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The case has drawn interest across the state and the country, with six additional organizations filing legal briefs.

The case has drawn interest across the state and the country, with six additional organizations filing legal briefs.

The case has drawn interest across the state and the country, with six additional organizations filing legal briefs.

Macomb County restaurants group sues state for revenue lost in pandemic At issue: taking away property without compensation Group seeking undisclosed amount in damages Frankin Title Agency via Instagram Little Camilles by the Bay in New Baltimore has lost about $600,000 in revenue during the pandemic, according to owner Mark Miller. A Macomb County group of restaurant industry businesses is suing the state for revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Macomb County Restaurant, Bar, and Ban...

Macomb County restaurants file lawsuit against Whitmer, other officials over closures Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press © Volodymyr Rozumii, Getty Images/iStockphoto Michigan restaurants have been closed to indoor dining since a state health department order went into effect on Nov. 18. A newly formed Macomb County restaurant group has sued Michigan officials over state shutdown orders during the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Theyre killing us," Sam Backos, owner...

Albert Addis is the Macomb County attorney representing the recently formed Macomb County Restaurant, Bar and Banquet Association. Addis alleges that under the state’s constitution the restaurant business has been taken away without "just compensation." “We filed this lawsuit on a simple legal premise that we think is strong, and one that has not been decided by any court yet,” Addis told the Macomb Daily. “That premise is the Michigan constitution does not allow the government by fiat ...

There is continued pushback from restaurant owners who are angry over COVID-19 restrictions.