A lawsuit surrounding a 2015 law that triggered an income tax cut has reached the Michigan Supreme Court, as the plaintiffs seek to invalidate a Court of Appeals opinion that held the rate was to be reduced for one year only.
A medical cannabis provider and the Department of Treasury have agreed correct the amount of tax owed to the state after a winding lawsuit that the provider lost both at the trial court and upon appeal, court records show.
A unanimous Court of Appeals panel on Thursday sided with the state in its determination that the 2015 law triggering an income tax cut does so for one year only.
A fireworks ordinance adopted by the city of Sterling Heights conflicts with the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, and a citation issued to a vendor was erroneous because the ordinance is preempted by state law, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
The Oakland Circuit Court did not err when it awarded a $1.2 million personal injury protection benefits judgment to an injured person in an auto no-fault lawsuit, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement and Court of Appeals Chief Judge Michael Gadola appeared before the House Appropriations Judiciary Subcommittee on Wednesday to highlight budget priorities for Michigan's courts in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
A Court of Appeals panel on Thursday split the difference in a pair of premises liability cases that questioned whether the Michigan Supreme Court's overturning of key precedent affecting those cases had retroactive effect, reversing in one case and affirming in the other.
If the Michigan Supreme Court chooses to overturn or further erode a key piece of case laws that draws a line of life without parole sentences for adults near the age of 18 years old, it must give the people a "clear and cogent" explanation of why legal adults – or even minors – are deemed unaccountable for egregious crimes due to their age, a Court of Appeals judge said Thursday.
The Oakland Circuit Court erred when it granted an animal hospital and kennel summary disposition in a nuisance suit because it incorrectly applied an aggravated party test to determine the plaintiffs' lack of standing, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
The Washtenaw Circuit Court erred when it ruled a customer's cart-related fall at a Kroger grocery store resulted from a hazard that was open and obvious, and that there remains a question of whether the hazard was indeed open and obvious, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.