Commercial Litigation

Consumer class actions prevented with Microsoft’s new TOS

Michigan business owners may be interested in hearing an upcoming change that Microsoft is making to their company terms of service (TOS). On Friday, May 25, Microsoft made an announcement that they would be altering their user agreements to reflect…

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Business mediation helps to solve business disputes

Michigan business owners typically run into problems as they operate their company. It is just part of the job. The same could be said regarding disputes in the business industry, whether with an employee or another company. Business mediation is…

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Possible cyber-spying software found on couple’s computer

When a business is involved in commercial litigation , such as when a consumer files a complaint against a company, there are many factors that can have unforeseen effects on a business’ strategic position. A recent Michigan newspaper report provided details on how…

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Medical facility criticized for hiring practices

One Texas hospital has recently been criticized in the media for its hiring policy. Any time that a business, regardless of size, institutes a policy regarding employees, such as a hiring policy, there is a potential for a dispute…

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Recent Case Turns Non-Recourse Lending Into Recourse

By Kenneth F. Silver Over the course of the last dozen years or so, many owners of commercial properties have taken advantage of a program known as CMBS (Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities) to obtain non-recourse financing at very favorable rates….

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Michigan governor disagrees with court’s ruling on public workers

Oakland County readers learned this week that the governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, has elected to appeal the ruling of a U.S. District Court judge. This ruling found that a state law banning government entities from mandating project labor…

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