Commercial litigators are usually familiar with non-compete agreements, which generally restrict a person from engaging in a competing business within a certain geographical area for a certain time period. Michigan Courts have long recognized that these agreements are enforceable if they are reasonable.
But in a recent decision the Michigan Supreme Court held that the context in which a...
Let’s say that you took the opposing party’s deposition and were able to obtain what you believe are very damaging admissions. You then file a summary disposition motion under MCR 2.116(C)(10) based on those admissions. When your opponent files a brief in opposition, she supports it with an affidavit from her client that contradicts the prior deposition testimony in an attempt to defeat your...
A prospective client tells you he invented a new technology and entered into a licensing agreement with a company that wished to commercially exploit the technology. Shortly after signing the licensing agreement, the licensee set up a foreign company that immediately started manufacturing and selling products using your prospective client’s proprietary technology in violation of the licensing...
In many cases, the law firm is Neuman Anderson, P.C., and they’ve just moved into new space in luxurious downtown Birmingham from their previous Southfield home. Although the new zip code may seem sybaritic and affluent, Ken Neuman wants potential clients to know that he is open to most critical circumstances.
