Posts in 2010

The state senate recently passed a bill that makes texting while driving a primary offense. The bill now moves to the state of House of Representatives for another vote. If the bill passes, texting while driving would carry a $100 fine for a first of… Read More

Under a new ordinance recently adopted by the city of Gibraltar, people convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol could be forced to reimburse the city for money spent on the incident. The money obtained under the ordinance would b… Read More

A recent case ruling determined that Michigan employers do not have to pay workers’ compensation benefits for employees’ non-work related injuries or ailments. The case, Blankenship-King v. K-Mart Corp, centers around a K-Mart employee wh… Read More

A Saginaw County woman is behind bars for allowing a 67-year-old man to have sex with her 10-year-old granddaughter in exchange for cocaine. Angela A. Blackwell, who is a cocaine addict, has since been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduc… Read More

Following a conviction for his role in a Ponzi scheme, a Bloomfield Hills man has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison. He was also ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution to his victims. Raymond Frank Joseph was accused of soliciti… Read More

A lawsuit has been filed in Oakland County Circuit Court by a man who claims he suffered full-body injuries in a 2007 motorcycle accident. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Fanchon Stinger and her ex-boyfriend, Rayford Jackson. The victim, David… Read More

Police have arrested a woman authorities say filed more than $3.3 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims from 2007 to 2009. She has since been charged with fraud and racketeering. Deborah D’Anna, 56, was the owner and office manager of Palmer Pa… Read More

A Lenawee County Circuit Court judge has rejected an attorney’s request to dismiss an auto accident lawsuit against his client. Mario Lawrence Parker was sued by his neighbor, Chad Fox, following an accident that left Fox with spinal cord injur… Read More