In January 2013, the Michigan Legislature enacted a six year statute of repose for all claims of legal malpractice. MCL 600.5838b. A statute of repose works together with a statute of limitations to operate as an ultimate time limitation on when a claim may be brought. In legal malpractice actions, the statute of limitations is two years from the date the attorney discontinues serving the...
On November 9, 2017, the Business/Commercial Litigation Section of the Detroit Bar Association held its quarterly meeting at the law offices of Neuman, Anderson, Grieco, McKenney, P.C., 401 S. Old Woodward, Ste. 460, Birmingham, MI 48009. The section discussed its mission statement, a co-chair for the section, committees and began planning its next events – including a panel discussion of...
On October 20, 2017, the Business/Commercial Litigation Section of the Detroit Bar Association hosted the first annual Wayne County Business Court Bench Bar Conference in the Wayne County Circuit Court jury room. Business Court Judges Brian R. Sullivan, Lita M. Popke and Edward Ewell, Jr. provided their valuable perspectives and insights into practice in the business court and entertained...
Friends and colleagues, I was recently appointed chairman of the Detroit Bar Association’s Business/Commercial Litigation Section. The purpose of this section is to address issues important to commercial litigators and promote positive changes to improve the quality of our practices and the services we provide. Membership in the DBA and this section are excellent ways to “give back” to the...
In Barton-Spencer v. Farm Bureau Life Ins Co of Michigan, ____ Mich ____ (2014) (Case Nos. 153655 and 153656, April 14, 2017), the Michigan Supreme Court recently held that by signing a contract providing for attorney fees and costs “as may be fixed by the court”, the parties agreed to have the amount of reasonable attorney fees and costs decided by the judge and not a jury.
The plaintiff in...
Every so often we receive complaints that contain a count or claim for “constructive trust”. In these “claims” the parties generally seek a lien on a piece of property (real or personal) or to have the property deemed to be held “in trust” for their benefit. In fact, Michigan recognizes no independent cause of action for “constructive trust” and these “claims” are subject to summary...
Neuman Anderson is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Kenneth Neuman, Partner Jennifer Grieco and Partner Leif Anderson, have been named to the 2015 Super Lawyers list, which is published yearly by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional...
