Michigan Lawyers Weekly

11/11/2025

Title policy exclusion relieves duty to defend

An exclusion in a title insurance policy relieved the insurer of any duty to defend the policyholder in a lawsuit over the policyholder’s sale of condominium

11/10/2025

Motor Vehicle Negligence – Minor passenger suffers brain injury in accident

$4.4 million settlement The plaintiff, a minor, was a passenger in a vehicle being operated by the 17-year-old defendant driver. The defendant driver

11/10/2025

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11/10/2025

Civil contempt order not final for appeal purposes

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a civil contempt order is not a final order, dismissing a defendant’s appeal in Alpena County.

11/10/2025

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

The Supreme Court declined Kim Davis’ appeal seeking to overturn the same-sex marriage ruling and a $360,000 damages order.

11/07/2025

6th Circuit rejects resident’s ADA bias claim

A hospital didn’t discriminate by not renewing a resident’s contract after he failed to submit required medical clearance, court rules.

11/06/2025

Medical Malpractice – Elderly patient’s death linked to lidocaine OD
https://milawyersweekly.com/news/2025/10/24/medical-malpractice-elderly-patients-death-linked-to-lidocaine-od/

11/06/2025

Sovereign immunity doesn’t block ADEA claims at MSU

A federal judge ruled Michigan State University can’t use sovereign immunity to block an ADEA suit by a professor alleging age discrimination and retaliation.

11/05/2025

Judge denies automaker’s motion to compel arbitration

A federal judge denied FCA’s motion to compel arbitration, finding consumers raised factual disputes over assent to warranty booklet arbitration clauses.

11/04/2025

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11/04/2025

City entitled to immunity in South Haven drowning case

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled the City of South Haven is immune from liability in a beach drowning suit, finding no proprietary function exception.

11/04/2025

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