Michigan

  • May 13, 2026

    Split 6th Circ. Affirms $1 Damages In Touch Screen Tech Case

    A split panel of the Sixth Circuit has upheld a $1 damages award that a Michigan federal judge gave to electronics manufacturer Oldnar Corp., with two judges saying they agreed that Oldnar had not proved higher damages with reasonable certainty.

  • May 13, 2026

    Atkore's $136M Deals In PVC Pipe Antitrust Row Get Initial OK

    An Illinois federal judge Wednesday granted preliminary approval to two settlements totaling over $136 million that Atkore Inc. has agreed to pay to resolve allegations it conspired with other polyvinyl chloride pipe producers to fix prices.

  • May 13, 2026

    6th Circ. Presses DOJ On Bid For Mich. Unredacted Voter List

    A Sixth Circuit panel on Wednesday questioned if a civil rights statute requires Michigan to turn over an unredacted statewide voter registration list to the U.S. Department of Justice, focusing on whether the law covers a modern, continuously updated voter database. 

  • May 13, 2026

    Michigan Federal Judge Gets Probation For Drunken Driving

    Michigan federal Judge Thomas L. Ludington was sentenced by a state judge Wednesday to six months probation and fined $1,175 in after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge last month in Emmet County.

  • May 13, 2026

    6th Circ. Says Kentucky Judicial Hopefuls May Tout Ideology

    Kentucky judicial hopefuls are cleared to discuss their political leanings on the campaign trail, according to a precedential ruling by the Sixth Circuit, which permanently enjoined the state's Judicial Conduct Commission from pursuing an enforcement action against two candidates who described themselves as "conservatives" and "Republicans" amid the 2022 election season.

  • May 12, 2026

    Mich. Judge Says Vape Co. Infringed 'Breeze' Trademarks

    A New Jersey hookah and vape company infringed a trademark when it sold products under the "Breeze" name, a Michigan federal judge ruled, granting a win to a manufacturer after saying "undisputed evidence shows" the defendant did not own the marks.

  • May 12, 2026

    Mich. Panel Backs Contempt Orders Against Disbarred Atty

    A disbarred northern Michigan attorney accused of mishandling trust funds properly faced contempt sanctions for abruptly leaving a Zoom hearing and failing to comply with orders to transfer money and provide accounting, a Michigan appellate panel ruled, even as it found the trial judge later violated her Fifth Amendment rights during questioning. 

  • May 12, 2026

    Ex-FCA Exec Must Answer GM Discovery In UAW Bribery Suit

    Former Fiat Chrysler labor executive Alphons Iacobelli, who was convicted for his role in a union bribery scheme, must answer hundreds of deposition questions in General Motors' sprawling civil suit, a Michigan appellate panel ruled.

  • May 12, 2026

    Investors Say Federal Pot Ban Doesn't Negate Restitution

    A group of investors who claimed they were bilked out of $1.5 million by the owners of a now-defunct Muskegon, Michigan, cannabis dispensary said in a brief filed in Michigan federal court Tuesday that a federal ban on cannabis does not negate the dispensary owners' obligation to pay restitution.

  • May 12, 2026

    ACLU, Other Groups Want To Back Mich. In ICE Facility Fight

    The American Civil Liberties Union was joined by several civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups in asking a Michigan federal court on Monday for permission to weigh in support of a suit filed by the state of Michigan and city of Romulus seeking to stop an immigration detention center from taking over a former warehouse site.

  • May 12, 2026

    Mich. Cannabis Dispensary Chain Calls Tip Suit 'Frivolous'

    A cannabis retailer and one of its co-owners urged a Michigan federal court to toss a proposed collective action accusing the company of improperly confiscating employee tips, calling the suit "frivolous" and denying any unlawful tip-pooling practices.

  • May 12, 2026

    6th Circ. Says Jailers Entitled To Immunity In Detainee Death

    The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a group of jail officials in Michigan should be given qualified immunity from a lawsuit alleging they ignored the medical needs of a man who was incarcerated in their facility and later died from cardiac arrest.

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

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    The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

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    Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

  • 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.

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    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.

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