Michigan Legal Blog

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

According to the Washington Post, Elias Abuelazam was convicted last Friday for first degree murder, and now faces a lifetime imprisonment. Originally convicted in 2010 for multiple stabbings in Michigan and was just last week received his sentencing… Read More

Advocate Lutheran Hospital is located in the state of Illinois, and according toThe Legal Examiner in Michigan, they recently settled a lawsuit that was made against them for over $8 million. A wrongful death claim was filed after a four month premat… Read More

A federally funded drunk driving crackdown is underway through Sunday which includes increased police presence in 26 Counties. Included in this crackdown – talking urinal cakes. The urinal deodorizer cakes use a recording of a woman’s voice t… Read More

I am often writing about dog bites and dog attacks and how egregious it is when dog owners do not carry homeowners’ or renters’ insurance in the event their dog attacks and injures someone. This issue usually gets on my radar during the w… Read More

A woman from Grand Rapids, Michigan was sentenced recently for taking money from an employer. However, her initial crime is not as bad as the defense mechanism that she used to lessen her sentence. The woman who will go by the initials of L.K. wanted… Read More

Last Friday, 5 people were arrested by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department and charged with varying crimes such as unarmed robbery and felony retail fraud. The 2 adults and 3 juveniles had been allegedly going to department stores in the… Read More

According to www.detroitnews.com, earlier this morning a car was driving behind a bus in the right lane on 14 Mile Road in Warren when the bus made a stop. The driver of the car apparently started to swerve into the left lane where it was hit by a se… Read More