Suit Over Delays

    Courts can't compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to issue work authorizations, but can consider the reasonableness of its processing delays, a Michigan federal judge said Thursday, reversing her dismissal of a proposed class action brought by U-visa petitioners.

  • January 02, 2025

    6th Circ. Revives Mercedes Vehicle Fire Coverage Claims

    The Sixth Circuit has ruled that Mercedes-Benz's North American research entity was not entitled to summary judgment in an insurance suit over a fire at a testing facility and that a lower court must consider whether the "hazardous materials" that started the fire should have been on the property.

  • January 02, 2025

    6th Circ. Overturns FCC Net Neutrality Rules

    The Sixth Circuit upended the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules Thursday, holding that commercial broadband providers cannot be regulated as telecommunications common carriers.

  • January 01, 2025

    2025 Michigan Cases To Watch

    Attorneys predict the new five-justice Democratic majority on the Michigan Supreme Court this year could put teeth into a once-strong consumer protection statute, continue to tweak the state's premises liability law and could take on a federally posed question of the constitutionality of medical malpractice caps.

  • January 01, 2025

    Top Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2025

    Over the next year, tax practitioners will be closely monitoring suits that challenge the IRS' use of the economic substance doctrine, take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision curbing federal agencies' regulatory authority and dispute the government's handling of worker retention credits. Here, Law360 looks at key federal tax cases to follow in 2025.

  • January 01, 2025

    Transportation Cases To Watch In 2025

    The Boeing Co.'s 737 Max criminal conspiracy case, consolidated D.C. Circuit litigation targeting new vehicle fuel-economy standards, and a Texas high court battle over a massive trucking accident verdict are among the cases that transportation attorneys are watching closely in 2025.

Expert Analysis

  • Election Outlook: A Precedent Primer On Content Moderation

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    With the 2024 election season now in full swing, online platforms will face difficult and politically sensitive decisions about content moderation, but U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last term offer much-needed certainty about their rights, say Jonathan Blavin and Helen White at Munger Tolles.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss the muted nature of the property and casualty insurance class action space in the second quarter of the year, with no large waves made in labor depreciation and total-loss vehicle class actions, but a new offensive theory emerging for insurance companies.

  • Series

    Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Opinion

    The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Opinion

    It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Series

    Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing Dungeons & Dragons – a tabletop role-playing game – helped pave the way for my legal career by providing me with foundational skills such as persuasion and team building, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan.

  • Class Action Law Makes An LLC A 'Jurisdictional Platypus'

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    The applicability of Section 1332(d)(10) of the Class Action Fairness Act is still widely misunderstood — and given the ambiguous nature of limited liability companies, the law will likely continue to confound courts and litigants — so parties should be prepared for a range of outcomes, says Andrew Gunem at Strauss Borrelli.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

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