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Attorney Matthew LaBeau Discusses Use of Claims to Prove/Disprove Damages During Trial at ICLE No-Fault Summit

Defense-litigation attorney Matthew S. LaBeau of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC recently spoke on Using the Claims File to Prove and Disprove Damages at Trial at the fifth annual ICLE No-Fault Summit. He was joined by plaintiff attorney Adrienne D. Logeman of Logeman Iafrate & Logeman PC. Matt provided an in-depth perspective on how to effectively document the claim file, avoid claims for interest and attorney fees, and bolster the defense through strategic use of the claim file in discovery and at trial.

For a full outline of Matt’s presentation, email him at Matthew.LaBeau@ceflawyers.com.

Court of Appeals Holds Anti-Assignment Clauses Unenforceable, but Healthcare Providers Can Only Recover Benefits One-Year-Back from Date of Assignment

On May 8, 2018, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a published opinion addressing two legal issues that have been hotly contested in the wake of last year’s Covenant v State Farm decision, which held that healthcare providers do not have a statutory basis to sue no-fault insurers for personal protection insurance (“PIP”) benefits under the Michigan No-Fault Act. To read further details, click on the headline.

Attorney Kellie L. Howard-Goudy to speak at RIMS Conference on Autonomous Vehicle Liability and Insurable Risks

On Monday, April 17, 2018, attorney Kellie L. Howard-Goudy will be speaking at the Risk Management Society, RIMS, Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Ms. Howard-Goudy will speak at one of the conference’s “innovation hubs,” which are focused on cutting-edge developments in topics related to risk management. Ms. Howard-Goudy’s session is entitled Autonomous Vehicles: The Present, the Future, and Insurable Risks. The presentation contains a detailed analysis of technical developments in the autonomous-vehicle industry and an outline of risk issues affecting insurers. Ms. Howard-Goudy will be joined by Timothy D. Crawley, Esq. (Anderson, Crawley & Burke, PLLC) who will discuss current regulatory efforts in the autonomous-vehicle industry. Information covered will include emerging issues with data privacy and ethical issues related to artificial intelligence.

Attorney Matthew LaBeau to Speak at Upcoming ICLE No-Fault Summit in April 2018

Defense litigation attorney Matthew S. LaBeau of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC will be a featured speaker at the 5th annual ICLE No-Fault Summit, to be held in Plymouth, Michigan on April 26-27, 2018. He will be joined by plaintiff attorney Adrienne D. Logeman of Logeman Iafrate & Logeman PC. The session, “Using the Claims File to Prove and Disprove Damages at Trial,” will cover, from both sides, what proofs are required for different types of claims, techniques to both trigger and avoid claims for interest and attorney fees, and tips for submitting timely proofs. The presentation will take place on Thursday, April 26 as part of the two-day conference. Registration is available at www.icle.org/no-fault or by calling ICLE at (877) 229-4350.

Remember that 6 1/2 year old mistake? No? Neither does the law.

In 2013, the Michigan legislature enacted a statute of repose for legal-malpractice claims. Those claims are still subject to a two-year statute of limitations, which starts running when the attorney stops representing the client as to the matters out of which the claim arose. Likewise, legal-malpractice claims are still subject to the six-month discovery rule,…

Legal Malpractice Update: Estate of Nash v City of Grand Haven

The Court of Appeals adopted an expansion of the attorney-client privilege in Estate of Nash v City of Grand Haven (2017). Attorney-client communications relating to legal advice are privileged, of course. But what if another party communicates with both a party and that party’s attorney in an attempt to develop a common legal strategy? Ordinarily,…

Legal Malpractice Update: Estate of Maki v Coen

Estate of Maki v Coen (2017) holds that an attorney who represents a conservator represents only the conservator—not the conservator’s ward. Until Maki, some parties argued that a conservator’s attorney represented both the conservator and the conservator’s ward—the “protected individual,” as the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (“EPIC”) puts it. Typically, parties argued for this…

Attorney David C. Anderson to speak at ACI’s Advanced Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice Conference

Attorney David C. Anderson will be speaking on October 24, 2016 at the American Conference Institute (ACI)’s Advanced Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice. The title of the discussion is called “Trying a Case and Strategies for Handling Legal Malpractice Cases: Emerging Trial Issues, New Defenses and Novel Ideas, and a Brief Examination of Circumstances under which It Can Be Appropriate to Admit Negligence?”

The Path to Diversity: A View From the Road

By: Kellie L. Howard-Goudy How do we avoid paying lip service to diversity as a concept? The question might be better phrased as how does a majority law firm from Oakland County attract the type of diverse talent it needs to meet its own goals of diversifying its work force, as well as its clients’…

Donald D. Campbell Speaks at APRL’s International Professional Responsibility Conference

At the APRL’s 7th International Professional Responsibility Conference held in Paris, France, Donald Campbell spoke on a panel session entitled “Bar Regulation (Discipline and Admissions) in the EU (and Elsewhere).” Don is currently the President Elect of APRL.

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