Markj Cavanagh News Today

BELLAIRE — A three-judge panel this month denied the appeal of a Mancelona man who argued his 16-to-33-year prison sentence for operating under the influence and causing the death of

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts is filing a federal lawsuit against the Warren City Council, claiming his civil rights were violated over his name not being on the ballot for the upcoming mayoral election.

WARREN — Warren City Council President Patrick Green has demanded the resignations of City Attorney Ethan Vinson and City Clerk Sonja Buffa after last month’s Michigan Court of Appeals decision that will allow him to finish his term on council.

WARREN — On April 21, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered Warren City Clerk Sonja Buffa to remove Mayor James Fouts from the 2023 election ballot.

The Michigan Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in a pair of cases involving what an insurer must pay for services provided by a court-appointed guardian.

A woman’s claims of trespass and nuisance over a neighboring hospital’s use of its helipad were untimely, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel has held, affirming the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the hospital.

A township was entitled to summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(7) after a man was injured when he fell into a manhole during his weekly trash collection, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel has held.

A trial court’s decision to amend a judgment of divorce to equally split the marital portion of the wife’s pension with her ex-husband was not inequitable, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel has ruled.

Two men who were stabbed outside of a Detroit casino had their negligence claim tossed after a Michigan Court of Appeals panel said the casino fulfilled its legal duty as a merchant to respond to the incident.

Leave to appeal has been granted in a case where a woman was denied personal injury protection, or PIP, benefits after she fell into a service pit at an oil change station.