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Overtime Overview — What Employers and Employees Need to Know About Overtime Regulations in 2020
On January 1, 2020, the FLSA salary threshold increased for the first time in 16 years, raising from $23,660 to $35,568 per year. It is expected that an additional 1.3 million workers will now be entitled to overtime because of it. Dale Burmeister discusses those changes and the first major […]
Synopsis of Michigan No-Fault Law Updated 6-15-20
Bill Rivard has updated his 37 page overview of Michigan’s No-Fault law to reflect the latest changes that have or are about to become effective. Click on the Read More button below and then the hyperlink to read or download it. Synopsis of Michigan No-Fault Law Brochure 6-15-20
MICHAEL J. GUSS AND DAVID B. ROTH OBTAIN SUMMARY DISPOSITION OF SUIT ALLEGING CLAIMS FOR PREMISES LIABILITY, FAILURE TO KEEP COMMON AREA FIT FOR INTENDED USE, FAILURE TO KEEP PREMISES IN REASONABLE REPAIR, AND BREACH OF CONTRACT
Laura Joseph vs. Edward Rose Assoc., LLC, Genesee County Circuit Court, Case No.19-113526-NO, Hon. F. Kay Behm. Plaintiff, a tenant of Defendant apartment complex, brought claims against Defendant under theories of premises liability, failure to keep a common are fit for its intended use under MCL 554.139, failure to keep […]
WILLIAM RIVARD AND JEFFREY SCHULTZ OBTAIN SUMMARY DISPOSITION IN AUTOMOBILE NEGLIGENCE CASE
Anthony Johnson v. John Baker, et al., Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed an automobile negligence lawsuit against our clients, seeking economic and non-economic damages allegedly sustained as the result of a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident. We filed a Motion for Summary Disposition, arguing that Plaintiff had failed to […]
MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT AND NATE PEPLINSKI OBTAIN AFFIRMATION OF SUMMARY DISPOSITION FROM THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS DENYING PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTY LOSS UNDER A HOMEOWNERS POLICY AFTER A FIRE
Latonya Hurt v Depositors Insurance Company, unpublished per curiam decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No. 346995 (2020). Plaintiff filed suit to obtain additional property loss from a house fire pursuant to a homeowner policy issued by Depositors Insurance Company. We obtained summary disposition on the basis that […]
JASON MATHERS OBTAINS SUMMARY DISPOSITION IN PROVIDER SUIT BASED ON FRAUDULENT ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS FORM
Plaintiff/provider filed suit for recovery of expenses incurred for medical services provided to underlying insured based upon assignment of rights forms allegedly signed by the insured. Through discovery, it was revealed that Livonia Care represented that the insured signed the assignments when, in fact, the signatures on the assignments were […]
MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT AND NATHAN PEPLINSKI OBTAIN SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR A CLAIM AGAINST HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE
O.L. Matthews, MD, PC v Harleysville Insurance Company, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, Case No. 18-11659, Hon. Gershwin A. Drain. The plaintiff O.L. Matthews, MD, PC filed suit against Harleysville Insurance Company seeking to recover in excess of $1 million for alleged damage […]
Michigan Lawyers Weekly Reports on Insurance Coverage Case Won by Michael Schmidt and Nate Peplinski in Which Insurer Held to Have No Duty to Provide Coverage or a Defense in Underlying Class Action
Invecor, LLC was sued in a class action filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey alleging that Invecor had sent unsolicited faxes in violation of federal and state law. AMCO Insurance Company filed a declaratory complaint in Oakland Circuit Court alleging that it had no duty to provide […]
Anne V. Mcardle And David B. Roth Obtain Summary Disposition Of PIP Suit And Dismissal Of Provider Suit Filed Beyond The No-Fault Act’s Statute Of Limitations
Alfonso Waller vs. Amerisure Insurance Company, Macomb County Circuit Court, Case No. 19—0008—NF, Hon. Michael E. Servitto. The plaintiff in this case filed suit on March 1, 2019, alleging nonpayment of No-Fault Benefits arising out of an accident allegedly occurring on February 7, 2018. Receipt of the lawsuit was the […]
Caps On Noneconomic Damages For 2021
The Michigan Department of Treasury has announced that the new caps on noneconomic damages in products liability cases where the product did not cause either death or permanent loss of a vital bodily function for 2021 is $476,000. The indexed cap in cases involving death or permanent loss of a vital […]