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CEF obtains historic Supreme Court decision overruling “Denney damages”

The Michigan Supreme Court ended its term with a historic decision, overruling so-called “Denney damages.” Collins Einhorn attorney Michael Cook represented the defendants in the Supreme Court and successfully argued for the overruling. In 2016, the Michigan Court of Appeals dramatically changed Michigan law on wrongful-death damages in a case named, Denney v Kent County...
The Michigan Supreme Court ended its term with a historic decision, overruling so-called “Denney damages.” Collins Einhorn attorney Michael Cook...
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Attorney Christopher Petrick Obtains Dismissal of Breach of Contract Claim in an Insurance Coverage and Indemnity Dispute

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC attorney Christopher Petrick recently successfully defended an insurance carrier in an insurance coverage and indemnification dispute.  The underlying case involved a dog bite incident in which ownership of the dog was in dispute between a rescue agency and one of their fosters.  The underlying case proceeded to trial, and the jury...
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC attorney Christopher Petrick recently successfully defended an insurance carrier in an insurance coverage and indemnification dispute. ...
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Case Outcomes

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05 '10

Attorneys Obtain Summary Disposition for Lawyer Client in Genesee County Circuit Court

May 8, 2010

Mike Sullivan and Rick Joslin obtained summary disposition for their lawyer client in the Genesee County Circuit Court. Plaintiff contended that the lawyer defendant was negligent in the matter in which he prosecuted a premises liability action, resulting in the action having been dismissed. Mike and Rick successfully argued that the underlying premises liability action…

08
05 '10

Attorneys Michael Sullivan and Monika Sullivan Obtain Summary Disposition in Calhoun County

May 8, 2010

Mike Sullivan and Monika Sullivan obtained summary disposition on behalf of their lawyer client in the Calhoun County in a claim arising out of a criminal prosecution. Plaintiff brought suit alleging that the lawyer’s negligence prevented him from having an opportunity to challenge on appeal his decision to withdraw his plea. The trial court granted…

08
05 '10

CEFU Attorneys Receive Order From Court of Appeals Affirming Summary Disposition

May 8, 2010

Mike Sullivan, Rick Joslin, and Paul Bernard recently obtained an order from the Michigan Court of Appeals affirming a trial court summary disposition obtained on behalf of their lawyer client. Mike, Rick, and Paul were able to convince first the trial court, and then the Court of Appeals, that the severance agreement that the law…

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03 '10

CEFU Attorney Michael Sullivan Obtained a Final Order Summary Disposition In Jackson County Circuit Court

March 1, 2010

Mike Sullivan obtained Summary Disposition from the Jackson County Circuit Court on behalf of his lawyer client sued for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Mike was successful in arguing that the FDCPA claim was untimely under 11 U.S.C. § 108 (a)(2), and, because the lawyer client had no duty to investigate the…

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01 '10

Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Disposition

January 8, 2010

Geoff Brown and Theresa Asoklis successfully defended an appeal from a probate court order granting their client summary disposition in a legal malpractice case arising out of an intrafamily dispute over the family’s business dealings. The plaintiffs argued that our client represented certain family members and family trusts and thus should have told the plaintiffs…

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08 '09

Collins, Einhorn attorney David Anderson wins Products Liability case in Wayne County

August 8, 2009

David C. Anderson won a products liability case in Wayne County Circuit Court, on behalf of a large food distributor, by using DNA testing to prove that the alleged contamination came from the plaintiff’s wife.

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07 '09

David Anderson and Monika Sullivan Obtain Summary Disposition for Appraiser

July 10, 2009

David C. Anderson and Monika L. Sullivan obtained summary disposition on behalf of an appraisal company that had been sued by a real estate development company for allegedly preparing a faulty appraisal of commercial real estate. Collins, Einhorn attorneys argued that the appraiser did not owe a legal duty to anyone other than the lender…

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04 '09

David Anderson obtained a “no cause for action” verdict

April 5, 2009

After a two week jury trial, David Anderson obtained a “no cause for action” verdict on April 8, 2009, in favor of his lawyer-client who was sued for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud. Plaintiff attorney’s original demand was $3 million, and he asked the jury to award nearly $1…

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06 '08

Kevin Moloughney successfully defends a client in a case involving alleged theft of a patient list from a competing business

June 4, 2008

Kevin Moloughney successfully defended a client in a case involving alleged theft of a patient list from a competing business. Kevin was able to convince the Court that the patients treated with his client because of reasons that had nothing to do with the allegedly converted client list. The Court agreed that under such circumstances…

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06 '08

Kevin Moloughney successfully defends a client against a claim of assault and battery and malicious prosecution

June 3, 2008

Kevin Moloughney successfully defended a client against a claim of assault and battery and malicious prosecution. The Oakland County Circuit Court jury returned a “no cause for action” verdict in favor of Kevin’s client.

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