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Law Office's Tax Avoidance Strategy Backfires
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
For a while, the Law Office of John H. Eggertsen had a good thing going. In 1998, Eggertsen, a Michigan attorney, bought up "J & R's Little Harvest" for...
City Can Fine Homeowners for Letting Grass Grow, Refusing to Mow
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Call it a case of "I fought the lawn and the lawn won." A homeowner in Howell, Michigan, has been fined after he refused to mow the grass on the curb strip in...
Recording a Pocket-Dialed Call Is A-Okay, 6th Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Alternative Title: Expectation of Privacy Doesn't Apply to Pocket-Dials An expectation of privacy doesn't apply to your accidental pocket-dials, the Sixth...
New Walmart Sex Discrimination Class Action Can Go Forward
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
It was the largest civil class action lawsuit ever, until the Supreme Court cut it down. Now, the gender bias suit against Walmart has returned, short a...
6th Circuit Overturned on Same-Sex Marriage
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit was always the outlier when it came to same-sex marriage. Over the past two years, the Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits have all...
No, You Shut up With Your Flimflam: 6th Cir Slaps Down Rude Judge
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal judge who undermined and insulted defense counsel in front of the jury and provided off-the-cuff, erroneous jury instructions has won the attorney's...