With summer now upon us here in Northern Michigan, the excitement to get out on the water builds. Refreshing yourself with the basic rules of navigation and right of way is always recommended. Failure to obey the rules and which causes an accident and injury will…
DOG BITE
In Michigan, when a dog bites a person, the person must sue the owner of the dog within three years from the date of the dog bite under MCL 600.5805(10). Proper plaintiffs would...
Recently, we've resolved a number of wrongful death cases here in Northern Michigan. In Michigan, these types of cases are governed by a statute that controls every aspect of the case, including how...
I just found out that Marvin Schur was a World War II vet. Is this how we treat our veterans?
The citizens of Bay City are up in arms over the callousness shown by their City Managers.
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If you read my prior post on this tragedy in Bay City, I found some updated information about how and why this happened.
1. The limiter device had been in use through DTE in Metro Detroit, but they...
Businesses bombard us with promises of a shopping experience loaded with deals, specials and savings. Whether it's Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or the local Five and Dime, you would think, as consumers, that...
Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia, Canada has recalled 1,000,000 cribs that had been sold between May 2000 and last month here in the U.S. and Canada. The Consumer Public Safety...
Every year, almost 5 million Americans are bit by dogs. Over 800,000 of these individuals suffer injuries that require medical treatment and 44% of those that require treatment are younger than 14 years of age. Since more than half of the reported attacks are by dogs owned by the family or neighbor of the victim and the most common victims are children, it's important for parents to understand...
A man that fell at a Texas Grocery store has filed a slip and fall lawsuit. The man was shopping at a H.E.B. grocery store in September when he allegedly fell and hurt himself. According to the plaintiff's original petition, on Sept. 23, 2007, Jones was a customer at the H.E.B. in the 3900 block of East Lucas when the incident occurred. The suit says the fall caused Jones to suffer...
A dog attacked and bit a politician going door to door in a neighborhood in York County. The District Attorney has decided that no charges will be filed against the dog owner. The owner of the dog wanted charges filed against the politician for trespassing because she came to the backdoor. Buster, an 8-year-old pit bull, attacked Caldwell around 6 p.m. Saturday after the candidate went to the...