Michigan Guardian Law

Melissa Williams, et al. v. Fiduciary Services North, Inc., et al.

Traverse City, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff governmental tort claim negligence theories. This case arises out of a series of events that occurred in the years preceding Mardelle's death in May 2022. Plaintiffs filed a lengthy verified complaint in January 2023, followed by an amended verified complaint in February 2023, in which they named as defendants Brenda... More...

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In re Guardianship of LES

Flint, Michigan family law lawyer represented the parties in a guardianship proceeding. The probate court denied petitioner's request to be appointed as guardian and conservator of LES, an incapacitated adult. The probate court also denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration. We reverse and remand. LES is petitioner's aunt. In May 2014, LES executed a durable po... More...

$0 (11-19-2024 - MI)

<h1> United States of America v. Torey Franklin </h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sex Trafficking </center><center> Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison</h2></center> </h2></center> "Torey Franklin's, age 29, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was arr... More...

$0 (04-10-2024 - MI)

<h1> United States of America v. Torey Franklin </h1>

<h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sex Trafficking.</h2></center> <h2><center> Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison </h2></center Torey Franklin, 29, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison. In December 2023, Fra... More...

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State of Michigan v. Shanda Vander Ark

Norton Shores, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with open murder and first-degree child abuse. Shanda Vander Ark, was accused of killing her 15-year-old son Timothy Ferguson in violation of 750.316 of the Michigan Penal Code, which provides: (1) Except as provided in sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175... More...

$0 (12-16-2023 - MI)

Susan Lipscomb v. Jason Lipscomb

Lafayette, Indiana family law lawyers represented Plaintiff and defendant in a child custody dispute. [¶4] Mother and Father (collectively, Parents) are the parents of G.L., born on September 17, 2007, and S.L., born on May 20, 2011 (collectively, Children). The parties' marriage was dissolved on July 17, 2015, and sole legal and physical custody was awarded to Mother. On December 12, 20... More...

$0 (02-21-2023 - MI)

United States of America v. Anthony John-Hamernik Girard

Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a registered sex offender in possession of pornography. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/michigan/news/detroit/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Detroit</a> </center> </h1> </table> </center> Anthony John-Hamernik Girard, 32, of De... More...

$0 (01-04-2023 - MI)

United States of America v. James Verne Russell

Grand Rapids, Michigan sexual exploitation of a minor criminal defense lawyer represented James Verne Russell, age 50, who was charged with sexual exploitation of two minors. Russell was in education for twenty-two years. He was an elementary school teacher for sixteen years and an elementary school principal for six years in the Ravenna and North Muskegon School Districts. In June 201... More...

$0 (10-26-2020 - MI)

United States of America v. Joseph James Shingola

Grand Rapids, MI - The United States of America charged Joseph James Shingola II, age 50, of Comstock Park yesterday to being a prohibited person in possession of firearms. Shingola was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in 1988, which made him ineligible to possess firearms under federal law. He did not disclose the commitment in subsequent applications to purchase guns an... More...

$0 (12-06-2019 - MI)

Armando Nieves v. Envoy Air, Inc.

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/FordFBAerial_full_6925649853054192372_1363556674635349295_1475088726118.jpg"> </center> Armando Nieves (“Nieves”) sued Envoy Air Incorporated (“Envoy”) for wrongful termination. Nieves claims that Envoy violated: (1) the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) by terminating him in retaliation for ... More...

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Jeannine L. Somberg v. Utica Community Schools

<center> <h1> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Alfred&l=Morlan,%20Esq.&i=28591&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps Lawyers Make Money</a> </h1> </center> This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1... More...

$0 (11-06-2018 - 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...

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Robert Swindol v. Auroa Flight Sciences Corporation

The district court dismissed Robert Swindol’s wrongful discharge and defamation claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). It held that Mississippi’s employment-at-will doctrine barred the wrongful discharge claim and that falsity had not been adequately alleged for the defamation claim. The wrongful discharge claim presents an important and determinative question of state law that... More...

$0 (08-28-2015 - MI)

United States of America v. Farid Fata, M.D.

Detroit, MI - A Detroit area hematologist-oncologist was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme that included administering medically unnecessary infusions or injections to 553 individual patients and submitting to Medicare and private insurance companies approximately $34 million in fraudulent claims. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell... More...

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United States of America v. Eddie Allen Jackson

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN â€“ Eddie Allen Jackson, 31, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison in West Michigan's first federal child sex trafficking case. A jury convicted Jackson in April 2014 on three counts of child sex trafficking. From July to August 2012, Jackson recruited teenage girls ages 14, 15, and 16 in Muskegon to work for him by prost... More...

$0 (09-16-2014 - MI)

IME, by her next friend, G.E. v. DBS

Respondent, DBS, appeals by right the trial court's decision to grant the request for a personal protection order (PPO) by petitioner, IME, through her next friend, GE, who is her father. Because we conclude there were no errors warranting relief, we affirm. I. BASIC FACTS These events have their origin in a prior incident that occurred when respondent was just 12 years of age.... More...

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United States of America v. Jean Claude Kodio Toviave

Child abuse is a state crime, but not a federal crime. Forced labor is a federal crime, 18 U.S.C. Â§ 1589, but the statute obviously does not extend to requiring one's children to do their homework, babysit on occasion, and do household chores. Only by > No. 13-1441 United States v. Toviave Page 2 bootstrapping can this combination of two actions that are not federal crimesâ... More...

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United States of America v. Brian Scott Fisher

The question presented on appeal is whether the evidence derived from a warrantless GPS automobile search should be excluded or whether the good-faith exception to the warrant requirement applies. We determine that the police had an objectively reasonable good-faith belief that their conduct was lawful and was sanctioned by then binding appellate precedent, and thus, the exclusionary rule does not... More...

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In Re Bradley Estates

In this case, we decide whether a civil contempt petition that seeks indemnification damages under MCL 600.1721 imposes "tort liabilityâ€ within the meaning of MCL 691.1407(1) of the governmental tort liability act (GTLA), MCL 691.1401 et seq. Given the Legislature's use of the common-law term "tort,â€ we hold that "tort liabilityâ€ as used in MCL 691.1407(1) of the GTLA encompasses... More...

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Thomas Judge v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co

Thomas Judge, who underwent surgery to repair an aortic valve and a dilated ascending aorta, applied for disability benefits under a group insurance policy (the Plan) issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance 1 No. 12-1092 Judge v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. Page 2 Company (MetLife). MetLife denied benefits, however, when it determined that Judge was not totally ... More...

$0 (03-25-2013 - MI)

Jonathan Bell v. Prefix, Inc.

Following a favorable jury verdict in his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case against Prefix, Incorporated, Jonathan Bell appeals the district court's use of the statutory language of 28 U.S.C. Â§ 1961 to calculate prejudgment interest under 29 U.S.C. Â§ 2617(a)(1)(A). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court's judgment. I. On November 18, 2009, the jury retur... More...

$0 (09-18-2012 - MI)

Crystal Ludwig v. Township of Van Buren

Plaintiff Crystal Ludwig is an exotic dancer challenging the nudity ordinances of Van Buren Township under 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1983. Ludwig works for Garter Belt, Inc., an entity that operates a strip club and is currently enjoined from violating the Van Buren nudity ordinances. This injunction was issued as part of a prior suit, in which Garter Belt unsuccessfully challenged the ordinances. In light o... More...

$0 (06-20-2012 - MI)

James Hoffman v. Consumers Energy Company

Defendant, Consumers Energy Company, appeals by leave granted orders denying its motions for summary disposition in this negligence case.1 We reverse and remand. On February 11, 2009, plaintiffs' house exploded.2 After investigation, it was determined that the explosion was caused by a natural gas leak. Subsequently, plaintiffs sued defendant, the provider of their natural gas service. Plaintiffs ... More...

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Victor Guzman v. United States Department of Homeland Security

This is an immigration case. Victor Guzman challenges the district court's dismissal of his claims of United States citizenship, arguing that the district court failed to adjudicate several of his claims and misinterpreted a federal immigration statute when applying it to him. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court. I. Guzman seeks United States citiz... More...

$0 (05-10-2012 - MI)

Miller-Davis Company v. Ahrens Construction, Inc.

This case involves a dispute over a construction contract. At issue is whether the limitations period in MCL 600.5839(1) applies to an action for breach of contract. The Court of Appeals held that it does and that the statute's six-year limitations period expired before plaintiff filed its complaint, barring the suit. Accordingly, the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court, whic... More...

$0 (07-11-2011 - MI)

Barbara A. Robinson v. City of Lansing

At issue here is whether the two-inch rule of MCL 691.1402a(2), which provides that a discontinuity defect of less than two inches in a sidewalk creates a rebuttable inference that the municipality maintained the sidewalk in reasonable repair, applies to sidewalks adjacent to state highways, as with the sidewalk at issue here, or only to sidewalks adjacent to county highways. The trial court concl... More...

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Raymond Henry Andres v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

This case returns to this Court on remand from our Supreme Court "for consideration of the defendant's [fraud] argument that the trial court erred in granting summary disposition for the plaintiff and enforcing the parties' attendant care services agreement.â€ Andres v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co, __ Mich ___; 773 NW2d 20 (2009). After such consideration, we reverse the trial court's grant of ... More...

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Harmond H. Schaefer v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

Plaintiff-Appellant, Harmond Schaefer, brought suit against his former employer, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("Equitableâ€) and the company that managed Equitable's disability insurance policies, Disability Management Services, Inc. ("DMS,â€ and collectively, "defendantsâ€). The district court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment on the ground that Schaefer's bre... More...

$0 (09-02-2009 - MI)

Adriana Lee v. Detroit Medical Center and Children's Hospital, et al.

Plaintiff, Adriana Lee, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rufus Young, Jr., appeals as of right the trial court's November 13, 2007 order granting defendants Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Children's Hospital, Dr. Ahm Mahbobul Huq, Dr. Jayshree Rao, and Dr. Vince Truong summary disposition and dismissing plaintiff's statutory liability claims against them without prejudice. Defendants DMC... More...

$0 (07-14-2009 - MI)

Gary L. Bush, Sr. v. Behrooz-Bruce Shabahang, M.D., et al.

At issue before this Court is the proper interpretation of MCL 600.5856(c), as amended by 2004 PA 87, effective April 22, 2004. We have been asked to consider whether a defect in a timely mailed notice of intent (NOI), provided to a medical malpractice defendant pursuant to MCL 600.2912b, precludes the tolling of the statute of limitations on a plaintiff's medical malpractice claim. We also consid... More...

$0 (07-29-2009 - MI)

Miller-Davis Company v. Ahrens Construction, Inc. and Marchants Bonding Company

Defendant Ahrens Construction, Inc., appeals by right the judgment entered after bench trial for plaintiff Miller-Davis Company on its breach of contract claim. Plaintiff cross-appeals the trial court's entry of a judgment of no cause of action on plaintiff's claim for contractual indemnity of the amount awarded for breach of contract and its attorney fees for this action. Defendant argues that th... More...

$0 (08-04-2009 - MI)

Capitol Properties Group, LLC. v. 1247 Center Street, LLC and Thomas Donall d/b/a X-Cel

Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants. We affirm. Defendant, Thomas Donall, is the president of defendant, 1247 Center Street, LLC, a company that owns defendant, X-Cel, a nightclub located in the city of Lansing. Plaintiff owns a building containing residential and commercial units immediately adjacent to X-Cel. According ... More...

$0 (04-16-2009 - MI)

Stephanie Empson-Laviolette v. Mathan Ryan Crago and Shannon Scott and Tricia Scott

Plaintiff Stephanie Empson-Laviolette (Empson), an enrolled member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Tribe), appeals by right the trial court's order granting sole custody of her son, Z.E., to appellees Shannon and Tricia Scott. Below, pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 USC 1901 et seq., Empson moved the trial court to dismiss the Scotts' motion for custody and to return ... More...

$0 (09-11-2008 - MI)

<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=03a0304p.06" target="_new">Jerrilyn Hunley, et al. v. DuPont Automotive, Division of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc.</a>

This is a negligence action that was removed to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiffs-Appellants, Jerrilyn Hunley, individually and as guardian of the estate of Jerome Hunley, and Jerome Hunley, brought suit against Defendant-Appellee, DuPont Automotive, Division of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc., for harm incurred by Jerome Hunley after his exposure to a large paint s... More...

$0 (08-25-2003 - MI)

<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=02a0291p.06" target="_new">Detroit Free Press, et al. v. John Ashcroft, et al.</a>

The primary issue on appeal in this case, is whether the First Amendment to the United States Constitution confers a public right of access to deportation hearings. If it does, then the Government must make a showing to overcome that right. No one will ever forget the egregious, deplorable, and despicable terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. These were cowardly acts. In response, o... More...

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<a href="http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=02a0236p.06" target="_new">Willie W. Gray, et al. v. Meijer, Inc.</a>

Plaintiffs Willie W. Gray, Gregory C. Gray, Glenda C. Gray, Wilmer J. Gray, Another Image Management, Inc., doing business as "The Popcorn Shoppe," and TPS Packaging, Inc., also known as TPS Popcorn Co., Inc., (collectively, "Gray") appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment to Defendant Meijer, Inc. ("Meijer") on their claim of trade dress infringement under the Lanham Act. We affirm. ... More...

$0 (07-16-2002 - MI)

<a href="http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/op3.fwx?submit1=showop&caseno=02-1074.PDF" target="_new">Jin Zhou v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America</a>

Jin Zhou, a licensed chiropractor, treated Arleen Baker from June to October of 2000. Baker participated in an insurance plan for which Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America (“Guardian”) administered the claims. Baker assigned Zhou the right to receive payment from Guardian. That is, rather than bill Baker directly, Baker permitted Zhou to submit the costs of his treatment dire... More...

$0 (07-01-2002 - MI)

Sandra K. Jozwiak, Guardian of the Estate of Mark Coultes, et al. v. Northern Michigan Hospitals, Inc. and Burns Clinic Medical Center, P.C.

Malpractice - Arbitration Agreement - Mark Coultes was injured in an automobile accident in February of 1989. He was admitted to Northern Michigan Hospitals, Inc. and was recovering when he developed a pulmonary embolism which resulted in brain damage and leaving him comatose. In March, plaintiff was appointed guardian for Coultes. Plaintiff was presented with forms to sign regarding Mr. Coulte... More...

$0 (08-14-1998 - MI)