Michigan Supreme Court to Reconsider 60-Day Notice Provision as Applied to County Road Commissions and Other Governmental Entities
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Supreme Court of Michigan Grants to Consider Retroactivity of the Statutory “Open and Obvious” Doctrine in Actions Against Governmental Entities
On April 17, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court granted an application for leave to appeal in the case of Buhl v City of Oak Park, Michigan Supreme Court Case No. 160355, to address the relatively new statutory "open and obvious" provision, MCL 691.1402a(5), which is in the municipal "sidewalk" exception to governmental immunity in Michigan's [...]
Court of Appeals Addresses Effect of Incapacity to Give Notice in Suit Under Highway Exception
The Michigan Court of Appeals interprets the interplay between the notice provision in the highway exception to governmental immunity and the
Michigan Supreme Court Suspends All Filing Deadlines for Case Initiation and Responsive Pleadings to Day After Period of Emergency Lockdown Ordered by Governor Whitmer
By Administrative Order 2020-03 the Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that all filing deadlines for all case initiation and for filing of responsive pleadings in proceedings already initiated are suspended during the period of emergency enunciated in Governor Whitmer's Executive Order 2020-21 (COVID-19) (March 24 at 12:01 a.m. through April 13, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.). [...]
Michigan Supreme Court Issues Emergency Procedures and Guidance and Instructions to State Courts Regarding COVID-19 Response – March 15, 2020
The Michigan Supreme Court issued guidance and directives yesterday (Sunday) March 15, 2020 providing wide latitude to state courts regarding scheduling, court activity, access and limitations on holding public hearings. The Court's order also included some directives requiring electronic pleadings and video conferencing in certain circumstances. The Court makes sure to subject its guidance to [...]