In this article for the Summer 2020 Edition of Crossroads, the Quarterly Journal of the County Road Association of Michigan, Lex Fori PLLC attorney Carson J. Tucker discusses several legal issues that could potentially expand liability of governmental entities defending suits under the highway exception to governmental immunity. The article addresses an important case being [...]
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Supreme Court of Michigan to Address Retroactive Application of MCL 224.21’s 60-day Notice Provision to Defective Highway Claims Against Governmental Entities
Michigan Supreme Court to Reconsider 60-Day Notice Provision as Applied to County Road Commissions and Other Governmental Entities
Carson J. Tucker Files Supreme Court Application in Highway Defect Case
Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker filed an application in the Michigan Supreme Court on February 25 in the case of Menard v Imig requesting the Michigan Supreme Court to tie up loose ends in the interpretation of the notice provision in the Highway Exception to governmental immunity under the Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA), [...]
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 [...]