An exclusive remedy in the Worker's Disability Compensation Act does not bar a plaintiff's workplace negligence claims if a subcontractor is being sued, even if that company is not their employer, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
A trial court erred when it refused to expunge a criminal sexual conduct conviction following the set aside of two marijuana felonies that previously blocked the action, a Court of Appeals panel ruled this week.
A man's convictions of safe breaking, larceny of property, receiving and concealing stolen property, larceny from a building and conspiracy to commit those offenses were reversed in a ruling from the Court of Appeals whose majority found a violation in duplicative convictions and that an illegal search tainted the proceedings.
The Oakland Circuit Court erred when it granted an animal hospital and kennel summary disposition in a nuisance suit because it incorrectly applied an aggravated party test to determine the plaintiffs' lack of standing, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
The Washtenaw Circuit Court erred when it ruled a customer's cart-related fall at a Kroger grocery store resulted from a hazard that was open and obvious, and that there remains a question of whether the hazard was indeed open and obvious, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
The Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that a person can be found guilty of animal cruelty if a prosecutor can prove they violated at least one of the criteria regarding cruelty in the Michigan Penal Code.
A defense attorney was found to be ineffective in an operating while intoxicated case because he failed to object to improper arguments and court orders that would have shown his client was not over the legal limit, the Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision issued Thursday.
State rules setting limits on PFAS in drinking water were issued without a proper regulatory impact statement, a 2-1 Court of Appeals ruled this week, deeming the rules invalid.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the Ingham Circuit Court's decision to deny a change of venue and summary disposition for a lawsuit filed by the Department of Natural Resources against Wisconsin Electric Company regarding the company's removal of a dam by 2025.
A nonresident transporter may primarily register a truck outside of Michigan with an apportioned registration including Michigan under the widely used International Registration Plan, avoiding separate registration requirements in the state and may not be required to carry no-fault insurance under certain circumstances, the Court of Appeals ruled in a unanimous decision issued Thursday.