A Michigan lawyer was not automatically prohibited by the attorney ethics rules from being named as a beneficiary in a will and trust that he prepared for his client.

A father remained responsible for more than $40,000 in unpaid child support from a 1992 paternity case because the 10-year statute of limitations for enforcing child-support orders.

The plaintiffs who prevailed in a WPA lawsuit could recover post-judgment attorney fees under MCL 15.364, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in a published opinion.

The owners of 3 dogs killed by Detroit police during a marijuana raid can sue the officers who shot the dogs for civil rights, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

A former Michigan lawmaker charged with perjury is not entitled to legislative immunity or evidentiary privilege under the Michigan Constitution, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The State of MI can earmark public funds for private & parochial schools pursuant to MCL 388.1752b for the “actual costs incurred in complying with state health, safety, and welfare laws”.

In People v Kennedy, a unanimous Michigan SCT held that the constitutional standard, which has already been adopted by the federal courts and most states, is the controlling law.

In Pounders v Fawaz, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s order denying the plaintiff’s motion to terminate the equitable lien on the settlement proceeds.

A woman who fell and injured herself while washing her vehicle at a self-serve car wash is entitled to no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) benefits.

Michigan is on the cutting edge when it comes to probate law, recently becoming the first state in the nation to recognize a note left on a cell phone as a valid “digital will.”

An Ecuadorian mother’s taking of her minor child from MI to Ecuador without notifying the father, did not preclude the possibility that the child had become a “habitual resident”.

MCL 168.937, which is part of the state’s Election Law, is a penalty provision that does not create a substantive offense, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision.

A trial court erred in distributing a divorcing couple’s marital property because the parties’ prenuptial agreement was ignored in doing so, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

Plaintiffs have a right to a jury trial in Circuit Court when bringing actions against the state under the ELCRA, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in a published decision.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is making headlines for its recent ruling in an employment discrimination case, although probably not for the reason the Court would like: its decision.

A spousal support award and the division of property in a divorce case must be vacated because the trial court engaged in a “parade of errors”.