Obituary: Richard L. Roberge, 87
He was an attorney in private practice and also served as a Macomb County assistant prosecuting attorney.
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Bar dues payment snag immediately stops trial
Imagine being in the middle of a trial and finding out, to your surprise, that your law license has been suspended because you did not pay your State Bar of Michigan membership dues. This is exactly what happened to a Kentwood attorney.
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Nurse who survived Ebola says hospital failed her
Nina Pham, 26, is preparing to file a lawsuit Monday in Dallas County against Texas Health Resources. She said she continues to suffer from body aches and insomnia after contracting the disease from a patient she cared for last fall at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
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Attorney disbarred, review pending
A Troy attorney who failed to hold client or third-party funds separate from his own property has been disbarred.
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Lawsuit claims Beneful pet food sickens dogs
A dog owner has filed a lawsuit against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating a brand of the company’s dry dog food.
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SBM Young Lawyers Section Launches Everyday Justice Instagram Competition
The State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section has launched a new “Everyday Justice” Instagram photo competition. There is a separate contest for middle school students (in grades six through eight) and high school students (in grades nine through 12). To enter the contest, middle school students must take a photo that illustrates what people in their community can do to exemplify justice every day, then upload the photo to Instagram on or before March 14 with the hashtag #SBMjusticeeverydayMS. High school students must take a photo that illustrates what people in their community can do to exemplify justice every…
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Obituary: Bryan E. Sladek, 45
He worked as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service.
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Transgender teen sues 4 school districts over bullying
A child, attorney James Rasor says, who was bullied and traumatized at several schools because of it, leading to the student’s family filing suit against four school districts.”This goes beyond taunting and teasing – this goes to physical violence,” he said.
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$1 million lawsuit for police beating expected to cost time, money
“A jury will not give the ‘victim’ who is also the perpetrator, a dime,” Fieger said. “So why do it. Not every case should go to court. Not every wrong should be righted. You waste time and money, these cases are not litigated for free.”
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Lawsuit improperly tossed out as discovery sanction
A trial court should have considered other discovery sanctions before outright dismissing the plaintiff’s breach of contract claim and entering a judgment for the defendant, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.
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