Anthony F. Caffrey III

Practice Experience and Focus

Civil Litigator at the trial court and appellate level.  Extensive trial court litigation practice involving:

• Wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases with damages exceeding $25,000,000;
• Personal injury claims within the categories of general negligence, product liability, construction law, Michigan No Fault, automobile/commercial truck liability, and municipal liability;
• Property damages cases involving disputes up to $90,000,000;
• Complex contract and commercial disputes involving substantial claims for damages and sophisticated clients;
• Coordination of defense for multiple manufacturers/suppliers in toxic tort matters (asbestos/talc);

In addition to the above, more than 200 appellate matters handled in the Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Admitted in:

• State of Michigan
• State of Georgia
• State of Alabama
• The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and
• The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Recent Accomplishments

10 Recent Appellate Victories

• Victor A Pennell v HTA Companies Inc. (interlocutory review granted)
• Robert Hernandez Jr v David George Hires (summary disposition affirmed)
• Mich. Dep’t of Transportation v National Interstate Insurance Co (interlocutory review granted and (reversal in favor of client)
• Julie A Bolen v Marada Industries Inc (interlocutory review granted)
• Keith Bronner v City Of Detroit (reversal in favor of client)
• Thomas Composto v Philip Albrecht (interlocutory review granted) and (partial reversal and remand in favor of client)
• Caleb Griffin v Swartz Ambulance Service (summary disposition affirmed)
• Stefanie Jackson v Spartan Barricading (reversal in favor of client)

Published Appellate Decisions

• Banaszak v. Northwest Airlines,477 Mich. 895; 722 N.W.2d 433 (2006)
• Richardson v. Rockwood Center, 275 Mich. App. 244; 737 N.W.2d 801 (2007)
• Bosanic v. Motz Development, Inc., 277 Mich App 277; 745 N.W.2d 513 (2007)
• Latham v. Barton Malow Co., 480 Mich 105; 746 N.W.2d 868 (2008)
• Terlecki v. Silver Lake Property Assn., 278 Mich App 644; 754 N.W.2d 899 (2008)
• MDMBNA v. Mich. Cemetery Ass’n, 524 F.3d 726 (6th Cir. 2008)
• Shawl v. Spence Brothers, Inc., 280 Mich. App. 213; 760 N.W.2d 674 (2008)
• Dreyer v Exel Indus, SA, 326 Fed Appx 353 (6th Cir. 2009)
• Romain v. Frankenmuth Mut. Ins. Co., 483 Mich. 18; 762 N.W.2d 911 (2009)
• Sholberg v. Truman, 498 Mich. 1; 852 N.W.2d 89 (2014)
• Composto v. Albrecht, __ Mich. __; __ N.W.2d __ (2019)
• Numerous unpublished and unreported appellate matters.

Publications and Awards

• Selected for inclusion in 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers (7th time)
• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Prepared video seminar for clients on the Graves Amendment, June 2021
• Prepared/contributed to video seminar for clients regarding the dual employer doctrine and limitations on liability, June 2020
• Article: Distinguished Brief, 31 W. Mich. U. T.M. Cooley L. Rev. 111 (2014)
• “Reconsidering MCR 2.119(F)(3)”; Michigan Appellate Practice Journal, Spring 2011, Vol. 15, No. 1.
• “Defense Research Institute’s Covered Events: One-Year Tolling Back Provision, Analysis of Devillers v. Auto Club Insurance Association,” 473 Mich 562 (2005), August 2005.