As reported in the Houston Chronicle Great American Insurance Company is trying to avoid paying claims for the deaths of multiple people killed in a fire in an office building by arguing that their deaths were actually caused by smoke inhallation which is “pollution.” This despite the fact that the…
Justice Taylor Falsely Claims Wall Street Journal Backing In what turns out to be a desperate campaign strategy, Justice Taylor has been claiming that the Wall Street Journal said the Michigan Supreme Court under his leadership is the best in the nation. Guess what-this claim is totally false!!! If you…
Dr. Ghandi Gutta filed a claim for Long Term Disability Insurance when he was no longer able to continue his practice as a laparoscopic surgeon due to multiple medical conditions. When his definition of disability changed to “any occupation” at the end of two years his insurer, Standard Select, terminated…
If you get hit by a drunk driver and break your arm or leg, do you think you should be able to sue the drunk who caused the accident, even if you make a good recovery? If you get in a car accident but only miss three months of work,…
If the City plows the snow off the street and blocks the sidewalk and a child who is forced off the sidewalk is hit by a car and killed, do you think the City has any responsibility? Not in Michigan, not anymore. Why not? Because Cliff Taylor says so, that’s…
Think a landlord has a duty to fix the electrical wiring in a home. What about if the tenant repeatedly tells the landlord that the electrical outlet sparks and smokes. What if the landlord ignores the tenants repeated complaints and there is a fire which results in the death of…
If your loved one dies as a result of bad medical care, but lives for more than two years, do you think you can still sue the doctor who provided the poor care? Not in Michigan. Not anymore The Taylor led supreme court in Wickens v Oakwood Healthcare System, 465…
Think you should be able to sue a rapist no matter how long it takes to catch him? Think gender based discrimination is actionable? Think your employer has an ongoing responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace? Not in Michigan. Not anymore. Trentadue v Buckler Automatic Lawn Sprinkler Co…
Think the State has a duty to fix a defective traffic light? How about a defective guardrail? Broken stop sign? A bridge which is falling apart and dropping broken concrete onto traffic? Think again. Not in Michigan. Not anymore. In Nawrocki v Macomb Co Road Commn, 463 Mich 143 (2000).…
Think a store owner has any responsibility to maintain their premises? To fix a pothole? To shovel the snow? To spread salt on the ice? Not in Michigan. Not anymore. Justice Taylor decides store owners do not have to keep their premises safe for their customers. In Lugo v Ameritech,…