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In Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v Minuteman International, Empire Fire filed suit as subrogee of General RV Center, Inc. to recover in excess of $5.5 million in damages as a result of a fire at the General RV Center, Inc. facility in Wixom, Michigan.  Empire Fire alleged that a floor scrubber manufactured by Minuteman International, Inc. caused […]

David W. Allard, As Trustee of The Bankruptcy Estate of Laura J. Wilamowski v Joseph A. Sova,  State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Clarkston Steel, Inc., Conrad C. Wilamowski and Mirash Bojaj, Oakland Court Circuit Court, Judge Fred M. Mester, plaintiff brought suit against multiple defendants alleging injuries incurred in […]

Jaclyn Allen v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Washtenaw County Circuit Court, involved a claim for no fault benefits for catastrophic injuries to the plaintiff.  The issue was whether the plaintiff was a resident of her parents’ household and thus entitled to no fault benefits under the Nationwide […]

In Heydon v MediaOne, the Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed in a published decision a variety of dispositive rulings involving a dispute between a large landowner and a cable television operator. The four major questions before the Court where 1) whether the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 violates the […]

In Lacresia Nolan v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, plaintiff filed suit seeking recovery for fire damage to her home insured by Nationwide for $161,000.  After completing discovery we moved for summary judgment on the basis that the policy of insurance was rescinded from its inception due to the plaintiff/insured’s misrepresentations in the application for […]

Hilaski v Bass Pro Shop, U. S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, claim by the plaintiff for injuries including a fractured ankle resulting in surgery and internal fixation from falling from a tree stand which he claimed was improperly designed, manufactured and sold. We filed a motion for […]

Thomas Craig v Walsh Construction Company of Illinois, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, plaintiff brought suit against Walsh Construction Company of Illinois as general contractor for injuries from a construction accident. Craig fell approximately 25 feet from shoring which was being dismantled by his employer’s […]

Manier v MIC General Insurance Corporation, Washtenaw County Circuit Court.  Plaintiff filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that MIC had improperly rescinded and reformed an auto liability insurance policy based on a misrepresentation in the application. The minor plaintiffs were all severely injured in an auto accident and sought recovery […]

Machining Enterprises, Inc. v Wausau Business Insurance Company, Oakland County Circuit Court number 04—056494—CK, claim by Machining Enterprises, Inc. for insurance coverage for underlying claims made against Machining Enterprises, Inc. (“MEI”) based on a General Motors recall, in which MEI sought in excess of $10,000,000 for indemnification and defense costs.  […]

Jimmy Kasmikha, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Selma Kasmikha, Deceased v Integon National Insurance Company, Oakland County Circuit Court, plaintiff filed a claim for underinsured motorist benefits seeking the underinsured motorist limits of $250,000 as a result of an auto accident with an alleged underinsured motorist which allegedly […]