One of the most important ways insurance companies and businesses can manage their assets and control their liability is to think creatively about insurance and insuring agreements in managing their day-to-day business operations. Disputes, claims, and yes, lawsuits often arise in the ordinary course of thriving and vibrant businesses. This is a natural consequence of [...]
Tag: slip and fall
Retail Storeowner’s to Face Challenge on Unsafe Aisle Claim in Premises Liability Suit
The Michigan Court of Appeals has issued a 2-1 published opinion and requested a conflict panel under Michigan Court Rule 7.215(J)(2) to address whether retail store owners owe a duty to keep aisles reasonably safe in a case in which the plaintiff tripped over a protruding end-cap platform. In Quinto v. Woodward Detroit CVS, et al., [...]
Supreme Court Remands for Court of Appeals to Reconsider “Parallel Parking” Highway Defect Case
Attached is an order issued today, April 1, 2014, in the case of Yono v. Dep't of Transportation.146603, by the Supreme Court. This is the case in which the Plaintiff alleged a highway defect under the exception to governmental immunity found in MCL 691.1402(1), for injuries incurred when she slipped and fell in an alleged defect [...]
Supreme Court to Consider Scope of Highway Defect Exception
In Yono v. MDOT, Supreme Court Case No. 146603, a case in which I submitted an amicus curiae brief for Macomb County Department of Roads, Oakland County Road Commission and Wayne County in support of the state's application for leave to appeal, the Supreme Court granted oral argument on the application and invited additional briefing. Read [...]
Bus Passenger’s Cause of Action Dismissed Against Transportation Commission – Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court’s Judgment for Transportation Commission
In Palmer v. Blue Water Area Transportation Commission, the Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's judgment of no cause of action against a governmental entity (here a transportation commission) in a suit by a bus passenger alleging negligence and gross negligence against the governmental entity and its employee, respectively. Plaintiff fell while boarding the bus. [...]