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Mike Guss Secures Mutual Dismissal, With Prejudice, After Five Day Jury Trial
The Hurley Clinic v Susan Moulton & Susan Moulton v The Hurley Clinic, Genesee County Circuit Court. Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff is a nurse practitioner who worked for The Hurley Clinic. When her employment contract was set to expire on December 31, 2011, Hurley drafted a proposed Separation Agreement that agreed to waive the […]
Anne V. Mcardle Obtains Summary Disposition In Premises Liability Action
Eric Antilla v CBOCS Properties, Inc., aka Cracker Barrel, Bay County Circuit Court, case no. 17—3073—NO-JS, Hon. Sheeran. The plaintiff filed this premises liability suit against the Cracker Barrel in Bay City, after he slipped and fell on black ice on a sidewalk leading into the restaurant in March 2015. […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Order From Supreme Court Denying Plaintiff’s Application For Leave To Appeal
Angela Jones v Meemic Insurance Company, Michigan Supreme Court, the plaintiff brought suit against Meemic seeking recovery for property damage from a house fire. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the claim was barred because the policy of insurance was rescinded because of material misrepresentations made […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Affirmance On Appeal To The Michigan Court Of Appeals Of Summary Disposition Granted In Auto/Pedestrian Accident
Janet Thurman v Pies, Inc. d/b/a Domino’s Pizza, Michigan Court of Appeals docket number 334821 (2017), claim by plaintiff, Janet Thurman, for alleged multiple serious injuries resulting from a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident in which she was struck by a Pies, Inc. pizza delivery driver’s vehicle while standing in the middle of and […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Dismissal In Another Provider Suit
Pain Stop, MD PLLC (Shantel Bagby) v National General Insurance Company, 15th District Court. Provider suit filed for recovery of alleged expenses incurred for claimant Shantel Bagby. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the claim was based on a policy of insurance issued by Integon […]
Mike Guss Obtains Summary Disposition In Seven-Count Federal Civil Rights Claim
Timothy Keeler v Hurley Medical Center, et. al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Plaintiff is a physician’s assistant who worked for Hurley Medical Center from 1997 until he was discharged in September 2016. He filed a complaint claiming Hurley violated his First Amendment rights by […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Judgment In Declaratory Action
Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company v James Brown, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Nationwide insured James Brown for a claim for water damage to his home. After extensive discovery we filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that there were misrepresentations in […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Disposition In Provider Suit
The Pain Center USA, PLLC v National General Insurance Company, 15th District Court. Provider suit filed for recovery of alleged expenses incurred for claimant Jonathan Lamb. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the claim was based on the policy of insurance issued by Integon National […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Judgment In Another Provider Suit
1st Care Transportation, Inc. (Jonathan Lamb) v Integon National Insurance Company and National General Insurance Company, 19th District Court. This was a provider suit filed seeking recovery of medical expenses incurred for claimant Jonathan Lamb. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the claim was based […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Disposition In Another Provider Suit
1st Care Transportation, Inc. (Shantel Bagby) v National General Insurance Company, 19th District Court. A provider suit was filed based on alleged medical expenses incurred for claimant Shantel Bagby. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the insurance policy on which the claim was based was […]