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In re M. Boggan
Lansing, Michigan family law lawyer represented Defendant in a parental rights termination case. The termination of respondent's parental rights following the October 25, 2021 bench trial was based upon the testimony of two foster care workers, Mackenzie Cooper and Lakeshia Fowler. Cooper testified that the original complaint to Child Protective Services was based upon improper super... More... ( 06-23-2022 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. Devon Baldwin
Lansing, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with second-degree murder, felony possession of a firearm. Devon Baldwin, age 33, was accused of fatally shooting and killing Bradley Wicks, age 40, on March 20, 2020.... More... ( 06-22-2022 - MI) |
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Jeffrey Larson v. State of Michigan
Lansing, MI - Jeffrey Larson sued the State of Michigan and Michael Curley on civil rights violation theories claiming he was retaliated against for defending a female subordinate who complained about sexual discrimination and harrassment. He claimed that his pay was cut and he was demoted. ... More... ( 05-11-2019 - MI) |
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Mary-Lou Gravel v. Levent Durmuns and ST Transportation, LLC
MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers Lansing, MI - Mary-Lou Gravel sued Levent Durmuns and ST Transportation, LLC on personal injury, auto negligence and respondea superior theories.... More... ( 01-07-2019 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. Lawrence G. Nassar, a/k/a Larry Nassar
Ingham County Courthouse - Mason, Michigan
Lansing, MI - Olympic Gymnastic Doctor Pleads Guilty To Sexual Molestation Charges The State of Michigan charged Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar, a/k/a Larry Nassar, age 54, with seven counts of first-degree sexual contact with underage girls. Wikipedia reported: "Three of the victims were under the age of 13 and three ranged in age from 13 to 15. Rachael Denhollander, a former gymnast w... More... ( 01-24-2018 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. Harold Leeman, Jr.
Ingham County Courthouse - Lansing, Michigan
Lansing, MI - Jury Convicts Former Lansing City Councilman of Embezzlement The State of Michigan charged Harold Leeman, Jr. with embezzlement of between $1,000 and $19,999 over a five month period in 2016 while managing a concession stand for the Gier Park Community Center Advisory Board. The charges against Leeman stemmed from his use of a credit card given to him by board memb... More... ( 12-08-2017 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. Brian Michael Alexander
Mason, Michigan criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with four counts os second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim at least 13 but less and 16 years of age. Brian Alexander, age 32, was accused of sexually molesting his stepdaughter in 213 in their home in Holt, Michigan. Defendant pled not guilty. Defendant's stepdaughter testified that on three o... More... ( 12-31-2015 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. Samuel Watchmaker, III
Lansing, MI - The State of Michigan charged Samuel Watchmaker, III with operating a vehicle while intoxicated causeing death, reckless driving and failure to stop at accident when at fault resulting in death in conjunction with the death of his wife, Shayla Watchmaker, who died in a car crash in 2012. There were no witnesses to the crash and it was not certain who was driving the vehicle. ... More... ( 10-06-2014 - MI) |
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Amanda Heinrich v. Waiting Angels Adoption Services, Inc.
Plaintiffs-appellants Amanda and Reece Heinrich and six other couples (referred to collectively as “plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s order granting the second motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by defendants-appellees, Waiting Angels Adoption Services, Inc. and its principals, Simone Boraggina and Joseph Beauvais (referred to collectively as “defendants”). The district co... More... ( 02-07-2012 - MI) |
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City of East Lansing v. Cassandra Lea Thompson
Plaintiff appeals by leave granted the circuit court order that quashed the district court’s imposition of a one-year ban on entering a public college or university as part of defendant’s sentence for riotous behavior. We reverse the circuit court order and affirm the district court’s judgment of sentence.On August 22, 2008, defendant pleaded guilty of disorderly assembly for riot, c... More... ( 12-02-2010 - MI) |
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Jerome Plunkett v. Department of Transporation
In this governmental immunity highway exception case, defendant Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) appeals as of right the trial court’s order denying MDOT summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(7). This case arises out of a single motor vehicle accident in which plaintiff Jerome Plunkett’s wife, decedent Holly Marie Plunkett,1 died after losing control of her vehicle, causing her ve... More... ( 11-03-2009 - MI) |
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Capitol Properties Group, LLC. v. 1247 Center Street, LLC and Thomas Donall d/b/a X-Cel
Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants. We affirm.Defendant, Thomas Donall, is the president of defendant, 1247 Center Street, LLC, a company that owns defendant, X-Cel, a nightclub located in the city of Lansing. Plaintiff owns a building containing residential and commercial units immediately adjacent to X-Cel. Accordin... More... ( 04-16-2009 - MI) |
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Thomas L. Guerrero v. Derek A. Smith and Glen L. Smith
In Docket No. 277983, plaintiff appeals by right the trial court’s order entering judgment for defendants following a jury verdict of no cause of action. In Docket No. 279595, plaintiff appeals by right the trial court’s post-judgment order taxing costs and denying plaintiff’s request to sanction defendants under MCR 2.114. This Court has consolidated the appeals. We affirm in part, reverse... More... ( 09-16-2008 - MI) |
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University Rehabilitation Alliance, Inc. v. Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan
Defendant appeals by right from the order granting summary disposition to plaintiff and awarding plaintiff attorney fees in this no-fault insurance case. We affirm.This case arose when Kimberly Sterling was either pushed from or jumped out of a moving motor vehicle, hitting the ground and receiving serious brain injuries. Defendant, Sterling’s no-fault insurer, originally refused to pay ... More... ( 07-22-2008 - MI) |
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Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. v. Janet K. Welch, et al.
Plaintiff-Appellant Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. (Lawrence) appeals from the district courts judgment dismissing his claims filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 against officials of the State Bar of Michigan in connection with their denial of his application for a license to practice law. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM. I. BACKGROUND Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. graduated from an accredi... More... ( 06-13-2008 - MI) |
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Phyllis Scott v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
In this auto accident case, plaintiffs seek first-party personal protection insurance benefits for the cost of cholesterol medication for Kristen Krohn (Krohn). The Ingham county probate court denied defendant's motion for summary disposition. Defendant appeals, by leave granted, the circuit court's denial of defendant's application for leave to appeal the probate court ruling. We affirm. ... More... ( 04-16-2008 - MI) |
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Keith Gayle Davis v. Forest Rivers, Inc. and Kitsmiller RV, Inc.
Defendant Forest River appeals as of right an order granting revocation of acceptance under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (the MMWA), 50 USC 2301 et seq., to plaintiff of a recreational vehicle (RV) manufactured by Forest River and sold by Kitsmiller RV1. We affirm, albeit with one clarification. As we discuss infra, the remedy of "revocation of acceptance" is actually a Uniform Comme... More... ( 02-26-2008 - MI) |
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Karen Renny and Charles Renny v. Michigan Department of Transportation
In this case we consider whether a "design defect" claim is cognizable under the public building exception to governmental immunity, MCL 691.1406. The plain language of the public building exception imposes a duty only to "repair and maintain" a public building. In the absence of any additional language addressing design defects, we hold that the public building exception to governmental i... More... ( 07-12-2007 - MI) |
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Judith Dadd v. Mount Hope Church and David R. Williams
Judith Dadd sued Mount Hope Church on a negligence theory and Pastor David R. Williamson a defamation theory claiming that she was damaged and injured as a result of the way that she was treated by Defendants after a fall during a service at the church. She based her claim for injuries arising from the fall on a premises liability theory asserting that there was no usher present at the alter ... More... ( 05-11-2007 - MI) |
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Family and Estate of Jeffrey Clark v. Michigan Department of Corrections, Warden Kenneth McKee, Deputy Warden Lee Gillman, Sgt. Eric Cobb and Lt. Shirley Whitiker
Family and Estate of Jeffrey Clark sued the Michigan Department of Corrections on a civil rights theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that prison employees exhibited deliberate indifference toward Mr. Clark by failing to give him water or medical attention. Clark, a paranoid schizophrenic, was serving nine to 30 years after being convicted of robbing a liquor store with a beer bottle in 1987. The... More... ( 05-08-2007 - MI) |
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Jason French, Joshua French, and Ellen Garber v. Deputy John Doe, et al.
Jason French, Joshua French and Ellen Garber sued five Ingham County, Michigan Deputy Sheriffs claiming that their rights were violated by the deputies when they responded to a complaint by neighbors that a reception given by French for some friends was too loud. When French refused to comply with demands made by the officers, they pepper-sprayed and arrested him and others who got involved in... More... ( 03-01-2007 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. Fairbanks Capital Corporation
The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services claimed that Utah-based Fairbanks Capital Corp. failed to properly administer escrow accounts, illegally assessed fees for releasing borrowers from mortgages that were paid off and improperly assessed fees on delinquent accounts.Fairbanks denied any wrongdoing.... More... ( 09-02-2004 - MI) |
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Thomas Candelaria, III, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas Candelaria, Jr. v. B.C. General Contractors, Inc.
Defendant Horizon, a company in the business of providing cable television service, hired defendant BC, as an independent contractor, to install cable television service in certain areas of Ingham County. BC, in turn, hired Bob Rego, also as an independent contractor, to perform a portion of the work involving aerial construction. Rego employed plaintiff's decedent, Thomas Candelaria, ... More... ( 06-04-1999 - MI) |
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Central Cartage Co., et al. v. Terry L. Fewless, Susan Fewless, Susan A. Fewless d/b/a Skan Consulting; and Total Quality, Inc.
Central is one of several wholly-owned transportation subsidiaries of CenTra. The majority of Central's business is in the automotive industry, transporting parts from surrounding states to various automobile plants in Michigan. Because Michigan is considered an "inbound" state, one of Central's goals is to produce business going out of Michigan so that its trucks do not travel o... More... ( 11-20-1998 - MI) |
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State of Michigan v. National Steel Corporation
Environmental pollution claims. The State of Michigan claimed that Great Lakes Steel Division of Ecorse Mill and Zug Island Steel unlawfully polluted the Detroit River over 75 times during 1995 and 1996 in violation of their water discharge permits with 3,000 to 5,000 gallons of crude coal tar when their holding tank transfer pumps failed.... More... ( 12-30-1997 - MI) |