Imagine you develop a terrible headache. Not your typical headache, but something like a migraine. Lights and sounds are painful; moving seems impossible. You suspect something is wrong and go to a doctor. After a quick assessment, your doctor diagnoses you with a migraine or…
On January 6, 2021, a group of Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol building. Splashed across newspapers, websites and social media, photos cataloged their assault on the Capitol. By the
Up to 1,000,000 Michigan residents may now be eligible to have their criminal record expunged after Michigan’s new “Clean Slate” law went into effect on April 11, 2021. Eligible offenses: Expanding eligibility to up to three felonies and an unlimited number of misdemeanors, with certain…
In January 2020, U.S. Representative Val Demings, now 64, was one of the seven impeachment managers who prosecuted Donald Trump for improperly seeking help from Ukrainian officials in helping
The recent unsuccessful attempt by Zimmer Biomet Inc. to undo a $3.55 million verdict regarding its defective M2a Magnum hip implant shows how the company continues to evade responsibility for the pain and suffering inflicted on patients by their flawed and dangerous implant. A federal…
In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Biomet Inc. failed in its bid to undo the latest verdict against the company regarding its defective M2a Magnum hip prosthesis. The $3.55 million verdict had gone to Lori Nicholson, an Iowa woman who…
On May 18, 2021, President Biden signed a presidential memo to expand access to legal counsel, legal representation and the courts. The Biden administration’s executive action could improve inequalities
Some of our recent record-setting results for our clients include $2 million in a premise liability case and $500,000 in an Upper Peninsula auto accident case. Our team of personal injury lawyers have obtained record verdicts in both Leelanau and Oscoda County. These results are…
You’re conducting document discovery. You expect that when the opposing party searches their email for relevant documents, that party will produce any responsive emails as well as any responsive attachments to those emails, and that they will produce them in a way that allows you…
Best Lawyers has selected attorney Tim Smith as the top plaintiffs personal injury attorney in Northern Michigan 3 out of the last 5 years. Learn more about personal injury attorney Tim Smith in the testimonial below. “Tim is a professional in every sense of the…
Going off to college is an exciting milestone for most young adults, but it comes with a terrifying risk. Female college students are three times more likely to experience sexual violence, and women in sororities are four times more likely to be assaulted than non-sorority…
As Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved for those as young as 12, back to school could look similar to previous years. As millions of students return to school in
