When a corporation or limited liability company is conducting business in Michigan, it must be very careful when it receives a summons and complaint naming it as a defendant in a lawsuit. Under Michigan law, a corporation or limited liability company has twenty-one...

It is certainly unfortunate when anyone passes away, but it can be even more tragic when someone else is at fault.  In such cases, a wrongful death action may be appropriate; however, calculating how long you have to bring a claim can be complicated. While some...

When deciding to sell one’s business, one of the key and essential issues that usually arises is the negotiation and/or drafting of a non-competition provision to be enforced against the seller of the business. Pursuant to Michigan law, if a non-competition provision...

Employers are often concerned with protecting “their” clients, wondering what they can do to make sure former employees do not take and/or benefit from the connections they made while employed.  For the most part, clients and/or client information cannot be...

Owning a franchise is a very popular way to generate income, but as with all business opportunities, there are unique legal issues a potential franchisee should consider.  One of the most important aspects of any franchise relationship is the contract that...

When deciding whether to initiate a lawsuit against an arbitrator and/or arbitration organization, such as the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), one of the key and essential issues which must be considered by the plaintiff is whether his/her/its claims are...

If you are a member of a Michigan limited liability company (“LLC”) and want to withdraw your membership interest, you should make sure that your LLC’s operating agreement permits voluntary withdrawal of membership interest.  Pursuant to MCL 450.4509, a member...

Lincoln was, after all, a man ahead of his time.  Yet this meme is not only funny but very relevant in today’s world, where the excitement that so much information is now publically available online is tempered by the knowledge that much of that information is...

If someone has said something harmful about you or your business, you may have a slander or libel claim against that person. Communications are defamatory if they “harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third...

The Michigan Construction Lien Act states that each contractor, subcontractor, supplier or laborer who provides an improvement to real property has a construction lien upon the interest of the owner or lessee who contracted for the improvement of the real property....