https://www.law360.com/michigan?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Michigan Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 20:33:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331944 A federal appellate panel grappled Thursday with whether to uphold class certification in a lawsuit claiming that State Farm systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, with one judge wondering if every class automobile would require its own damages trial. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:03:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2333001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2333001 Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics urged the Sixth Circuit to undo a district court order returning a lawsuit from Ohio's attorney general alleging they drove up prescription drug prices to state court, arguing Wednesday an after-the-fact disclaimer of federal program-based claims isn't enough to sever a federal law connection. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:26:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332628 A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded $10.4 million to a class of truckers who sued RSP Express Inc. alleging the company and its owners skimmed off the top of their contracts, shorting drivers for freight transported across the Mexican and Canadian borders. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:56:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332404?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332404 A prosecutor and attorneys for clinic workers charged in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy in a hyperbaric chamber explosion expressed frustration Wednesday that they cannot get their experts into the building to investigate because of a temporary restraining order they say is interfering with the criminal cases. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:52:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332361?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332361 A trucker who was hit in his sleeper cab and then ran after the semi-truck that he believed caused the incident, jumping on its running board till he was thrown, may be entitled to insurance benefits, Michigan appellate judges said, reversing most of a lower court's judgment. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:34:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2333257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2333257 Seven patients of a mobile mammography business have each filed class actions in recent days following the company's disclosure that personal and health information for more than 350,000 patients was impacted by a data breach seven months ago. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:23:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332980?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332980 The federal government sued to block two states' climate change Superfund laws and stop two other states from launching threatened lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, saying the states' actions jeopardize national energy security. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:21:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332377?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332377 The U.S. Department of the Interior on Wednesday contested a bid for $1.5 million in fees from the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in a dispute over the process of being recognized as a federal tribe, telling a District of Columbia federal court that the amount requested was "staggering" and nearly five years too late. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:43:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332636?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332636 The full Sixth Circuit declined Wednesday to take up the case of a man who claimed he was fired for taking time off to recover from a stomach illness, leaving in place a ruling that the man's ailment was not a disability under federal law. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2320897?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2320897 The Sixth Circuit appeared inclined Wednesday to revive an age discrimination case by a former Chili's restaurant manager, indicating that the restaurant's definition of "culture" — the reason given for his firing — has been hard to pin down. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:30:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332356 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel took aim at pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics this week in a lawsuit accusing them of a price-fixing deal the state said has crippled pharmacies. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:15:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331826?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331826 A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said would expand access to paid family leave by incentivizing states to establish their own programs and facilitating the exchange of information between state and federal officials. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:50:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331915?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331915 A Wisconsin state judge faces an uphill battle in defending against federal criminal allegations that she helped a man evade immigration officials at a Wisconsin courthouse, but she may be able to stake out a defense in arguing the government can't prove intent, experts told Law360.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:45:05 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331664?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331664 A Michigan federal magistrate judge Monday ordered an East Lansing, Michigan, firm called Dragon Lawyers PC to stop plastering its pleadings with a large, suit-clad purple cartoon dragon watermark on each page, saying it's not only "distracting, it's juvenile and impertinent." Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:56:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2332008 The Sixth Circuit partially revived a former Michigan county department head's lawsuit claiming he was fired because he was in his 50s, finding Tuesday that while his age bias claim can't proceed, a reasonable jury could find he wasn't given an adequate opportunity to challenge his termination before it was finalized. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:54:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331705?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331705 President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing the attorney general to help defend police officers from misconduct lawsuits, including arranging private-sector pro bono aid for them. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:33:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331913 The Michigan attorney general on Tuesday told the U.S. Supreme Court that there's no need for it to review a Sixth Circuit decision remanding to state court a lawsuit seeking to shut down an Enbridge Energy LP crude oil and natural gas pipeline. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:12:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331994?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/michigan/articles/2331994 The Michigan Department of Attorney General sued Roku in federal court Tuesday, accusing the streaming platform of illegally collecting the data and personal information of its underage users and sharing it with third parties without parental consent or the notice required by law.