With the current amount of snow and ice in Michigan, slips and falls are going to happen. Even the most cautious pedestrian can fall victim to hidden black ice. But do you know what to do if you fall or someone falls on your property? Attorney Gary Rogers was interviewed yesterday by Joy Wang with … Continue reading Could You Win Money From an Icy Fall? Our Attorney Weighs In.
The beginning of the year is always an excellent time to look at your financial situation. Financial planning, modifying your investments, determining what amount to put into your IRA or 401K plan, and college planning are all important and should be addressed at least once a year. There is no better time to do it … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution: Purchase Automobile Coverage that Protects You in the Event the Other Driver Fails To Do So
With fall now upon us, the whitetail deer population will be on the move throughout Michigan. An unfortunate result of the deer activity: car-deer crashes. Each year, more than 50,000 car-deer crashes are reported in Michigan. The most serious crashes, according to state police, happen when drivers swerve to avoid the animal, and hit another … Continue reading Safety Tips for Avoiding a Deer Crash
The Michigan Supreme Court has recently held that landlords have a duty to request police involvement when the landlord or its agent is placed on notice of potential criminal acts in a common area of the premises.
Importantly, this driving rule of thumb of hitting the object rather than swerving applies to inanimate objects, as well.
Many parents will soon be sending one or more of their children to college and many of those children will be living in an apartment or rental house.
The following article appeared in the April 15, 2011 issue of Michigan’s Lawyers Weekly. Although 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19) is not new, it may be underutilized. The subsection was added to the Bankruptcy Code almost a decade ago as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and was designed to make it easier to prevent the discharge … Continue reading Preventing Securities Law Violators from Discharging their Debts in Bankruptcy
Under current Michigan insurance law, all persons who own an automobile operated on Michigan streets and highways must carry liability insurance. Liability insurance provides an available source of payment to a person seriously injured or killed as the result of a driver’s negligence.
If you are married it is advised that you leave the title to the vehicle you drive solely in your name. Quite often attorneys are asked to defend a husband and wife in a lawsuit over an automobile accident/lawsuit where the married couples’ joint assets are at risk. This is because the husband and wife have placed both of their names … Continue reading Till Death Do Us Part – But Do Not Drive My Car!
Bringing you five stories that matter in Michigan this week – January 17, 2025. Legal, legislative, and regulatory updates.
