In another pro bono veteran's disability case, I recently filed a brief in the Michigan Court of Appeals seeking a decision on the applicability of federal law to a specific set of disabled veterans. Carpenter v. Carpenter Brief on Appeal Although federal law in some cases allows state courts to use veterans' disability pay to pay child [...]
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Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker to Defend Municipality on Appeal in Governmental Immunity Case
Today, November 16, 2018, Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker filed an appearance to defend Michigan governmental entity in a suit under the Govermental Tort Liability Act in the Michigan Court of Appeals. Appearance in Truski v Clinton Township
Michigan Supreme Court Grants to Consider Impact of United States Supreme Court Decision Protecting Veterans’ Disability Pay from Property Divisions in State Court Divorce Proceedings
Yesterday, November 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Michigan granted my Application for Leave to Appeal (After Remand) in the case of Foster v Foster, to consider the impact of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Howell v Howell, which unanimously held all veterans' disability pay, with but one statutory exception, was jurisdictionally protected by [...]
Lawyer’s Weekly Chronicles Appellate Court Victory by Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker
The lawyer's weekly recently published an article on the Menard v Imig case in which I successfully represented the Macomb County governmental defendants in the Court of Appeals, briefing and arguing this case addressing governmental immunity and the highway defect exception under the Governmental Tort Liability Act. Macomb County Road Department Not Liable
Victory in Court of Appeals for Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker
In a case I briefed and argued on July 10, the Michigan Court of Appeals in a 2-1 opinion has reversed the trial court’s decision denying Macomb County's motion for summary disposition, and has remanded to the trial court for a full dismissal of the lawsuit as against the Macomb County Defendants. Judges O’Brien and [...]