Employment – Whistleblower Act – Statute Of Limitations
The trial court correctly applied the Whistleblower Protection Act, MCL 15.361 et seq., and its 90-day statute of limitations, to dismiss plaintiff’s claim that defendant unlawfully discharged her...
View ArticlePremises Liability – Pleadings – Plaintiff’s Status
Plaintiff’s personal-injury claim sounds in premises liability, not negligence. Regardless of whether he is considered a licensee or an invitee, defendant owed no duty to warn him of the danger of...
View ArticleCivil Procedure – Action Against Trust – Concurrent Jurisdiction
Where plaintiffs sought a declaration that defendant trust shared liability with him for contractual obligations made by the trust settlor before he died, the circuit court had jurisdiction over the...
View ArticleReal Property – Trespass And Nuisance – Natural And Historic Water Flow
The trial court correctly dismissed plaintiffs’ claims based on nuisance and trespass arising from a “natural and historic” flow of water from defendants’ property to plaintiffs’ land. Facts...
View ArticlePremises Liability – Fall From School Stage – JNOV Properly Denied
Where plaintiff’s minor child feel from a school stage, her personal injury suit sounds in premises liability, not negligence. Further there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could conclude...
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