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MIKE GUSS AND JOE BAES WIN SUMMARY DISPOSITION IN WRONGFUL DEATH PREMISES CASE

Copeland v 5377 and 5391 Corunna Road, Genesee Circuit Court No. 20-114058-NO. This case was brought on behalf of an 84-year-old decedent resulting from a trip and fall on a staircase at a medical office building.  The elderly plaintiff, assisted by his son-in-law went to his primary care physician with […]

Michael J. Guss Obtains Summary Disposition of Wrongful Death Claims in Favor of 911 Service Provider

Amy Croteau, as PR/EO Richard Croteau v Peninsular Fiber Network, LLC et. al., Genesee County Circuit Court, Case No. 20-114514-NO. In this case, the plaintiff argued that defendant was liable for allegedly improperly routing a 911 call from the plaintiff’s home in Clayton Township, Michigan (Genesee County) to a 911 […]

Greg LaVoy Publish Article in Laches on Employer Liability Under the “Coming and Going” Rule for Traveling Employees

Greg LaVoy published an article in the August 2021 edition of Latches entitled, “The ‘Coming and Going’ Rule: Employer Liability for Negligent Acts of Traveling Employees.”  It discusses the so-called “coming and going” rule of employer non-liability and its exceptions. https://www.harveykruse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GPL-MVC-August-2021-OCBA-Laches-Article.pdf

MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT AND NATHAN PEPLINSKI OBTAIN MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMATION OF SUMMARY DISPOSITION ON DOMICILE CASE

Home-Owners Insurance Company v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Central Mutual Insurance Company, Michigan Court of Appeals, unpublished per curiam decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No. 345627 (2019), 2019 WL 6799719.  We obtained a summary disposition in favor of defendant Liberty Mutual as to plaintiff insurer’s attempt […]

MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT OBTAINS REVERSAL ON APPEAL OF $1 MILLION DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ON INSURANCE COVERAGE CASE

Home-Owners Insurance Company v AMCO Insurance Company, unpublished per curiam decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No. 347089 (2020), 2020 WL 3475974.  The trial court had granted summary disposition to Home-Owners, ruling that the policy of insurance issued by AMCO to Kool Chevrolet was required to provide primary […]

MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT OBTAINS AFFIRMATION FROM THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS OF A SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF NO COVERAGE IN A PROPERTY INSURANCE CLAIM FOR IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION

OL Matthews MD PC v Harleysville Ins Co, 826 Fed Appx 508 (CA 6th, 2020) 2020 WL 5413005. The plaintiff, O.L. Matthews, MD, PC, filed an appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals from the summary judgment we obtained in the US District Court for Harleysville Insurance Company.  Matthews […]

MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT OBTAINS FULL REIMBURSEMENT IN SUBROGATION ACTION FOR WATER INTRUSION DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $744,000

Roncelli, Inc. and Amerisure Partners Insurance Company v Bumler Mechanical, Inc. and Secura Insurance, Oakland County Circuit Court (2020).  We filed suit on behalf of Roncelli, Inc., individually and as assignee of William Beaumont Hospital and Amerisure Partners Insurance Company, individually and as subrogee of Roncelli, Inc. and as assignee […]

Michael J. Guss Obtains Summary Disposition of Premises Liability Claims in favor of Contractor

Canan Ruddick v Roese Pipeline Company, Inc., et al., St. Clair Circuit Court Case No. 19-001458-NO (November 16, 2020). In this premises liability case we represented a contractor that performed an excavation and laying of underground gas pipelines at an apartment complex. The plaintiff sued defendant after plaintiff slipped on […]

GREGORY P. LaVOY WINS SUMMARY DISPOSITION IN EMPLOYER LIABILITY / PREMISES LIABILITY CASE

In Ditmore v Major Cement Company (Wayne County Circuit Court, 2021), the Court recently granted summary disposition to our client in a complex employer liability/premises liability lawsuit where the plaintiff alleged severe and permanent injuries.  The case involved an automobile accident between plaintiff and an employee of our client while […]

GREGORY LaVOY WINS REVERSAL IN MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS WITH ORDER TO REMAND FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION OF THE CASE

In Macon v Mr. Pizza Ypsilanti, Inc., unpublished per curiam decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No. 349780 (2020), our client’s driver was involved in an automobile accident with the plaintiff who was crossing the street as a pedestrian at night on a busy five-lane road.  Plaintiff alleged […]