Michigan Legal Blog

Earlier this month an unidentified person purchased a golf club from Carl’s Golfland in Bloomfield Township and then left the store. Shortly after, that same person entered the store and took a second golf club without paying. The man claimed t… Read More

In a recent decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has interpreted Kentucky statutes as permitting a landlord to be held liable for their tenants’ dogs if they attack someone on or about their property. Benningfield v Zinsmeister, 2009-SC-000660-… Read More

Last weekend I was walking along the shore of Lake Michigan enjoying the pristine dunes and the crashing waves when I came upon a woman sitting on a towel with her trusty dog by her side. The dog initially wagged its tail and looked excited for a new… Read More

3 years ago the unthinkable occurred. Setita Patrick fell asleep while driving at a high rate of speed on the Ohio Turnpike when she sideswiped a car and crashed. Her 10-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son were killed in the crash. Her 5-month-old s… Read More

Most would assume that when a patient is checked into a rehabilitation center for brain injuries they will be taken care of. This wasn’t the case for Peter Price who went to Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation in 2009 for treatment. One… Read More

It is being reported out of Vassar, Mi that a 29 year old woman who was driving an SUV with 7 children in it lost control and went into a ditch. The SUV ended up on its side against some trees and 5 of the 7 kids were ejected from the vehicle. Everyo… Read More

According to http://fenton.patch.com/articles/fenton-police-surprise-retail-fraud-suspects-with-overnight-lock-up the Fenton Police Department has a holding cell and they aren’t afraid to use it. According to the article, it is the policy of th… Read More

I read a startling statistic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year with one in five of those bitten requiring medical attention. That’s roughly 885,000 each year. In 2006, m… Read More