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General and Automobile Liability
The firm’s General and Automobile Liability Practice encompasses a wide array of civil litigation including premises claims, automobile/trucking liability (third and first party claims), construction cases, liquor liability (dram shop), products liability, business torts, fair debt collection practices, and various types of negligence claims. The firm’s clients in the General and Automobile Liability Practice include all types of commercial entities and individuals including but not limited to retail businesses, condominium complexes, sports facilities, trucking companies, hotel owners/operators, construction contractors, debt collectors and property owners.
While many of the firm’s attorneys participate in the General and Automobile Liability Practice, the group is led by Dale McLellan, Ken Merritt, Kevin Moloughney and Deborah Lujan. Members of this group are experienced litigators who have practiced throughout the state and in the federal courts. Guided by our client’s need for a vigorous and cost-effective defense, the General and Automobile Liability Practice Group focuses on discovery, motion and trial practice as well as various types of ADR when appropriate.
Collins, Einhorn, through its Appellate Practice Group, has led in the development of Michigan law to the benefit of its clients in the general liability practice area. The following recent Supreme Court decisions in cases defended by Collins, Einhorn have had an extensive impact on the litigation practice of all Michigan lawyers:
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Trentadue v Gorton, 479 Mich 378 (2007) (abolished use of common law discovery rule to toll statutes of limitation in Michigan)
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Kenney v Kaatz Funeral Home, 472 Mich 929 (2005) (expanded application of the open and obvious defense in premises cases involving ice and snow)
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Fultz v Union-Commerce Assocs., 470 Mich 460 (2004) (private contracts, such as a property owners contract with a snow removal company, do not give rise to a legal duty to injured third parties)
The General and Automobile Liability Practice Group at Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff continues to grow through its outstanding representation of clients in all types of litigation and its leadership in the development of significant legal precedent in Michigan.
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