Supreme Court: A new chief and a new justice in October
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - In Brief Theodora Gaïtas will become chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court on Oct. 1, succeeding Natalie Hudson. Reynaldo Aligada will join the Supreme ...More

Disparate zoning treatment supports class-of-one equal protection claim
DETROIT, MI - A property owner plausibly alleged a class-of-one equal protection claim by asserting that a township selectively applied zoning requirements to deny its proposed ...More

Real Property – Prescriptive easement
DETROIT, MI - Where the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants’ use of a lakefront neighborhood park interfered with plaintiffs’ riparian rights, the defendants failed to establish ...More

Retirement – Pension benefits
DETROIT, MI - Where a plaintiff, who was an at-will employee of defendant the Wayne County Airport Authority, was awarded $214,058.90 for the retirement benefits that had accrued ...More

Parent and Child – Jurisdiction – Unfit environment
DETROIT, MI - Where a respondent mother has challenged a trial court order assuming jurisdiction over the respondent’s minor children under MCL 712A.2(b)(1) (subject to substantial ...More

No-Fault Law – Intentional-harm exception
DETROIT, MI - Where a plaintiff alleged that trees on his property were damaged by a repair crew employed by the defendant, it was error for the defendant to be awarded summary ...More

Negligence – Economic loss doctrine – Asbestos
DETROIT, MI - Where plaintiff homeowners alleged that employees of the defendant flooring company spread asbestos throughout their home, an award of summary disposition in favor ...More