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Michigan chiropractor awarded $7 million 

By: Douglas J Levy
Published: April 2, 2012

Tags: breach of contract, chiropractor, failure to honor good faith duties, false light invasion of privacy, Michigan, negligence

A Michigan jury has awarded Dr. Micheil Hanczaryk and his practice, Bristol Chiropractic Centre, nearly $7 million on claims of breach of contract, negligence, failure to honor good faith duties and false light invasion of privacy against his carrier, Podiatry Insurance Co. of America (PICA).

Attorney fights shell game to track responsibility for death 

By: Douglas J Levy
Published: December 14, 2011

Tags: loss of companionship, loss of society, medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, pain and suffering, wrongful death

Walter Polomski died in 2008 after choking on a golf ball-sized meatball at a nursing care facility. His family had to relive that nightmare during the ensuing negligence trial.

But in trying to get answers as to who was ultimately responsible, John M. Perrin, the attorney for Polomski’s estate, was having nightmares of his own.

Defense scores win in FLSA case 

By: Douglas J Levy
Published: October 7, 2011

Tags: employee misclassification, FLSA, Michigan

In terms of employee classification, does an IRS determination letter trump the Fair Labor Standards Act in a jury’s eyes?

That’s the issue Karl P. Numinen was up against in fighting claims that three independent contractors who worked for his client, an entertainment group, were entitled to overtime pay and employee benefits.

Mich. whistleblower wins $725,000 in damages 

By: Douglas J Levy
Published: July 25, 2011

Tags: Michigan, nursing home litigation, retaliation, whistleblower

A Michigan jury has awarded $725,000 in damages to a respiratory therapy manager at a Detroit-based nursing facility who claimed that her cooperation in a state investigation was the basis for her firing.

Teen-aged rape victim awarded $12.5 million 

By: Douglas J Levy
Published: May 18, 2011

Tags: ambulance, failure to protect, Michigan, negligent supervision, negligent training, rape, teenager

A Michigan jury has determined that an ambulance company was partly to blame for the rape of a 14-year-old mentally ill girl by one of the company’s attendants.

Patent Office pilot programs slowly ease backlog 

By: Douglas J Levy
Published: April 25, 2011

Tags: patent, patent law, patent prosecution, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Over the last two years, patent attorneys have seen marked differences in the way patent applications are handled, and how a backlog of 700,000-plus filed patent applications are being tackled, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.