Insurance agents are licensed professionals. They have to complete accredited coursework and pass a licensing examination. But the Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided that that isn’t enough to give them the protections of the shorter limitation period for malpractice claims (2 years). Instead, in Stephens v Worden Insurance Agency, LLC, the Court held that,…

Ordinarily, a party can appeal a federal district court’s decision only once the district court issues a final order — that is, an order disposing of all the claims against all of the parties. But parties sometimes want to appeal non-final or “interlocutory” orders. A plaintiff may seek interlocutory review, for example, when a district…

“The baronet himself told him about the family hound, and so prepared the way for his own death. Stapleton, as I will continue to call him, knew that the old man’s heart was weak and that a shock would kill him. … He had heard also that Sir Charles was superstitious and had taken this…

Bruce Khula at Squire Patton Boggs posted about a recent decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that highlights the importance of case management conferences and the resulting orders. The plaintiffs in a class action against Bayer Healthcare LLC agreed to a unique case management plan but were ultimately unable to carry their burden…

Well, not exactly natatorium law. But the indoor swimming pool at the Sherman Lake YMCA completed in 1999 now has four published contractual indemnity appellate opinions to its credit and threatens to become a legal subspecialty. In 2009, the Court of Appeals held the lawsuit was time-barred based on application of the statute of repose…

Integration clauses in contracts for the sale of property are not always a guarantee against later claims of fraud, as shown by the Court of Appeals’ recent opinion in Jenson v. William B. Gallagher Revocable Trust. The Jensons purchased real estate near Dewey Lake in Silver Creek Township, Michigan. They claimed that, while viewing the…