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We are pleased to present to you the latest Law Blog from Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C. We hope you find the content interesting and useful. Should you ever have any questions, concerns or require legal assistance of any kind, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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Michigan Supreme Court Denies Plaintiff’s Application for Leave in Favor of Condominium Association |
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CMDA Attorneys Joel Ashton and Stanley Okoli recently had dismissals upheld on two related Condominium Association cases in the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court.
To say the least, these were contentious cases in which a co-owner experienced a sewer back-up in her basement in October 2016, with the alleged subsequent discovery of rod hole leaks in the foundation, for which she initially sued the Condominium Association, its insurer, the plumbing/sewer cleaning service and the restoration company, but also eventually attempted to remove the assigned Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge on alleged bias, attempted to disqualify the entire Washtenaw County bench by way of a Writ for Superintending Control to the Court of Appeals, sent a Quo Warranto Action Request to the Attorney General, later filed a second lawsuit against the individual board members of the Condominium Association and its general manager, and eventually appealed the dismissals of both cases.
While difficult to summarize the plaintiff’s often vague and evolving claims, she essentially claimed that the Condominium Association and plumbing/sewer service were involved in a conspiracy...
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Attorney John Gwyn Presents on Michigan's Short-Term Rental Laws |
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CMDA Attorney John Gwyn from our Livonia office was recently the presenter at a webinar sponsored by the Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Real Estate Committee. He spoke on issues relating to Michigan’s short-term rental laws, including legislative updates and the ever-changing impact these laws have on landlords, tenants, municipalities and community associations.
Additionally, Mr. Gwyn wrote an interesting article on whether short-term rental occupants are considered tenants or guest under Michigan law...
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The USPTO and FDA have Vowed to Help Generic Drug Manufacturers Enter the Marketplace |
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The patent system is designed as quid pro quo: inventors publicly explain how their inventions work, the government gives those inventors a limited monopoly, and then other manufacturers may compete. However, Big pharma has been abusing the patenting system in order to try to bully generic drug manufacturers from entering the marketplace after their monopoly expires, causing excessive drug costs even after the initial patent expires for a drug. Big pharma is approximately a $625 billion industry in the U.S. alone, accounting for 3.2% of the U.S. GDP. The average prescription drug costs big pharma up to 2 billion dollars to research and develop. It is no surprise that big pharma wants to maximize their investment. But there are proper ways to do this without abusing the patent system.
To understand how the patent system is being abused, one must understand a little about our patent system, its theory, and how we practically achieve this. In the U.S., a patent is valid for 20 years from when an inventor files for an invention. During that 20-years and after a patent application is granted and issues into a patent, the owners of the patent have a limited monopoly on their invention. They can stop others from...
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Michelle Richards Joins Livonia Office |
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Please join us in welcoming Michelle L. Richards to CMDA.An Of Counsel attorney in the Firm's Livonia office, Ms. Richards has more than 15 years experience in civil litigation, with special emphasis on appellate practice on behalf of municipalities, insurance companies, and corporate entities. Further, she has significant transactional and corporate practice experience. Prior to joining CMDA, Ms. Richards worked for a national telecommunication company as the Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Midwest Division. This position involved the handling of regulatory and corporate transactional matters, as well litigation management for franchise areas in 10 different states. She is currently a tenured law professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law with emphasis in civil procedure, torts, legal writing, appellate advocacy, and public health law.
Ms. Richards obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. She received her undergraduate degree in Social Science, Multidisciplinary Studies, with special emphasis on Political Science, Economics and Psychology, from Michigan State University.
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Nine CMDA Attorneys Recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers for 2022 |
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CMDA is proud to announce that, once again, several attorneys from our Firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list. These are just some of our 50 outstanding attorneys throughout the country.
The following attorneys have been selected to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list:
Jim Acho, Top Rated Civil Litigation Defense. He was also profiled in the publication.
Allan Vander Laan, Top Rated State, Local & Municipal. He was also selected as a Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyer for the third consecutive year.
Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor.
On top of that, the following attorneys have been selected to the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Stars list:
Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor
The annual selections are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, a Thomas Reuters company, who use a patented multi-phase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
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