As many people will agree, car accidents are tragic events that happen far too often. One look down at a cell phone and people’s lives can be put at risk, one driver who gets behind the wheel under the influence of drugs or alcohol can change the l…
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It is being reported that Amanda Bynes has been charged with 2 misdemeanor hit-and-run charges stemming from a rear-end collision that occurred on August 4 and an accident involving a police car in April. She was allegedly arrested for dui in the Apr…
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The end of the Labor Day weekend corresponded with the end of the Michigan State Police dui crackdown “Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” From August 19th through September 5th law enforcement agencies stepped up patrols and ran a strong adve…
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In an August 16, 2012 opinion of the Michigan Supreme Court, it was decided that the dryer installers from Sears, Roebuck and Co. owed no duty to homeowners to warn them that they had an uncapped gas line in their laundry area. The Plaintiff’s…
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Children make a lot of mistakes as they are growing up, and often times they learn by experiencing the consequences of their actions and changing as a result. Unfortunately, there are many children that commit such extreme acts of violence that lives…
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Earlier this month, employees at a Meijer store in Clinton Township allegedly witnessed a man taking a bottle of liquor and hiding it inside his pants. He then left the store without paying for the liquor. The employees contacted the police who stopp…
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On July 31, 2012, the Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion in Hoffnerv Lanctoe, (2012), (Docket #142267) limiting the “effectively unavoidable” exception to the open and obvious doctrine in premises liability cases. While the conserva…
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Boating injuries are common. This is especially true in states like Michigan, where there are an abundance of boats and lakes to facilitate these injuries. Statistics show that about over 200 people are injured in Michigan each year because of a boat…
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I was in Court the other day and witnessed a disturbing exchange between a defendant and the judge. The defendant was before the Court on a retail fraud charge, commonly known as shoplifting. Her case was called and she approached the podium alone. W…
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A brawl got out of hand in Grand Rapids yesterday when a man in the downtown area pulled a knife from his jacket and began slashing at the people surrounding him in the area. According to police, the attacker was aggravated in the midst of a fight am…
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