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Brandon Davis v Nationwide Insurance Company, et al, Wayne County Circuit Court, claim by plaintiff for uninsured and underinsured motorists benefits arising from a one vehicle accident in which the plaintiff was a passenger and claimed uninsured and underinsured motorists benefits. We responded with a motion and brief for summary […]

Rodriguez v Dixon, Inc., Wayne County Circuit Court, construction accident case in which we represented Dixon, Inc. and filed a crossclaim against the co-defendant Leidal & Hart Mason Contractors, Inc. for contractual indemnity insurance. The trial court held that L & H owed both contractual indemnity and insurance to Dixon, […]

Crawley David McFadden v Titan Insurance Company, Wayne County Circuit Court and Michigan Court of Appeals docket number 316012 (2013), claim by McFadden against Titan Insurance Company pursuant to an alleged certificate of insurance claimed to be issued to McFadden. We responded with a motion for summary disposition on the […]

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v Kelly McClintic, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Northern Division. We filed a declaratory complaint to obtain a ruling that Liberty Mutual did not owe coverage or a defense to its insured for an alleged dog bite causing serious injury to a minor […]

Mikulenas v Cedar Mill Lounge, Inc., et al, Genesee County Circuit Court, claim by plaintiff Ashley Mikulenas that she was injured when a Michigan Bureau of State Lottery television fell or was knocked from its position and struck her. Following discovery including depositions of the plaintiff and representatives of the […]

Louis V. Telerico and Terri Roeder v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Docket Number 12—2209, appeal by plaintiffs/appellants, Louis Telerico and Terri Roeder, from summary judgment we obtained on the basis that the policy excluded damages caused by or resulting from any structural defect, and in addition, […]

Summary Judgment Obtained By Michael F. Schmidt In U. S. District Court For The Eastern District Of Michigan In A Claim For Property Insurance Coverage For Alleged Water Damage Due To Alleged Snow Load On Roof Louis V. Telerico and Terri Roeder v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, U. S. District Court […]

Louis V. Telerico as Assignee of Louis Perry v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Wayne County Civil Action Number 11—015705—CK, was a claim on behalf of Louis Perry for alleged property damage arising from an alleged power surge incident of 8/15/03 causing damage to Louis Perry’s property and contents. Perry’s complaint against […]

The Michigan Supreme Court has recently issued an opinion in Titan Insurance v Hyten ____ Mich ____ (2012), in which it overruled cases holding that an insurer could be estopped from asserting rescission of an insurance policy based on a misrepresentation if knowledge of the misrepresentation could have been “easily ascertainable” by […]

Amy Felty, Personal Representative of the Estate of Leo Felty, Jr., Deceased v Skanska USA Building, Inc., per curiam decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals docket number 297991 (2011), the Court of Appeals affirmed summary disposition granted to the defendant general contractor, Skanska USA Building, Inc. in a lawsuit filed […]