Appeals – Rehearing en banc
DETROIT, MI - Where a petition for rehearing en banc has been filed, the petition must be denied because less than a majority of the Sixth Circuit judges voted in favor of rehearing ...More

Court denies injunction to enforce noncompete
DETROIT, MI - An employer was not entitled to a preliminary injunction to enforce a noncompete against a former employee where the agreement contained overly broad restrictions ...More

Construction truck rear-ends vehicle in freeway collision
DETROIT, MI - This case arose from a freeway collision involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial construction truck. At the time of the incident, the plaintiff was traveling ...More

Jury rejects injury claim from major truck accident
DETROIT, MI - The defendants did not contest liability for this motor vehicle accident, which involved a 161,000-pound sand-and-gravel hauler. The plaintiff, a 26-year-old ...More

COA vacates $9.5M verdict over lack of causation evidence
DETROIT, MI - Summary Michigan Court of Appeals vacated $9.5 million jury verdict in injury case Court ruled plaintiffs failed to prove causation linking truck to injuries ...More

Products Liability – Severance – Valve-train system
DETROIT, MI - Where plaintiffs alleging a valve-train system malfunctions have moved to sever the case into claims pertaining to vehicles with the “Active Fuel Management” engine ...More

Real Property – Receivership – Bona fide offer
DETROIT, MI - Where a receiver has moved for approval of a proposed sale of real property, approval should be granted despite the defendants’ contention that their offer is more ...More