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Defending Professional Liability Claims in Bankruptcy Court

By David C. Anderson Strangers in a strange land. That’s how many defense lawyers and claims examiners feel when defending an insured lawyer in bankruptcy court after the client has filed for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy trustees, creditors’ committees and liquidating trusts make very dangerous plaintiffs. And many defense lawyers feel like they have been dragged into…

Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Favor of Insurance Agency

Attorneys David C. Anderson and Jason M. Renner successfully argued an independent insurance agency was not liable for an alleged failure to add an additional named insured to an auto insurance policy. The suit was brought in Macomb County Circuit Court by three individuals: (1) the named insured, (2) the named insured’s son, and (3)…

Eighteen Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC announced today that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2015 Michigan Super Lawyers list. An additional three attorneys from Collins Einhorn were named to the 2015 Michigan Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice…

David C. Anderson and Trent B. Collier successfully defend Texas insurance agency

David C. Anderson and Trent B. Collier successfully defended a Texas insurance agency, obtaining a published opinion from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected the plaintiff’s attempt to expand insurance-agent liability under Michigan law. The plaintiff represented the estate of a man who died from injuries he sustained when a bounce house at…

Court Denies Motion for Leave to Add Dismissed Premises Owner Back into Case

Attorneys Deborah A. Lujan and Kari L. Melkonian successfully defended a motion for leave to add a premises owner in a slip and fall case in the Wayne County Circuit Court. The premises owner had already been summarily dismissed from the matter based on the open and obvious doctrine. After unsuccessfully moving for reconsideration, the…

Court Summarily Dismisses Counterclaim, Affirmed on Appeal

Michael J. Sullivan and Jason M. Renner obtained summary disposition of plaintiff’s counterclaim for legal malpractice (and several other torts) on the basis that plaintiff had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The plaintiff brought his counterclaim in response to a lawsuit initiated by a law firm that sought recovery…

Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Claim

On July 22, 2015, Michael J. Sullivan, Trent B. Collier, and Jason M. Renner successfully obtained summary disposition in a legal malpractice action pending in Oakland County Circuit Court. The corporate-plaintiff brought an action for professional negligence, alleging that its attorney failed to conduct “due diligence” with respect to legal services provided in connection with…

New Report Available: Asbestos Claims and Litigation – 2013 and 2014 New Case Filing Summary and Analysis

The ALRA Group (Asbestos Liability Risk Analysis Group), of which CEF attorney Clayton F. Farrell is a founding member, has recently released their latest report Asbestos Claims and Litigation — Update and Review: 2013 and 2014 New Case Filing Summary and Analysis. This comprehensive report is based on the original report issued in a 2006,…

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