Employers can have legitimate concerns about how their employees' social media activity can affect the company. For example, a supervisor's racist rant in cyberspace could have real-world legal and financial fallout for your business. Courts are generally supportive...

Month: January 2017
A sobering look at the consequences of a DUI conviction
Maybe it hit you while police were taking your fingerprints that you could have caused an accident that night. Driving after drinking is dangerous - everybody knows that - but you didn't think you had that much to drink. Maybe you'd driven home before in worse...
Prince: No will means artist’s intentions now disregarded
The sudden death of music icon Prince in 2016 left many people in shock. What surprised those who knew him best even more, however, was that the man who had so zealously guarded his intellectual property during his lifetime died without a will. Without a will, a judge...
Dealing with ‘zombie debts’ after bankruptcy
Sometimes it seems like old debts just won't die. These "zombie debts" may be past the statutory point where the creditor can sue for breach of contract (which, in Michigan, is 6 years), and they may even be from before you received a bankruptcy discharge, but that...
Michigan thwarts Tesla’s sales-model once again
For now, consumers in Michigan who are interested in buying a Tesla can look, but they can't buy—at least not directly within the state.Once again, Michigan's courts have stated that the regulations governing auto sales isn't unconstitutional or unfairly...