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COA: Bedroom Search Was Unconstitutional, But Questions Remain
Friday, June 28, 2024

Evidence seized during a warrantless search of a probationer's bedroom without reasonable suspicion of a crime, or a court order signed by the probationer waiving his Fourth Amendment protections, was unconstitutional, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

COA Affirms Ruling On Liability Limits In No Fault Case
Friday, June 21, 2024

An insurance company must indemnify a customer at the statutorily required minimum residual liability insurance for policies issued after July 1, 2020, which is $250,000 per person and $500,000 per crash, and that limit is applied unless proper steps are followed to select lower coverage amounts under the state's recent no-fault auto insurance reforms, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

High Court Justices Ask: 'What Makes An Administrative Rule?'
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The question of whether the Department of State should have promulgated official rules for poll watcher guidance published in 2022 to be enforceable, or if labeling that guidance as "instruction" was sufficient, was before the Michigan Supreme Court for oral arguments in a special session held Monday.

COA Opens Door For Electeds To Sue Cities Under ELCRA
Friday, June 7, 2024

Elected officials can sue the government body they are elected to represent for civil rights violations, a unanimous Court of Appeals ruled this week.

Supreme Court To Hear Poll Watcher Guidance Case In June
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in June to hear challenges to a unanimous Court of Appeals ruling that held poll watcher guidance published last year by the Bureau of Elections should have gone through the rule making process.

COA Affirms $1.2M PIP Benefits Judgment In Quadriplegic Crash Case
Friday, February 16, 2024

The Oakland Circuit Court did not err when it awarded a $1.2 million personal injury protection benefits judgment to an injured person in an auto no-fault lawsuit, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

Court OKs PSC Decision On Consumers Outage Reconciliation Costs
Friday, February 2, 2024

The Public Service Commission did not reversibly err when it modified Consumers Energy's reconciliation plan to disallow costs associated with the extension of a planned outage, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

COA Orders Hearings For 18-Year-Olds Serving Life Without Parole
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Eighteen-year-olds who received mandatory life without parole sentences could see new hearings to determine if the sentences are proper under a Court of Appeals decision issued Thursday.

Malpractice Ruling Sees COA Judges Battle On AOs, Tolling Provisions
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Ingham Circuit Court correctly determined that the plaintiff's complaint in a malpractice suit was not timely filed and that it properly granted summary disposition to the defendant Sparrow Hospital and its employees under Michigan Court Rules dealing with the statute of limitations, the Court of Appeals ruled in a contentions 2-1 decision issued Tuesday.

Court: Bad Faith Can Be Breach Of Contract
Friday, November 3, 2023

If a contract gives one party discretion, the other party can challenge actions under that discretion if they are harmed by the results, the Court of Appeals ruled in a published opinion released Friday.

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