Prominent Outcomes

Convinced the Michigan Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court in high-exposure coverage dispute, winning summary disposition in favor of insurer. (March 21, 2024)

Argued before the Michigan Supreme Court in pair of cases that challenged the lawfulness of a guardian’s delegation of duties. (December 7, 2023)

Convinced Michigan Court of Appeals to dismiss writ of superintending control in FOIA-related case that challenged a circuit court’s internal operating procedures. (November 22, 2023)

Convinced the Michigan Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court, obtaining summary disposition on remand in favor of insurer in commercial coverage dispute. (November 21, 2023)

Convinced the Michigan Court of Appeals to affirm the Michigan Court of Claims in a pair of cases filed by a community activist involving contempt of court and personal-capacity suits. (October 19, 2023)

Convinced the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion for summary disposition in third-party auto claim. (August 17, 2023)

Convinced Michigan Court of Appeals to reverse Oakland County Circuit Court and Bloomfield Township’s Board of Zoning Appeals in its denial of a variance based on a misapplication of the zoning ordinance. (June 1, 2023)

Convinced Michigan Supreme Court to deny leave in an election matter pursued by a political activist. (May 30, 2023)

Convinced the Michigan Court of Appeals to affirm summary disposition in favor of client in legal malpractice action. (March 9, 2023)

Convinced the Court of Appeals that plaintiff lacked evidence to establish negligence, preserving trial court’s grant of summary disposition in high-exposure, third-party tort claim. (January 12, 2023)

Convinced Michigan Supreme Court to deny plaintiffs’ application for leave appeal on whether Michigan should adopt Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(c)(1)(C) as a replacement for the misnomer and relation-back doctrines. (September 28, 2022)

Convinced Michigan Court of Appeals to dismiss plaintiff’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. (September 26, 2022)

Convinced Michigan Supreme Court to deny plaintiff’s application for leave to appeal, preserving corporate client’s win in Court of Appeals. (April 11, 2022)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff’s claim against defendant insurer was barred by statute of limitations (including COVID-tolling) and the misnomer doctrine did not apply, winning summary disposition in UIM claim for defendant insurer. (April 4, 2022)

Convinced Michigan Supreme Court that Court of Appeals was wrong to deny corporate client’s application for leave to appeal, winning remand as on leave granted. (March 23, 2022)

Convinced Court of Appeals that neither the misnomer doctrine nor the relation-back doctrine applied in case in which plaintiff named wrong corporate defendant, winning peremptory reversal on an application for leave to appeal. (January 4, 2022, reconsideration denied March 4, 2022)

Convinced Court of Appeals to affirm defendant’s motion for summary disposition based on collateral estoppel and dismiss plaintiff’s claim of appeal without oral argument, winning a rare motion to affirm in a legal malpractice case. (November 24, 2021)

Convinced Court of Appeals to affirm summary disposition in favor of corporate defendants on plaintiff’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and interference with the right of burial without mutilation and also grant defendants’ cross-appeal under the parol evidence rule on plaintiff’s breach of contract claim, winning complete dismissal of all counts in complex burial case. (November 8, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiffs’ allegations for § 1983 violations and conspiracy to commit § 1983 violations failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, winning two motions to dismiss under FRCP 12(b)(6) in legal malpractice case. (September 24, 2021)

Convinced trial court on reconsideration to grant counter-motion under MCR 2.116(C)(10) for attorney’s fees and motion to dismiss under MCR 2.116(C)(6) in light of separate case, winning summary disposition for insurer. (August 26, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff’s claim for serious impairment failed under McCormick v. Carrier for lack of admissible evidence, winning summary disposition for defendant driver. (July 22, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff’s claim for excessive rehabilitation services was not an allowable expense under the no-fault act, winning summary disposition for insurer. (July 1, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff’s third-party claim for noneconomic damages lacked sufficient evidence on the element of breach, winning summary disposition for defendant. (June 22, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff failed to establish the elements of breach and proximate cause in high-exposure negligence claim, winning summary disposition for defendants. (June 21, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff failed to establish causation in third-party negligence claim, winning summary disposition for defendant driver. (May 10, 2021)

Convinced trial court that plaintiff failed to establish breach in third-party negligence claim, winning summary disposition for defendant driver. (May 20, 2021)

Convinced court that under the no-fault act the insurer is not liable for the balance of a provider’s bill in catastrophic PIP claim, winning summary disposition for insurer. (January 22, 2021)

Convinced court that res judicata barred provider’s claim, winning summary disposition for insurer.  (January 14, 2021)

Preserved corporate defendant’s successful motion for summary disposition in workplace injury case at Michigan Court of Appeals. (November 3, 2020)

Convinced appellate court that MRIs ordered by a chiropractor are non-reimbursable under the no-fault act, winning appeal for insurer. (October 8, 2020)

Convinced court that plaintiff’s parent fraudulently procured an auto policy under Bazzi v. Sentinel and the equitable balancing test for innocent third parties did not apply to plaintiff, winning summary disposition for insurer.  (July 7, 2020)

Convinced court that it did not retain jurisdiction on a plaintiff’s claim for express breach of contract, negligence, and intentional tort for workplace injury, and won summary disposition for national logistics company (June 18, 2020)

Convinced court that collateral estoppel barred a plaintiff’s claim, and won summary disposition in legal malpractice case (June 5, 2020)