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The Michigan Court of Appeals applies a property insurance policy’s residence requirement, and rejects waiver and estoppel arguments

In Null v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, the Court of Appeals concluded that an insurer properly denied coverage based on the insured’s violation of a residence requirement, even though evidence suggested that the insurer knew the named insured had changed his address. The plaintiff and her late husband were buying a home from the plaintiff’s brother-in-law,…

Recent victories for Collins Einhorn’s appellate attorneys

Collins Einhorn’s appellate department has had a number of significant victories in the past week. Noreen Slank and Geoff Brown obtained an opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals that reversed a $1.2m judgment and remanded for entry of summary disposition in the client’s favor. Noreen also secured a win in favor of an attorney-client…

Brian Einhorn sworn in as 79th president of the State Bar of Michigan

Brian D. Einhorn, a founding member of Collins Einhorn, was sworn in as the 79th president of the State Bar of Michigan on September 19, 2013. Brian has been practicing law for over forty years and focuses his practice on professional liability defense, including the defense of legal malpractice actions. He also defends lawyers and…

DBusiness lists nine Collins Einhorn attorneys as Top Lawyers

Nine Collins Einhorn attorneys were named “Top Lawyers” in 2013 by DBusiness: David C. Anderson was listed for legal malpractice, insurance litigation, and professional malpractice. Theresa M. Asoklis was listed for legal malpractice law. Geoffrey M. Brown for appellate law. Donald D. Campbell was listed for legal malpractice law and professional malpractice law. Brian D….

How involved is “involved” under Michigan’s No-Fault Act?

Michigan’s No-Fault Act applies only to accidents arising “out of the ownership, operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle…” Because a motorcycle isn’t a “motor vehicle” as defined by the No-Fault Act, insurers are liable for benefits only if a motor vehicle—i.e., an automobile other than a motorcycle—is involved in an accident. Michigan’s courts…

Social media pratfalls in litigation

Walter Olson at Overlawyered chronicles another case in which imprudent use of social media had disastrous consequences for parties in litigation. A couple involved in a personal injury lawsuit declared on Facebook that they could not go to the gym or finalize a divorce until the lawsuit was over. After these posts came to light,…

13 Collins Einhorn attorneys listed among Michigan’s 2013 Super Lawyers

The following Collins Einhorn attorneys were listed as “Super Lawyers” in their respective fields: Appellate law: Geoffrey Brown, Deborah Hebert, and Noreen Slank Employment litigation defense: Janice Hildenbrand and Robert Tice(not pictured) Insurance coverage: Timothy Casey Personal injury defense: Clayton Farrell Professional liability defense: David Anderson, Theresa Asoklis,Brian Einhorn, Melissa Graves, and Michael Sullivan In…

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