December 13, 2023
Michigan courts this year handed down rulings that should revitalize the plaintiffs' bar, shake up how the car capital of the world does business and serve as a reminder that without enough evidence to back them up, nine-figure jury verdicts can be undone. Law360 looks back at some of the decisions that made waves in Michigan this year.
May 01, 2023
The Sixth Circuit has vacated and remanded a certified class of Michigan property owners suing 27 counties for uncompensated takings because the counties made money off of tax foreclosure sales, and found the doctrine used to certify the class conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
January 11, 2023
A Sixth Circuit panel appeared wary Wednesday of breaking new legal ground to find that a property owner bringing a class action against Michigan counties over their foreclosure practices has standing to sue counties other than the one that seized his property.
January 03, 2023
Circuit courts will kick off 2023 with oral arguments by parties questioning the authority given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pushing back against U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policy on patent reviews and claiming Chinese nationals were wrongly targeted for alleged economic espionage.