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AMENDMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT: FURTHER CHANGES TO THE MICHIGAN NO-FAULT ACT prepared by Matthew S. LaBeau

INTRODUCTION On June 11, 2019, Governor Whitmer signed a bill into law that amended the no-fault reform legislation that was passed only recently, on May 30, 2019. Some of the changes are stylistic (i.e. renumbering paragraphs, changing “shall” to “must,” etc.) and are not substantive in nature. Other amendments provide effective dates for certain provisions…

LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD AT CHANGES TO THE MICHIGAN NO-FAULT ACT prepared by Matthew S. LaBeau

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It will likely take several years before the impact on premiums, claims, and litigation is fully determined as a result of no-fault reform. Certain provisions take effect immediately, others such as the choice of allowable expenses and MCCA provisions will take effect on July 1, 2020, and some regulatory changes even later. There…

David Anderson, Trent Collier, and Fawzeih Daher Obtain Dismissal of Appeal for Client and 12 Other Defendants.

Attorneys David Anderson, Trent Collier, and Fawzeih Daher obtained dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction on behalf of our client (a national financial services firm) and 12 other defendants in a case involving allegations of improper accounting. The plaintiff filed suit against 13 defendants in the Probate Court. One by one, the Probate…

Michael J. Sullivan Awarded the Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award

Southfield, Mich.,May 2, 2019 – Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that shareholder/past president Michael J. Sullivan will receive the 2019 Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award. Since its inception in 2009, the State Bar of Michigan’s Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award is presented to a recognized local or affinity bar association,…

Attorneys David Anderson and Trent Collier obtain summary disposition in Oakland County Circuit Court

Attorneys David Anderson and Trent Collier obtained summary disposition on behalf of a wholesale surplus lines insurance broker in Oakland County Circuit Court. Plaintiff claimed that the broker negligently failed to procure a commercial auto insurance policy for him after the insurer denied coverage. In its 14-page opinion, the Court found that Anderson and Collier…

The Basics of Indemnity Law By Matthew S. LaBeau and Peter J. Tomasek

Matthew LaBeau and Peter Tomasek, attorneys at Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, have published an article in the March edition of The Michigan Bar Journal “The Basics of Indemnity Law”. In Michigan, you’re likely to run into indemnity-law issues in three different scenarios: contractual indemnity, common-law indemnity, and implied-contractual indemnity. The most common of the three…

Michigan Lawyers Weekly Article: Collins Einhorn names new managing shareholders

Below is an article that appeared in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly on February 13, 2019. For the MLW article follow the link: https://milawyersweekly.com/news/2019/02/13/legal-roundup-howard-howard-marks-150-years-with-charitable-giving/ Collins Einhorn names new managing shareholders Collins Einhorn Farrell PC has announced that starting May 1, Daniel E. Collins and Theresa M. Asoklis will become the firm’s co-managing shareholders. Asoklis and Collins…

Attorney Michael Cook Authors Article Entitled “Is Your Brief Conversational? It Should Be.”

Michael J. Cook, a shareholder at Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, has published an article in The Michigan Defense Quarterly “Is Your Brief Conversational? It Should Be.” Legal briefs are often written to sound non-conversational, filled with old dead words and phrases such as “henceforth” and “wherefore.” By removing these dead words and phrases from your…

Effective May 1, 2019, Dan Collins and Theresa Asoklis will take over as the firm’s co-managing shareholders.

Change is good. After 10 years at the helm of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, Neil MacCallum and Mike Sullivan are passing the torch. Effective May 1, 2019, Dan Collins and Theresa Asoklis will take over as the firm’s co-managing shareholders. The firm traces its origins to 1971, when the late Mort Collins asked Brian Einhorn…

Attorney Trent Collier and Jonathan Koch have authored an article titled “Five Ways to Get to the Point”

Attorneys Trent Collier and Jonathan Koch have authored an article for the January/February edition of Res Ipsa Loquitur titled “Five Ways to Get to the Point.” The article talks about 5 steps you should follow to make your legal briefs as readable and persuasive as possible. https://ceflawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/January-February-2019.pdf

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