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Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Disposition As To Claim For No Fault Benefits Arising From A Motor Vehicle Accident On The Basis That There Was No Proof That The Plaintiff Had A Policy Of Insurance Issued By Defendant
Marco Morones v Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Vincent Harden & Associates, LLC, Wayne County Circuit Court, claim by the plaintiff for no fault benefits arising from a motor vehicle accident. After discovery we filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the plaintiff had no proof that […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Disposition In Claim For An Alleged Injury Incurred During A Window Repair
Erin Naseef v Wallside, Inc., Oakland County Circuit Court, the plaintiff filed suit against Wallside, Inc. claiming she was injured while a repair crew was fixing a window in her home. After discovery we filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that Wallside, Inc. contracted with an independent […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Disposition In Claim For Alleged Damages To Motor Vehicles
Marks One Car Rental, Inc. v David Todd and GEICO Indemnity Company, Macomb County Circuit Court. Claim by the plaintiff for alleged damage to two vehicles allegedly stolen from a GEICO insured. Following discovery we filed a motion for summary disposition on behalf of GEICO on the basis that the plaintiff […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtained Summary Disposition As To Plaintiff’s Construction Accident Claim And Also As To Claims For Contractual Indemnity And Breach Of Contract To Procure Insurance
Ricardo Morales v Fluor Constructors International, Inc., Wayne County Circuit Court, claim by the plaintiff of total disability resulting from an alleged construction accident while working for a subcontractor at a construction project at the Marathon Oil Refinery in Detroit. After discovery we filed a motion for summary disposition on […]
Michael J. Guss And Anne V. Mcardle Win Summary Judgment In The U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan, Pursuant To A 27 Page Written Opinion And Order Of The Hon. Laurie J. Michelson
McLeod v City of Flint, David Bender, Marcus Mahan, et al – U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 13—CV—1287. The plaintiff, Curtis McLeod, was one of two suspects arrested in Flint after Officer David Bender observed two individuals wearing t-shirts covering their faces, appearing to be involved with criminal […]
HKPC Obtains Affirmance Of Summary Disposition From The Michigan Court Of Appeals In An Agency Termination Suit
Beckett-Buffum Agency, Inc. v. Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Court of Appeals No. 321273. Suit brought by insurance agency following termination of its Agency Agreement by Allied, for lack of production, since the agency failed to submit the statutory minimum twenty-five applications for insurance in a twelve month period. […]
HKPC Obtained Dismissal Of Claim By State Farm Against Amerisure Insurance Company Seeking Reimbursement For No-Fault Benefits Paid
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority, et al., Kent County Circuit Court Case No. 2014—06579-NF. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company filed suit against Amerisure seeking to recover no-fault benefits paid by State Farm to its insured. The accident resulting in injuries to State […]
HKPC Obtains Dismissal Of Uninsured Motorist Claim
Carolyn Schilling –v- Meemic Insurance Company, et al, Saginaw County Circuit Court Civil Action Number 13—020698—NI, claim by plaintiff for uninsured motorist benefits arising out of a October 8, 2010 auto accident. Litigation was initiated by plaintiff against the tortfeasor, Glyn Carpenter, almost three (3) years after the accident, on […]
Dale Burmeister, Anne Mcardle And Greg Lavoy Win Two Discrimination And Retaliation Cases In Michigan Court Of Appeals
The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a case of alleged gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation arising out of meetings held with a police officer regarding a uniform infraction and held that an “adverse employment action ‘must be more than a mere inconvenience’ and ‘there must be […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Dismissal Of Claim For Property Damage Insurance Benefits
In Suleiman v Depositors Insurance Company, the plaintiff sought recovery of alleged damages incurred to a house insured by a homeowners policy issued by Depositors. After discovery we filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the plaintiff did not own the property at the time she applied for […]