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Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firms”

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC’s Appellate Practice Group has been recognized nationally for the 7th year in a row. The 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list names the Appellate Practice Group as a National Tier 3.  CEF is also proud to be recognized as Regional Tier 1 in 9 practice areas. “Firms…

Attorneys Matthew LaBeau, Jeff Hicks, and Trent Collier successfully prosecuted a RICO action alleging fraud against a towing company and several co-conspirators

This matter originated out of a scheme by a towing company in Clio, Michigan that involved hundreds of fraudulent requests for towing services. After a pre-suit investigation by the insurance carrier, it was determined that several long distance tows never occurred based on the duration of service, the vehicle never making it to the alleged…

Thirteen Attorneys Listed as 2023 “Top Lawyers” by DBusiness

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that thirteen of our colleagues have been named to the 2023 “Top Lawyers” list by DBusiness magazine: David C. Anderson Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice Law Product Liability Joshua I. Arnkoff  Legal Malpractice Law Theresa M. Asoklis Legal Malpractice Law Professional Malpractice Law Donald D. Campbell Legal…

Attorneys Matthew S. LaBeau and Zabbia N. Alholou Obtain Dismissal of Fire loss Property Damage Claim with Significant Damages

Matthew S. LaBeau and Zabbia N. Alholou were able to obtain summary disposition of a property loss case where the plaintiffs were seeking nearly $1,000,000 in damages resulting from a fire. Plaintiffs were in the business of selling used truck parts.  In 2017, a semi-truck parked overnight next to the plaintiffs’ building and caught fire. …

27 Collins Einhorn Farrell Lawyers included in 2023 Best Lawyers® Lists.

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, including four receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Eleven of the 27 lawyers have been included in the Ones to Watch edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers…

Best Lawyers 2023 “Lawyer of the Year”

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that David C. Anderson, Donald D. Campbell, Brian D. Einhorn, and Deborah A. Lujan, have been named 2023 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Detroit Area in their respective practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each practice area within a designated metropolitan area is…

22 Collins Einhorn Farrell Lawyers included in 2022 Super Lawyers® Lists.

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 22 of our firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2022 editions of Super Lawyers.  Four of the 22 recognized lawyers have been included in the Rising Stars edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice….

Michigan Supreme Court Rejects and Blesses Reliance on Standing Orders in Medical-Malpractice Cases

The idiom “give with one hand and take away with the other” aptly describes aspects of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Estate of Corrado v Rieck. The Court held that a claim based on violation of a nursing home’s standing order is for medical malpractice but it fails as a matter of law. Then it…

Never mind, maybe everything is recorded: Schaumann-Beltran Reversal

In December 2020, I wrote about a Court of Appeals case holding that courts cannot permit parties to video record their medical examinations. It was proof that everything isn’t recorded, I said. Forget that. We’ll have to look for proof elsewhere because the Supreme Court reversed in Schaumann-Beltran v Gemmete. The facts and holding in Schaumann-Beltran are…

Attorneys Kari Melkonian and Laura Alton obtained a verdict of no cause of action based on a unanimous jury verdict

In a negligence case against a high-end hotel, the plaintiff asserted claims of bodily and emotional injuries arising out of contact with soiled towels in her room. At trial, the plaintiff argued alternative theories as to how the hotel failed to clean the room prior to check-in and/or didn’t follow proper housekeeping and laundry protocols….

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