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In People v Kloosterman, the Court of Appeals considered whether a man who made fraudulent returns at Home Depot and sold the goods on Craigslist was guilty of conducting a criminal enterprise (racketeering) under a Michigan…more

When the State Treasurer finds a municipality to be in “probable financial stress” the Michigan’s Emergency Financial Manager Act requires the Governor to appoint a financial review team for that municipality. Under the Act, the…more

On May 18, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals, and held that the state’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) required municipalities to be responsible for and prevent raw sewage…more

In People v. Rao, the Michigan Supreme Court reaffirmed the four-factor test, set forth in People v. Cress, 486 Mich. 678, 692 (2003), that governs a motion for a new trial based on newly-discovered evidence. In particular, a…more

In Michigan v. Brantley, No. 298488, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that all criminal defendants convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct under MCL 750.520b must receive lifetime electronic monitoring upon release…more

In Michigan v. Brantley, No. 298488, the Michigan Court of Appeals held that all criminal defendants convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct under MCL 750.520b must receive lifetime electronic monitoring upon release…more

In the 2006 decision in Cameron v Auto Club Ins Ass’n, a narrow majority of the Michigan Supreme Court found that the provisions of the No Fault Act that tolled the statute of limitations for minors/insanity did not prevent the…more

People v. Williams is a veritable case study on the classic divide over issues of statutory interpretation. The issue in Williams was whether the 2004 statutory amendment (2004 P.A. 128) to the statute for armed robbery (MCL §§…more

In People v. Dillion, the Michigan Court of Appeals considered whether a police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant and search his car. The officer stopped the defendant for violation of a statute that…more

In Mitchell v. Mitchell, an ex-wife’s refusal to provide her ex-husband with a background check on her current boyfriend ended with the Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that a modification to the divorced couple’s child custody…more

Much has been reported over the past several months about the National Labor Relations Board’s revised rules for union elections. Under the new rules, many of the pre-election proceedings that used to be mandatory are now…more

In Smitter v Thornapple Township, Case No. 144354, the Court granted leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeals. The Court previously had considered an application for leave to appeal an earlier order from the Court…more

Several decisions by the Michigan Court of Appeals have recognized the doctrine of “imperfect self-defense” — the concept that a defendant is guilty only of manslaughter, and not of murder, if the defendant would have been…more

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the long-awaited Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2012-02, which concerns fee disclosure guidance. The FAB sheds light on uncertainties in the impending final DOL regulations on disclosure…more

Spring is in the air and FINRA’s 2012 B-D inspections are in full swing. The other day, we received word from a client of a particular document request that merits a “heads up” to broker-dealers with regard to certain records…more