Cardelli Lanfear has won a significant appeal, reversing a trial court decision that allowed a City of Detroit to (a) operate a bus system, making it liable for first-party benefits owed to a passenger; (b) self-insure, rather than incur the expense of securing insurance for first-party benefits; and (c) pass along its obligation to pay […]
Complex Commercial Litigation
The firm is pleased to report that the Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting summary disposition against a crossclaim for indemnification filed by one of its clients. In Jackson v. Spartan Barricading, the plaintiff sued a firm client, alleging negligence in the supplying of a road construction sign to her […]
Commerical entities are always interested in knowing whether contractual provisions will actually be enforced by courts. A Cardelli Lanfear client recently faced this very issue with respect to a forum selection clause in a commercial contract. The ultimate issue was whether any crossclaims against our client would have to be litigated in the State of […]
