Anthony F. Caffrey III

Practice Experience and Focus

Civil Litigation, with extensive appellate and trial court experience. 200+ appellate matters in the Michigan Court of Appeals, Michigan Supreme Court, and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Experience in a wide-variety of practice areas, such as personal injury defense, commercial disputes, construction law, manufacturing law, insurance coverage, product liability, employment law, toxic tort (asbestos), nuclear waste disposal issues, and appellate law.

Admitted in Michigan, Georgia, 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.

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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• Numerous unpublished and unreported appellate matters.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.