September 2, 2014
If you have a friend who collects stamps, you may buy a stamp for them for a special occasion. But if you have a friend who […]
August 26, 2014
Our blog, focusing as it does on commercial law and appeals, rarely touches on criminal matters. We have opened that door at times, however, if only […]
August 22, 2014
Every attorney has welcomed in his or her office a prospective client or two who, with 30 days to appeal, made an appointment for a consultation […]
August 20, 2014
Many business owners we have worked with have asked us about arbitration at one point or another. For various reasons, arbitration still has a good name. […]
August 14, 2014
The first duty of attorneys to their clients is honesty. That sometimes entails telling clients something they would rather not hear. But being too clever by […]
August 10, 2014
For a lighthearted weekend fair, we reproduce in full the 1983 opinion of Judge Gillis of the Michigan Court of Appeals, in which he considered the […]
July 31, 2014
I suspect a good many people may agree that, if an action by the government is thrown out by the Supreme Court unanimously, the government, having […]
July 27, 2014
A federal court has held that sleeping is a “major life activity” under the Americans with Disability Act. Insomniacs around the country may take comfort.
July 24, 2014
The Hobby Lobby case on the so-called contraceptive mandate may end up having far-reaching consequences for corporate law, but it does not yet. As it stands, […]
July 18, 2014
Employee ownership has a good name in our country. There is something satisfying about giving employees a stake in the company they contribute to. Many a […]
July 15, 2014
A Florida law called “civil theft” (also adopted in many other states) provides that if someone steals from you, you can recover in civil court for […]
July 9, 2014
Taking one’s time when negotiating a commercial deal is always a good idea. Too many contracts that start out as well thought out documents end up […]