Michigan Conversion Law

In re: Thomas William O'Hara

Grand Rapids, Michigan, bankruptcy lawyer represented the Petitioner seeking a chapter 13 bankruptcy. Thomas O’Hara filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. At a hearing on the United States Trustee’s motion to dismiss, the bankruptcy court made clear its intent to convert the case to Chapter 7. But O’Hara did not move to dismiss his Chapter 13 case until after the bankruptcy court had entered i... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Wolf Harper </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and transfer of machineguns and possession of a short-barreled rifle </font/color="red"></center><center> Machinegun Trafficker Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center... More...

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Brendel's Septic Tank Service, LLC v. Terry Vickers and On the Portables, L.L.C.

Pontiac, Michigan, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a trade secret conversion theory. In September 2022, plaintiff filed a complaint, contending that it was a limited liability corporation that provided sanitation and septic services for construction, commercial and residential, cities and parks, and other venues. Vickers allegedly served as plaintiff's office manage... More...

$0 (02-21-2025 - MI)

<h1> United States of America v. Jaquan Foreman </h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Supplying Machineguns To Lansing Gang Members </center><center> Man Sentenced For Supplying Machineguns To Lansing Gang Members</h2></center> </h2></center> Jaquan Foreman, 22, of Lansing was acc... More...

$0 (10-02-2024 - MI)

<h1> United States of America v. Michael Andrew Thomas </h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing A Machinegun </center><center> Lansing Man Sentenced For Possessing A Machinegun</h2></center> </h2></center> U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten toda... More...

$0 (06-18-2024 - MI)

<h1> United States of America v. Earl Austin IV </h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Machinegun And Drug Trafficking </center><center> Final Member Of Benton Harbor Machinegun And Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced </h2></center> </h2></center> Earl Austin IV, 22, of Be... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Dareese Davon Hewlett </h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant for For Repeatedly Possessing Firearms</h2></center> Dareese Devon Hewlett, 41, of Muskegon, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. "Mr. Hewlett is a... More...

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United States of America v. Dareese Devon Hewlett

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Police caught Dareese Devon Hewlett, 41, of Muskegon, a felon, with guns on three occasions. During the first incident, he shot at a man at a Muskegon memorial celebration. Police subsequently recovered the gun from Hewlett's hotel room. There was a conversion ... More...

$0 (11-22-2023 - MI)

Gold Forever Music, Inc. v. United States of America

<center> <img width="300" Src="https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/Images/Slideshow/3.jpg"> </center> The statute of limitations for a wrongful levy action cannot begin until there has been a levy that attaches to the property at issue. In this case, notices of levy in 2012 did not constitute levies on royalties generated after the notices were served. For the reasons set forth below, the st... More...

$0 (04-10-2019 - MI)

In re: B & P Baird Holdings, Inc.

<center> <h1> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a> </h1> </center> This non-core bankruptcy adversary proceeding stems from the wind-up plan of debtor B & P Baird Holdings, Inc. Debtor entered into an asset pu... More...

$0 (01-08-2019 - MI)

Shari Guertin v. State of Michigan

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/Images/Slideshow/9.jpg"> </center> This case arises out of the infamous government-created environmental disaster commonly known as the Flint Water Crisis. As a cost-saving measure until a new water authority was to become operational, public officials switched the City of Flint municipal water supply from the Detroit Wa... More...

$0 (01-04-2019 - MI)

Matthew N. Fulton, D.D.S. v. Enclarity, Inc.

Plaintiff Matthew N. Fulton, DDS, P.C., a dental practice in Linden, Michigan, brings this suit on behalf of itself and others similarly situated. Fulton alleges that it received a fax from Defendants in September 2016 that was an unsolicited advertisement under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, but that failed to include the requisite opt-out provision. Arguing that ... More...

$0 (11-06-2018 - MI)

United States of America v. Alfornia Johnson

As part of a multi-state conspiracy, Alfornia Johnson helped distribute large quantities of oxycodone pills in Ohio. After pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, Johnson fled. Following his arrest two years later, the district court sentenced him to 188 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in the drug conspiracy, finding that his managerial role warranted an enhan... More...

$0 (05-31-2018 - MI)

Mariah Wall v. Michigan Rental

What started out as a landlord-tenant dispute has become a lawsuit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Mariah Wall, Christopher Boston, and Craig Mulhinch allege that Zaki Jamil Alawi and his companies committed federal wire, mail, and bank fraud by mishandling the security deposits the plaintiffs provided for their rental units. Because the plainti... More...

$0 (03-13-2017 - MI)

Joseph Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. and Troy Estill

In this wrongful discharge action, Plaintiff Joseph Casias, a former Wal-Mart employee, appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to remand and the dismissal for failure to state a claim following his termination for failing a drug test in violation of Defendants’ drug testing policy. Because we find no reasonable basis to conclude that the non-diverse Defendant Troy Estill (“Es... More...

$0 (04-18-2012 - MI)

Viola Chambers v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

Plaintiff-Appellant Viola Chambers (“Chambers”) appeals from a district court order dismissing her claims of fraud against HSBC Bank, USA, and numerous other defendants.1 Chambers also asserts that the district court erred 1Chambers named 26 defendants below, and renames them all on appeal: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (“HSBC”); Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MER... More...

$0 (07-17-2015 - MI)

Beth Ann Miller v. Mylan, Inc.

Beth Ann Kelly died after receiving a fatal dose of fentanyl. Her estate subsequently brought this lawsuit alleging that the defendant's fentanyl patch caused Kelly's death. The defendant pleaded immunity under a Michigan statute that immunizes manufacturers of "drugsâ€ from suit. The district court determined that the fentanyl patch was a "drugâ€ and consequently granted the defendant's... More...

$0 (01-21-2014 - MI)

Gregory J. Zack v. Mary A. Zielinski

Gregory Zack appeals the trial court's final order in this action involving the estate of the decedent, Nina Zack. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. I. FACTS Approximately four years before her death, the decedent executed a will naming her son, Zack, as her sole heir. The will entitled Zack to all of the decedent's estate, after the payment of funeral expenses, administrat... More...

$0 (03-28-2013 - MI)

Julea Ward v. Vernon Polite

In its graduate-level counseling-degree program, Eastern Michigan University prohibits students from discriminating against others based on sexual orientation and teaches students to affirm a client's values during counseling sessions. In three years with the program, Julea Ward frequently expressed a conviction that her faith (Christianity) prevented her from affirming a client's same-sex relatio... More...

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Kimberly Sykes Tevya v. Derrick Anderson

Plaintiffs Kimberly Sykes and Tevya Grace Urquhart were wrongly convicted of larceny by conversion and false report of a felony. After the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned their convictions, the plaintiffs sued Derrick Anderson and Carol Nichols for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and denial of due process. The jury found the defendants liable, a finding that we affirmed on appeal. ... More...

$0 (04-12-2011 - MI)

Guy Turi v. Main Street Adoption Services, LLP

Main Street Adoption Services, LLP and two of its officers (collectively, Main Street), none of whom are residents of Michigan, have filed this interlocutory appeal challenging the district court's conclusions that (1) it has personal jurisdiction over Main Street regarding the various claims of the 1 Michigan plaintiffs, (2) venue is proper in the Eastern District of Michigan, and (... More...

$0 (03-04-2011 - MI)

Professional Consultation Services, Inc. v. Schaefer & Strohminger, Inc.

Professional Consultation Services (PCS-Global) and its owners have sued Schaefer & Strohminger (S&S) and its subsidiaries three times now: first in federal court in Maryland; then in state court in Maryland; and most recently in federal court in Michigan. Although the three complaints are not identical, they each arise from a multi-year contractual relationship between PCS-Global and S&S... More...

$0 (02-23-2011 - MI)

Victoria Harris v. J.B. Robinson Jewelers

In her Complaint, plaintiff Victoria Harris asserts several claims against defendant J.B. Robinson Jewelers ("Robinsonâ€) based upon her allegation that when she brought her diamond wedding ring into defendant's store for resizing, her large, pink center diamond was replaced with a smaller, colorless stone. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Robinson on the basis that pla... More...

$0 (12-08-2010 - MI)

Charles C. Costa v. City of Detroit

Charles Costa, as the owner, and Ronald Scott, as his tenant, seek compensation arising from the demolition of a fire-damaged building and the loss of the personalty contained therein. The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of the City of Detroit (the "Cityâ€) and F Moss Wrecking Company ("Moss Wreckingâ€), finding Costa's and Scott's claims were precluded by the doctrines ... More...

$0 (10-21-2010 - MI)

Gary L. Christie v. Charles F. Fick

Defendants appeal as of right from a judgment for plaintiffs entered after a jury trial. We affirm. Plaintiffs had been renting and living in a cabin in Grayling from defendants since 1998, at a price of $300 a month. They claimed that defendants, in 2005, unlawfully locked them out of the premises and also moved a large quantity of valuable equipment from the cabin into storage, where it was subs... More...

$0 (03-02-2010 - Mi)

H. Scott Dalley v. Dykema Gossett, P.L.L.C., et al.

In this action alleging several intentional torts, plaintiff H. Scott Dalley appeals as of right a circuit court order granting defendants summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings. I. Facts and Underlying Proceedings A. The Federal Case This case finds its genesis in a dispute between an insur... More...

$0 (02-11-2010 - MI)

Margaret Mossing v. Demlow Products, Inc.

Although the primary issue raised in this appeal is a rather straight-forward application of the principle of accord and satisfaction, the cross appeal raises an interesting jurisdictional question regarding whether a challenge to a post-judgment order denying attorney fees may be raised as part of a cross appeal from the original judgment itself. We hold that where the cross appeal from the origi... More...

$0 (01-07-2010 - MI)

CMACO Automotive Systems, Inc. dba CMA Forging Co. v. Wanxiang America Corporation

In this diversity action brought in the Eastern District of Michigan, plaintiff CMACO Automotive Systems, Inc. ("CMAâ€), a California corporation that supplies parts to automobile manufacturers, alleges that defendant Wanxiang America Corporation ("WACâ€), a Kentucky corporation with its principal place of business in Illinois, breached an exclusive partnership agreement to manufacture a... More...

$0 (12-10-2009 - MI)

Robert Shaw v. City of Ecorse

These consolidated cases arise out of plaintiffs' adverse employment claims. In Docket No. 279997, plaintiff John Bedo appeals by leave granted the trial court order granting defendant City of Ecorse summary disposition as to his claim under the Whistleblower's Protection Act (WPA), MCL 15.361 et seq. In Docket No. 280693, defendant appeals as of right the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Robert... More...

$0 (03-19-2009 - MI)

Alken-Ziegler, Inc. v. Larry Ken Hague, a/k/a Ken Hague282065

Plaintiff appeals by delayed leave granted the June 5, 2007, order modifying a judgment entered in plaintiff's favor. We vacate the June 5, 2007, order and remand. I Defendant worked as a maintenance supervisor for plaintiff, a manufacturer of steel parts for the automobile and other industries, until plaintiff terminated defendant's employment on February 1, 2006. On February 3, 200... More...

$0 (03-31-2009 - MI)

Digital Filing Systems, LLC v. Aditya International and Akhilesh Agarwal

This case is before this Court for the third time. In the first appeal, Case No. 05-1796, we upheld the district court's entry of a Default Judgment against Defendants-Appellants on Plaintiff-Appellee's Complaint for copyright infringement. In the second appeal, Case No. 05-2101, we upheld in part the district court's award of statutory damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees, and reversed... More...

$0 (04-06-2009 - MI)

Taylor Acquisitions, LLC v. City of Taylor

Plaintiff Taylor Acquisitions, LLC, sought to build a residential condominium development in the City of Taylor (the "Cityâ€). It entered into an agreement with the City to purchase City-owned property for the development. It also expended considerable amounts of time and money meeting with City officials and preparing and revising the required site plans for the project. Just as everything w... More...

$0 (02-19-2009 - MI)

New Properties, Inc. v. George D. Newpowers, Jr., Inc., et al.

This case stems from a prior appeal in this Court, New Properties, Inc v Newpower (New Properties I).1 This present matter is an appeal of the trial court's decision on remand from New Properties I. Defendant Lakes of the North Realty, Inc. appeals by right the trial court judgment setting forth monetary damages payable to plaintiffs Robert W. Kitchen and Harriet Kitchen. We affirm. <... More...

$0 (01-20-2009 - MI)

Leslie Purnell v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC

Plaintiff Leslie Purnell brought this action against defendant Arrow Financial Services, LLC, alleging that Arrow's efforts to collect on a long-closed Montgomery Wards account in his name violated federal and state statutes governing debt collection practices. Plaintiff's appeal challenges the district court's decision, after a bifurcated trial on some claims, to dismiss the remaining federal cla... More...

$0 (12-16-2008 - MI)

Coffee Beanery, Ltd., et al. v. WW, LLC; Deborah Williams; and Richard Welshans

Respondent-Appellant WW, L.L.C. and its two principal owners, Richard Welshans and Deborah Williams (collectively, "WWâ€), appeal the district court's denial of their motion to vacate an arbitration award. At issue is whether the Arbitrator showed a manifest disregard of the law when she issued her award. Because we conclude that the failure to disclose a prior felony conviction for grand lar... More...

$0 (11-14-2008 - MI)

Stephanie Garcia, et al. v. Kevin Dykstra, et al.

This is an appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs alleged that several police officers and public officials were complicit in the unlawful taking of certain personal property from their storage unit. The district court rejected plaintiffs' claims and granted summary judgment in favor of defendants. For ... More...

$0 (01-26-2008 - MI)

Service Source, Inc. v. Office Depot, Inc.

Plaintiff-Appellant Service Source, Inc. sued Office Depot, Inc., stating various contract claims under Michigan law. Service Source appeals from the denial of its motion for summary judgment, the denial of its motion for a new trial, and the jury verdict, in which the jury found that the Office Depot employee who had signed the agreement in issue lacked the authority to bind Office Depot a... More...

$0 (01-16-2008 - MI)

<a href="http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/documents/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20050726_C244455_61_244455.OPN.PDF" target="_new">K&K Construction, Inc. and JFK Investments, LLC v. Department of Environmental Equality</a>

The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs against defendant. Defendant appeals the judgment, and we reverse and enter judgment in favor of defendant. I. NATURE OF THE CASE When a citizen claims that a governmental land-use regulation, or its regulatory implementation, adversely impacts the value of his property, and seeks just compensation under the Takings Clause of th... More...

$0 (07-29-2005 - MI)

<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=03a0234p.06" target="_new">Nicole M. Loch v. Fred Watkins, et al.</a>

Nicole Loch appeals the decision of the district court dismissing her claims under state law and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on the ground of abstention. The case stemmed from seizure of Loch's Jeep Cherokee under the Michigan forfeiture statute. Loch challenged the seizure under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state conversion grounds, seeking damages. She later filed motions for declaratory and injunctive ... More...

$0 (07-16-2003 - MI)

<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=01a0295p.06" target="_new">Murray Hill Publications v. ABC Communications</a>

Plaintiffs Murray Hill Publications, Inc. and Rosary Take-One Productions Ltd. ("plaintiffs") brought this action against ABC Communications d/b/a WJR Radio ("WJR") raising federal claims of copyright infringement and violation of the Lanham Act, and state law claims of conversion, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, and unfair competition. The district court granted summary judgment to WJR on all ... More...

$0 (08-30-2001 - MI)