Litigation Defenders

In new unpublished case, Michigan Court of Appeals rules black ice is open and obvious.

Don’t be spooked by your own “phantom employees” in premises liability cases.

You could feel like a sad face emoji if comments found on your own social media accounts bolster a plaintiff’s premises liability claim.

If food manufacturers produce clean food or use clean labels, then they should steer clear of business risks arising from claims of false advertising and product adulteration.

An afternoon at the ball park could include foul balls, broken bats and flying hot dogs, so understand your personal risk before buying your tickets!

Appellate court reluctantly applies open and obvious doctrine in snow and ice case involving claim of ordinary negligence.

Michigan Supreme Court ruling reinforces open and obvious doctrine in black ice case.

Michigan Supreme Court gives premises owners early holiday present, ruling “reasonable inspection” not required in slip and fall claim.

This final installment of our four-part incident documentation series takes a look at the power of surveillance video and photos... or the lack thereof.

Part three of this four-part premises liability series focuses on the strategic issues one should consider when collecting witness statements as part of an incident report procedure.