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Justice Taylor was soundly beaten in the recent election. First time ever in Michigan that a sitting Chief Justice was defeated. Ever. In interview after interview since the election, he has shown…
Long-term analysis of nursing home quality of care has recently been completed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This reporting substantiates the lower quality of care provided by…
It seems that every week here in Northern Michigan, we’re reading about layoffs. People are losing their jobs left and right. Many folks think that just because they are at will employees [they…
On Christmas Eve 2008, Wal-Mart agreed to settle nearly 65 state and federal class-action lawsuits filed by current and former employees. The heart of the claims made by the plaintiffs included…
Here in Northern Michigan we are at the beginning of what looks to be one of the best snowmobiling seasons in recent memory. The Traverse City Record Eagle recently published a forum piece by Bill…
The Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA] states very clearly that qualifying employees who work over 40 hours per work week are to be paid at time and one-half for that over time. Some employers have…
Statistically speaking, driver fatigue is responsible for up to 40% of all accidents caused by semi-truck drivers. Data from the Deptartment of Transportation show that driver fatigue causes as many…
Another example of unprofesional, improper and unfair conduct as chief justice. This is how a fellow justice described recent actions by Chief Justice Cliff Taylor that improperly influenced a…
The title to this entry is how Justice Weaver, one of Michigan’s 7 Supreme Court Justices, described the actions of Chief Justice Cliff Taylor and fellow activists Justices Corrigan, Markman and…
Kreiner v. Fischer. A 2004 opinion by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Cliff Taylor that re-wrote Michigan Auto Insurance law as it was known up until that point in time. In that opinion, he literally re-wrote the legal standard that had been drafted by our legislature for individuals who had been inj
As I discussed in my prior article, one of the regular tools used by insurance companies to terminate benefits of their insureds is the insurance company doctor. These doctors typically perform a…
I think it’s important for attorneys to keep track of the different trial and appellate judges they appear in front of. It helps attorneys to give counsel to their clients. If you have an…
