Michigan Trampoline Laws & Liability
During the spring and summer months, a backyard trampoline can seem like a fun backyard addition for kids and even adults. But it’s very important to make sure that anyone using the trampoline does so safely. It’s extremely easy for people to get injured while playing on a trampoline. According to the American Academy of
- Published in Michigan Law, Personal Injury
Avoid a Car Accident: Funeral Processions Have Legal Right of Way
- Published in Michigan Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
What Michigan Landlord-Tenant Law Says About Snow Removal
Well, considering Michigan just got slammed with yet another snowstorm that I had the pleasure of shoveling, I figured it would be entirely relevant to talk about Michigan’s landlord-tenant laws. More specifically, how landlord-tenant law applies to snow removal. Who should shovel? This might seem like a silly question, but remembering that America honors the freedom
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Michigan Law, Tips
Landlord Tenant Tort Liability
When someone owns a property, they have a responsibility to make sure it’s reasonably safe for others to use, and that includes landlords. If a visitor, guest, or tenant gets hurt because of unsafe conditions that were caused by negligence, a concept called premises liability comes into play and it can be used to hold
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Michigan Law, Tips
Suing Michigan: What to Know
When you’ve been injured in an accident of any kind, filing a lawsuit is supposed to help bring justice by holding people accountable and giving the victim the compensation they need for recovery. But holding people accountable isn’t always easy. Often, the system is stacked against the little guy when certain types of entities are
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Personal Injury
Michigan Intentional and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
Emotional distress, as you might imagine, occurs when a person’s conduct causes another person’s severe distress. Depending on the relationship between the parties and the way in which the severe distress was caused, there are different avenues of recovery for a plaintiff. Intentional infliction of emotional distress, despite its name, covers both intentional and reckless
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Personal Injury
Michigan Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
We recently wrote about the intentional infliction of emotional distress in Michigan. Today, we’re going to inform you about its close cousin: negligent infliction of emotional distress. First, let’s start by defining the requirements in a negligence case: 1) a duty, 2) a breach of that duty, 3) causation (both proximate cause and factual cause),
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Personal Injury
Types of Breach of Warranty Claims
In most cases, contracts for the sale of goods include warranties. Typically, we only think about things like warranties and product guarantees when it comes to significant purchases like cars and household appliances. But in reality, every product that you buy is a type of contract. Even if you don’t get any paperwork that tells you
- Published in Defective Products, Michigan Law
Is it Illegal to Drive without a Horn in Michigan?
One car can be very different from another, but there are certain features that nearly all cars have in common. For example, whether you’re driving a top-of-the-line luxury vehicle or the least expensive car on the lot, they’re both going to have basic features like seat belts and turn signals. They should also both have
- Published in Michigan Law
Can You Keep Your Roadkill Under Michigan Law?
- Published in Accident News, Legal News, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Tips
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