The Michigan Supreme Court has issued an Order Docketing Amicus Curiae Brief prepared by the Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker on behalf of Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (local affiliate of the Defense Research Institute), in the case of Skidmore v. Consumers Energy Company, Supreme Court Case No. 154030. Prior posts summarized this case, and included the brief. [...]
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Supreme Court Asked to Consider Court of Appeals’ Decision to Keep Anonymous Bloggers Identities Secret in Defamation Suit
In Ghanam v. John Does et al. the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's decision to allow the deposition of a fact witness in a defamation suit filed against ostensibly anonymous commentators on an internet-based public forum. Last week, I filed an application for leave to appeal in the Michigan Supreme Court in this case [...]
Court of Appeals Requests Conflict Panel to Resolve Issue of Whether Plaintiff’s Prematurely Filed Complaint Can Be Equitably Amended to Allow Notice Period to Toll Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Action
Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an adversarial published opinion in the case of Furr v. McLeod, MD, et al, Court of Appeals Docket No. 310652. The panel ruled as it did only because prior Court of Appeals precedent required it to do so under Michigan Court Rule (MCR) 7.215(J). However, the panel requested impaneling a [...]