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Kali Henderson, an attorney representing the city of Southfield and its first responders, said in a statement that the decision was "a correct statement of the law."

View Comments LANSING — The Michigan Court of Appeals has fined a lawyer $3,000 and referred him for possible further discipline after determining he raised his middle finger to an opposing lawyer during recent oral arguments. But James Heos, the veteran East Lansing attorney who made the gesture, said Friday he thought he was giving the finger to his blank computer screen — which was not working — and he had no idea the three judges on the panel or anyone else could see him. "Its a ve...