The trial court properly denied a motion to dismiss a petition for continuing mental-health treatment, even though the petition did not strictly comply with the statutory requirements.

An attorney’s alleged defamatory statements to another lawyer while waiting for a court-ordered mediation conference to begin were confidential mediation communications.

The trial court in this defamation case erred by striking an attorney’s affidavit and precluding the attorney from testifying.

The COA issued a published opinion in Barnard Manufacturing v Gates Performance Engineering, which could cause problems for many appellate attorneys appealing trial court orders on summary disposition.

The Court of Appeals reversed a Michigan trial court's decision to recognize a foreign divorce in Tarikonda v Pinjari (unpublished decision).

In Shannon v Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C., former clients brought a legal malpractice suit against the law firm and attorney who represented them in a real estate matter.