Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown resigns
The Ferguson police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has resigned, his attorney said Saturday, nearly four months after the confrontation between the white officer and unarmed black 18-year-old that ignited protests…
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Don't pass prison reform bills during 'lame-duck,' Michigan Attorney General tells lawmakers
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette Wednesday urged lawmakers to slow down and not pass a package of prison reform bills during the lame duck session of the legislature.
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Birth trauma lawsuit reached settlement
Damages were alleged in labor and delivery.
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Have you had a verdict or settlement of $1M or more in 2014?
On Jan. 12, 2015, Michigan Lawyers Weekly will publish its “2014 Million-Dollar Verdicts & Settlements” edition, which compiles verdicts, settlements and class actions of $1 million or more in 2014. If you or your firm prevailed in $1 million-plus cases in 2014 and did not previously submit reports to MiLW, or did but have not …
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Legal writing notebook: It’s time to break up with ‘Initial Caps’
Lawyers generally agree initial caps are appropriate for those times when you need to avoid ambiguity or show respect, as in proper names, honorifics and terms of art. The question is where to stop.
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Civil Procedure – ‘Interest of justice’ exception not applied to attorney’s fees award
A plaintiff that became liable for offer-of-judgment attorney’s fees after rejecting the offer and losing on a defense motion for summary disposition is not entitled to invoke the “interest of justice” exception to avoid paying the fees.
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Young lawyers’ future: Changes in the house
A future market for young lawyers might be in the corporate world — although not necessarily in the strict role of in-house counsel. That was part of the message during a recent University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, presentation and panel discussion about the future of the legal profession in general and in-house …
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Attracting clients: Corporate counsel tips for bringing in business
The Legal Marketing Association recently held its annual Conversations with Corporate Counsel event, which featured in-house lawyers from Beats Electronics, NBC/Universal Media, Toyota, Yahoo! and others. The “conversations” covered a variety of topics concerning the relationship between outside and inside counsel. Some key takeaways were: • Corporate counsel see themselves less as lawyers and more …
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For law firms, rogue attorneys present risk
A recent decision from a federal District Court judge in the 1st Circuit should prompt all law firms to take a second look at how they supervise the lawyers who work for them.
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Minority tolling provision kept no-fault claim alive
A lawsuit to recover insurance benefits for an unborn child injured in a car accident is not time-barred by the no-fault act’s one-year statute of limitations because a statutory minority tolling provision applies, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided.
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