Michigan

  • May 12, 2026

    Michigan Dems Noncommittal On Trump's Judicial Pick

    Michigan's two Democratic senators played it coy on Tuesday when asked if they would support the district court nominee for their state that the president announced the night before.

  • May 11, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Clears Redesigned Vacuums In Bissell Patent Row

    The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission barring imports of some Tineco wet-dry vacuums found to infringe Bissell patents, while clearing redesigned products, as arguments by both sides challenging those findings fell flat.

  • May 11, 2026

    Trump Taps 6 Judges, Including Picks Needing Blue Slips

    President Donald Trump announced six judicial nominees on Monday, including picks for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits and two district court picks that needed support from Democrats.

  • May 11, 2026

    Law Firm Says Data Breach Claims Lack Actual Identity Theft

    A law firm asked a Michigan federal judge to throw out a proposed class action alleging it allowed a cybersecurity breach to expose its clients' personal and medical information, saying the complaint fails to adequately assert any identity theft or fraud occurred because of the breach.

  • May 11, 2026

    6th Circ. Becomes 3rd To Reject Trump's No-Bond Policy

    A divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled Monday that 11 noncitizens were improperly detained under the mandatory detention provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, joining the Second and Eleventh circuits in holding that noncitizens arrested in the U.S. interior are entitled to bond hearings.

  • May 11, 2026

    Mich. Providers Say Jury Must Weigh Allstate RICO Claims

    Medical providers accused of scheming to fraudulently bill for unnecessary or unrendered treatments under the Michigan No-Fault Act have asked a federal judge to reject Allstate's bid for a pretrial win, arguing a jury should decide whether the providers intended to defraud the insurer.

  • May 11, 2026

    Michigan Town Says Pot Store Can't Litigate Future Action

    A Michigan township asked a federal judge on Monday to toss a suit brought by a local cannabis dispensary, arguing that the dispensary is seeking to litigate a hypothetical enforcement action that the township, New Buffalo, hasn't actually instigated.

  • May 11, 2026

    Ghost Gun Kit Co. JSD Supply Files For Ch. 7 Liquidation

    A Pennsylvania-based gun building kit retailer and a connected gun show operator have filed Chapter 7 papers in Pennsylvania, in the wake of litigation looking to hold the business on the hook for violence committed using so-called ghost guns.

  • May 11, 2026

    UWM Ups Two Harbors Bid To Thwart CrossCounty Deal

    UWM Holdings Corp. is trying to thwart CrossCountry Mortgage LLC's bid to acquire real estate investment trust Two Harbors Investment Corp., upping its bid for the REIT on Monday from $12 per share to $12.50 per share in an all-cash deal that also offers stock.

  • May 08, 2026

    Canceled Solar Grants Suit In Wrong Court, Wash. Judge Hints

    A Washington federal judge on Friday hinted that she lacks jurisdiction over a multistate challenge to the federal government's cancellation of a solar energy project grant program, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent indicating that a bid to reinstate the funding would belong in the Court of Federal Claims.

  • May 08, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs Ex-Fed Worker's Long COVID Benefits Denial

    The Sixth Circuit backed a win for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, its long-term disability plan, and a benefit management company in a former Cleveland Fed employee's suit seeking additional benefits for long-haul COVID symptoms, holding a lower court properly applied New York state contract law in reaching its decision. 

  • May 08, 2026

    Mich. Panel Says Renewable Energy Siting Order Too Limiting

    The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the state's energy regulatory body unlawfully limited which local governments can participate in the siting process for large renewable energy projects.

  • May 08, 2026

    Nike Customers Join Tariff Refund Class Action Trend

    A group of Nike customers on Friday joined the growing number of proposed class actions looking to secure legal rights to refunds of costs tied to President Donald Trump's now-invalidated global tariff regime, saying they were the ones who actually bore the costs.

  • May 08, 2026

    Ann Arbor Schools, Teacher End Age Bias Suit In Michigan

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday announced that a former music teacher and Ann Arbor Public Schools have agreed to dismissal with prejudice of a suit that the teacher filed in 2023 claiming age discrimination.

  • May 08, 2026

    Mich. Panel Backs School In Ex-Coach's Race Bias Suit

    A Michigan appellate panel affirmed the dismissal of a former Saginaw Township girls basketball coach's race discrimination suit, ruling that he failed to show a school district's investigation into alleged improper recruiting served as a pretext for racial bias. 

  • May 08, 2026

    Trump Admin Says Mail-In Voting Suits Are Premature

    The Trump administration asked a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss challenges to the president's executive order limiting mail-in voting, saying it's premature to challenge the directive before any concrete steps are taken to implement it.

  • May 07, 2026

    Estée Lauder Investors Reach $210M Deal Over Share Inflation

    Estée Lauder investors on Thursday asked a New York federal judge to greenlight a $210 million settlement resolving their proposed class claims that the cosmetics company and its top brass announced unrealistic expectations for growth amid the ongoing effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business.

  • May 07, 2026

    Blue States Say Trump Admin Can't Duck Energy Order Suit

    Blue states have urged a federal judge to keep alive their lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's declaration of a national energy emergency, saying every action that's been taken by federal agencies to fast-track nonemergency energy activities flows from that order.

  • May 07, 2026

    6th Circ. Tosses Ohio's Out-Of-State Wine Limits

    The Sixth Circuit has struck down as unconstitutional Ohio's restrictions on out-of-state retailers' ability to sell wine directly to consumers in the Buckeye State.

  • May 07, 2026

    Church Exec Seeks Crowdfunding OK In Forced-Labor Case

    An executive of a religious organization accused in a sprawling forced-labor and money laundering prosecution has asked a Michigan federal judge to loosen her bond conditions so she can raise money online while awaiting trial, saying pretrial officers can adequately monitor donations and prevent church funds from being funneled to her. 

  • May 07, 2026

    Ford, UAW Escape Truck Plant Worker's Discrimination Suit

    A Michigan federal judge shut down a former auto manufacturing employee's lawsuit alleging that the United Auto Workers didn't properly represent him when Ford fired him because he's Black and disabled, ruling that he filed his claims against the union and company too late.

  • May 07, 2026

    Mich. Judge Won't Let 3M Out Of Landfill Contamination Suit

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday denied 3M Co.'s motion to dismiss hazardous chemicals contamination claims brought by two landfill companies that say polyfluoroalkyl-laced products 3M sold to a boot maker led to pollution in the landfills' runoff.

  • May 07, 2026

    Judge Wants States To Outline Live Nation Antitrust Remedies

    A New York federal judge asked state enforcers on Thursday to outline the remedies they intend to seek from Live Nation, along with the discovery they expect to need, before deciding a schedule for the next steps in the antitrust case against the major live entertainment company.

  • May 07, 2026

    Judge Grants Additional Deposition Time In Retaliation Suit

    An attorney suing her ex-mentor and former law firm for sexual harassment and retaliation has been ordered by a Michigan federal judge to sit for two additional hours of deposition testimony after the court found that conduct during her first deposition impeded the examination and that further questioning is warranted based on developments in discovery.

  • May 06, 2026

    6th Circ. Says Michigan Man Can't Block Future Charge

    The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a Michigan man cannot receive an injunction to stop prosecutors from charging him with making terroristic threats in the future after he made remarks related to an elections official he believed was incorrectly conducting an election recount.

Expert Analysis

  • Where The Preemption Fight Over Prediction Markets Stands

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    While the Third Circuit's recent ruling in Kalshi v. Flaherty remains a significant win for the federal government in its quest to regulate prediction markets, the Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits appear more skeptical, indicating that this fight is likely headed for the Supreme Court, says Johnny ElHachem at Holland & Knight.

  • 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language

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    Over the last year, at least five federal district courts have issued or analyzed specific protective order provisions restricting the use of generative artificial intelligence platforms with protected materials, establishing that proactive AI-specific provisions are now standard practice and demonstrating that no single model works for every case, says Joel Bush at Kilpatrick.

  • Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved

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    While a New York federal judge’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner resolved a privilege question surrounding client-side artificial intelligence use, it did not address how to mitigate the risks that can arise when confidential information enters the operative context of an AI system used by an attorney, says Jianfei Chen at Quarles & Brady​​​​​​​.

  • The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents

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    With autonomous artificial intelligence agents now able to take action without explicit instructions from — or the awareness of — their human owners, the bar must confront whether existing frameworks like informed consent and client privilege will be sufficient on the day an AI agent calls seeking counsel, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

  • Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Notable insurance class action decisions from the first quarter of the year included reminders about the statute of limitations as a key defense for claims relating to allegedly deficient forms, the importance of focus on the specific contract at issue and further guidance on the contours of Rule 23, says Kevin Zimmerman at BakerHostetler.

  • Series

    Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the ability to keep the bigger picture in mind while working through the details, says Tazia Statucki at Proskauer.

  • How Oregon Ruling Affects Federal Gender Care Crackdown

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    In a favorable development for healthcare providers, an Oregon federal court recently vacated certain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, but the government's broader campaign against this care, including proposed rulemaking and agency investigations, leaves significant uncertainty, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • A Core Weakness In The Challenge To Birthright Citizenship

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    The government’s recent oral arguments against birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara would have the Supreme Court use modern immigration classifications as markers for a constitutional boundary that is not expressed in the Fourteenth Amendment, making the theory easier to administer but weaker as a matter of text and history, says attorney Tara Kennedy.

  • 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment

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    The recent incident involving Sullivan & Cromwell where citations in a filed motion were fabricated by artificial intelligence, as well as a punitive ruling from the Sixth Circuit in U.S. v. Farris, demonstrate that the obligation to supervise AI has belonged and always will belong to lawyers, says John Powell at the Kentucky School Boards Association.

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    Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The competitive card game Magic: The Gathering offers me a training ground for the strategic thinking skills crucial to litigation, challenging me to adapt to oft-updated rules, analyze text as complicated as any statute and anticipate my opponent’s next moves, says Christopher Smith at Lash Goldberg.

  • Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study

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    An important 2016 study revealed significant substance abuse and mental health issues among lawyers, and while the findings helped normalize the conversation around these topics, a decade later, structural change is still needed, says Denise Robinson at PLI.

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    Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though they may seem to have little in common, officiating football has sharpened many of the same skills that define effective lawyering in management-side labor and employment: preparation, judgment, composure, credibility and ability to make difficult decisions in real time, says Josh Nadreau at Fisher Phillips.

  • Prediction Market Platform Probes Merit Strategic Responses

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    As the battle over the regulation of prediction markets is being waged between states and the federal government, investigations into insider trading allegations are increasingly originating from inside the exchanges themselves, creating obvious risks for market participants — as well as opportunities, say attorneys at Kobre & Kim.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings

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    Most law school graduates step into their first jobs without ever having drafted a complaint, answer, motion or other type of pleading, but that gap can be closed by understanding the strategy embedded in every filing, writing with clarity and purpose, and seeking feedback at every step, says Eric Yakaitis at Haug Barron.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

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    Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically stored information — with judges divided on whether the standard should turn on a party's legal right or practical ability to obtain the information, say attorneys at Sidley.

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