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Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Dismissal Of Claim For Fire Damage And Loss Of Income In Excess Of $500,000
Abdallah Gas & Mini Mart, Inc. v AMCO Insurance Company, Saginaw County Circuit Court, suit for fire damage and loss of income in excess of $500,000 from an alleged fire. After substantial investigation and discovery including cooperation with the U. S. Secret Service and federal agents regarding a Small Business Administration loan scam, we filed a motion to […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Disposition In Wrongful Death Construction Accident Claim Against General Contractor
Amy Felty, Personal Representative of the Estate of Leo Felty, Jr., Deceased v Skanska USA Building, Inc., Washtenaw County Circuit Court, claim for the wrongful death of Leo Felty, Jr. who fell about 30 feet from a hydromobile scaffold while working on the University of Michigan Alumni Memorial Hall Museum of […]
Declaratory Judgment Obtained By Michael F. Schmidt And Also Summary Disposition As To The Insureds’ Counterclaim For Bad Faith And Breach Of Contract Arising Out Of Claim For Insurance Coverage For An Underlying Claim Resulting From A Failed Merger Of Insurance Agencies
AMCO Insurance Company v Douglas Williams and Douglas Williams & Associates, Inc., Washtenaw County Circuit Court, declaratory action which we filed on behalf of AMCO Insurance Company to obtain a ruling that AMCO Insurance Company had no duty to defend and provide coverage to Douglas Williams and Douglas Williams & Associates, […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Dismissal Of Two Insurance Claim Suits Due To Plaintiff/Insured’s Failure To Comply With Discovery Orders
Tyrone Smith v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, two different lawsuits filed by Tyrone Smith, the first for $189,000 in allegedly stolen jewelry and the second a claim for no fault benefits from an auto accident plus collision damage for the plaintiff’s Corvette. […]
Michigan Court Of Appeals Affirms Summary Disposition Enforcing Auto Liability Notice Clause In Appeal Handled By Michael F. Schmidt
Integon National Insurance Company v Vincent Lecari Berry and Patricia Carol Berry, Michigan Court of Appeals docket number 289320 (2009), appeal by the underlying plaintiff Coze Elissa Long and by the uninsured motorist carrier, Bristol West Insurance Company, of summary disposition granted by the trial court to Integon National Insurance […]
Jury Returns A Verdict For $138,915 And Costs And Attorney Fees Of $26,162 Awarded In Business Dispute And Breach Of Settlement Agreement Case Tried By Dale Burmeister
This case arose out of a dispute between the owners of a mailing company. Plaintiff owned 51% of the company and claimed that the equipment, customers, and the name of the entity were misappropriated by the Vice President while Plaintiff was recovering from cancer. Prior to filing suit, the parties […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Disposition Enforcing Excluded Driver Endorsement
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v Robert Troup, et al, Oakland County Circuit Court, declaratory action, which we filed on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company to obtain a ruling that Nationwide had no duty to defend or provide coverage to its insureds for a claim arising out of an auto accident […]
John Prew Wins 5 Minute Defense Verdict In Treestand Case
A jury in Chester County Pennsylvania recently took only five minutes to conclude that treestand was not defective in a product liability, serious injury case involving one of Harvey Kruse’s many national product liability clients. The plaintiff, who had fallen approximately 15 feet from his treestand argued that damage to […]
Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Obtained By Michael F. Schmidt In Insurance Policy Rescission Case
Mohammed Huda v Integon National Insurance Company, No. 08—2193(6th Cir, 2009), appeal from summary judgment granted by U. S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan in favor of Integon National Insurance Company that it properly rescinded an automobile insurance policy based on a material misrepresentation made by the insured in […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Dismissal Of Claim For Underinsured Motorist Benefits Based On Forum Non Conveniens
James Lauder v GMAC Insurance, Oakland County Circuit Court, claim by James Lauder for underinsured motorist benefits. We successfully obtained a dismissal based on forum non conveniens of the claim for underinsured motorists benefits. We argued that all of the contacts in the case were with Texas. The plaintiff was […]