Michigan Injurious Falsehood Law

Joseph Meadows v. City of Walker, Michigan, et al.

Grand Rapids, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a 1983 claim of excessive use of force.<br> <br> Joseph Meadows claims that officers used excessive force to<br> detain him one night during a traffic stop. Officer Steve Dumond began pursuing Meadows after<br> he passed Dumond on the highway while traveling nearly ninety miles per hour. During the<br> subsequen... More...

$0 (08-18-2022 - MI)
Lesa Werme v. Mortgage Center, LLC

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/FordFBAerial_full_6925649853054192372_1363556674635349295_1475088726118.jpg"><br> </center><br> Lesa Werme appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Mortgage Center, LLC, on her claim of defamation resulting from a notice of foreclosure published in a local newspaper. Because the notice was sub... More...

$0 (03-21-2019 - MI)
Darrell Ewing v. Connie Horton

<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> <br> Two months after Darrell Ewing was convicted of murder, a juror filed an affidavit accusing two fellow jurors of conducting after-hours internet... More...

$0 (02-12-2019 - MI)
Darrell Rashard Ewing v. Connie Horton, Warden

<center><br> <img width="300" Src="https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/Images/Slideshow/3.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Two months after Darrell Ewing was convicted of murder, a juror filed an affidavit accusing two fellow jurors of conducting after-hours internet research about the case and discussing their findings during deliberations. Without holding an evidentiary hearing to determine what, if any, ... More...

$0 (02-06-2019 - MI)
United States of America v. Saranac Brand Foods, Inc., Dennis M. Nowak and Daniel R. Nowak

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/FordFBAerial_full_6925649853054192372_1363556674635349295_1475088726118.jpg"><br> </center><br> Grand Rapids, MI - District Court Issues Order to Prevent Michigan Company and its Owners From Distributing Adulterated Ready-To-Eat Foods<br> <br> A federal court permanently enjoined a Saranac, Michigan company and its owner... More...

$0 (12-04-2018 - MI)
Randy D. Pearce v. Chrysler Group, LLC Pension Plan

Randy Pearce, a long-time employee of Chrysler Group LLC, was a participant in the Chrysler Group LLC Pension Plan (“Plan”).<br> ><br> No. 17-1431 Pearce v. Chrysler Grp. LLC Pension Plan Page 2<br> Under the Plan’s terms, Pearce had earned an early retirement supplement, called “30-and-Out benefits.” He relied on the Summary Plan Document (“SPD”), provided by Chrysler to Plan partic... More...

$0 (06-26-2018 - MI)
Julie Peffer and Jesse Peffer v. Mike Stephens

This appeal requires us to determine the extent of the<br> Fourth Amendment’s requirements for an affidavit supporting a warrant to search the residence<br> of an individual suspected of committing a crime involving the use of a computer.<br> That issue figures prominently in Plaintiffs Julie and Jesse Peffer’s appeal of the district<br> court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendan... More...

$0 (01-26-2018 - MI)
Samantha Bachynski v. Anthony Stewart

When Michigan police officers arrested Samantha Bachynski on suspicion of murder, she invoked her right to remain silent and asked for an attorney. During later interactions between the officers and Bachynski, she changed her mind, eventually pointing to a detective and saying: “I want to talk to you.” She then waived her Miranda rights three times and confessed three times to a slew of cr... More...

$0 (12-24-2015 - MI)
James Calloway v. Caraco Pharmaceuticals Laboratories, Ltd.

Defendant Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (“Caraco”),<br> appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, former Caraco employees.<br> No. 14-2526 Calloway v. Caraco Page 2<br> Following a bench trial, the district court found that Caraco violated the Worker Adjustment and<br> Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2109, by failing to compl... More...

$0 (08-26-2015 - MI)
St. Clair Marine Salvage, Inc. v. Michael Bulgarelli

Defendant Michael Bulgarelli owns a<br> boat that ran aground in Lake St. Clair, necessitating the services of a salvage ship to<br> tug it free by towing it several feet. Plaintiff St. Clair Marine Salvage, Inc., alleges that the<br> agreed-upon price was approximately $9,000, while Bulgarelli insists he was quoted a price<br> range of $1,000–$1,200. The district court denied St. Clair Marine�... More...

$0 (07-22-2015 - MI)
Junior Blackston v. Lloyd Ralph, Jr.

Petitioner Junior Fred Blackston is a<br> Michigan state prisoner serving a life sentence for murder following his retrial and conviction in<br> state court. Before the second trial was held, two of the state's key witnesses recanted their<br> testimony. Because those witnesses were later determined to be unavailable at the new trial, the<br> court ordered their earlier testimony read to the jury,... More...

$0 (10-07-2014 - MI)
Sharee Miller v. Clarice Stovall, Warden

Sharee Miller ("Miller”) was convicted in Michigan<br> state court of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and<br> was sentenced to life without parole. The prosecution alleged, and the jury found, that<br> <br> 1<br> <br> No. 12-2171 Miller v. Stovall Page 2<br> <br> Miller had plotted with her lover, Jerry Cassaday, to murder her husband, Bruce Miller.<br> <br>... More...

$0 (02-11-2014 - MI)
John Antonio Poole v. Duncan MacLaren

Petitioner-Appellant John Antonio Poole ("Petitioner”) appeals an order of the district court denying his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.<br><br>I.<br><br>A Michigan jury convicted Petitioner of first-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Petitioner's convictions... More...

$0 (12-05-2013 - MI)
Amanda Heinrich v. Waiting Angels Adoption Services, Inc.

Plaintiffs-appellants Amanda and Reece Heinrich and six other couples (referred to collectively as "plaintiffs”) appeal the district court's order granting the second motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by defendants-appellees, Waiting Angels Adoption Services, Inc. and its principals, Simone Boraggina and Joseph Beauvais (referred to collectively as "defendants”). The district ... More...

$0 (02-07-2012 - MI)
Cheryl Rose Kuslick v. James Roszczewski

The plaintiff in this case, Cheryl Rose Kuslick, claims that the defendant, Michigan State Police Trooper James Roszczewski, fabricated a claim in a sworn affidavit that she frustrated the execution of a search warrant in order to obtain a warrant for her arrest on the charge of obstruction. Roszczewski maintains that he is immune from suit under the doctrine of qualified immunity, though he was d... More...

$0 (04-11-2011 - MI)
Kimberly Sykes v. Derrick Anderson

In 2004, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned Kimberly Sykes's and Tevya Urquhart's convictions for the state crimes of "Larceny by Conversion” and "False Report of a Felony” on the grounds that their convictions were based on mere "speculation” and "layers of impermissible inferences.” After their release from prison, Sykes and Urquhart ("the Plaintiffs”) brought... More...

$0 (11-09-2010 - MI)
S.A. Vakilian v. Wesley Shaw, et al.

After criminal charges for Medicaid fraud were dismissed against the late Mohammad Vakilian, M.D., the administrator of his estate, S.A. Vakilian, (decedent and administrator collectively, "Vakilian”) sued Wesley Shaw ("Shaw”), an investigator in the Michigan Attorney General's Office, and Richard Koenigsknecht ("Koenigsknecht”), an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Mic... More...

$0 (11-24-2008 - MI)
Ypsilanti Charter Township v. David Kircher, d/b/a Eastern Highlands and Robert Barners

Defendant David Kircher (defendant) appeals by right the circuit court's order confirming the judicial sale of his property, commonly known as the Eastern Highlands apartment complex (Eastern Highlands), to receiver Robert Barnes.1 Kircher contends that the circuit court erred by granting the receiver a lien against Eastern Highlands, by allowing the receiver to foreclose that lien, and by confirm... More...

$0 (10-09-2008 - MI)
Glynn Ley, et al. v. Visteon Corporation, et al.

Plaintiffs Glynn Ley and Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi (collectively, "Plaintiffs”) appeal a district court's grant of Defendants' Visteon Corporation, Peter Pestillo, Michael Johnston, Daniel R. Coulson, James Palmer, and Pricewaterhousecooper, L.L.P., ("PwC”) (collectively, "Defendants”) motions to dismiss Plaintiffs' class action securities violation claim... More...

$0 (10-08-2008 - MI)
Frank L. Marvin v. City of Taylor, et al.

<P>Plaintiff Frank L. Marvin alleges that three police officers of the City of Taylor, Michigan–Commander Don Helvey, Officer Matthew Minard, and Officer Jeffrey Shewchuk–used excessive force when arresting him on July 11, 2004. The District Court denied the Defendants' summary judgment motion, which asserted qualified immunity to Marvin's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim and governmental immunity ... More...

$0 (12-06-2007 - MI)
<a href="http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/documents/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20010309_C218313(41)_44O.218313.COA.PDF" target="_new">Collins v. Detroit Free Press</a>

Defendants appeal by leave granted the trial court's order denying their motion for summary disposition of plaintiff 's defamation action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.<P> Plaintiff was the United States Representative for Michigan's 15th Congressional District, located in Detroit. In 1996, plaintiff was seeking reelection to a fourth term, and she faced opposition in the August ... More...

$0 (05-07-2001 - MI)