Michigan Supreme Court News

Group Appeals to Michigan Supreme Court in Auto Claims Case

A group is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to force an insurance fund that charges drivers a fee to open its books to the public. The Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault won its case in Ingham County only to see the …

GOP Holds on to Michigan Supreme Court Majority

Republicans will hold on to their 4-3 majority on the Michigan Supreme Court after winning two of three up-for-grabs seats. Voters selected GOP nominees Stephen Markman and Brian Zahra, both current justices who were backed by business groups, including farmers, …

Michigan Auto Insurer Pursues ‘Unlawful Taking’ Defense

An insurance company has persuaded the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether the insurer must pay the medical bills of a man who was drunk and had no license when he crashed his father’s car into a tree. Farm Bureau …

Michigan Supreme Court Rejects Bike Trail Injury Claim

The Michigan Supreme Court says the state has no obligation to maintain a northern Michigan trail, dismissing a lawsuit by a woman who sued after suffering serious back injuries when her off-road vehicle hit a partially buried board. In a …

Michigan Supreme Court Eyes Broken Ankle, Truck Door Insurance Case

The Michigan Supreme Court wants to know more about a Macomb County case in which a woman successfully sued her insurance company after breaking her ankle outside her parked truck. The court might consider whether it was appropriate for Mona …

Michigan Court Tie Vote Favors Parental Immunity

A dispute between a divorced couple over the death of their daughter has created sharp differences at the Michigan Supreme Court about legal immunity for parents. The justices last week tied on whether to take an appeal in a lawsuit …

AG Seeks Michigan Supreme Court Rehearing of Insurance Licensing Case

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants the state’s highest court to reconsider several key decisions of late last year, including one involving insurance licensing. Schuette announced his office will file a motion for rehearing with the Michigan Supreme Court of …