PER CURIAM . This case concerns the standard for granting a motion for summary disposition and the elements of a premises liability claim. On a snowy night, plaintiff Krystal Lowrey went with friends to Woody's Diner (defendant) for drinks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. While exiting the diner, she fell on the stairs and injured herself. She brought this premises liability action, and the trial court granted summary disposition in defendant's favor. The Court of Appeals subsequently...
McCORMACK , J. In this case, we consider whether agreements between sophisticated businesses are void for failure of consideration and whether the noncompete provisions in these agreements are reasonable. Plaintiff Innovation Ventures, LLC, has alleged a variety of tort and breach of contract claims against defendants Liquid Manufacturing, LLC, K & L Development of Michigan, LLC, Eternal Energy, LLC, LXR Biotech, LLC, Peter Paisley, and Andrew Krause based on the defendants' production of...
BERNSTEIN , J. This case requires the Court to address whether plaintiff's tort claims against individual principals of a law firm fall within the scope of an arbitration clause that mandates arbitration for any dispute between the firm and a former principal. Generally speaking, a company may only act through its agents. In this case, plaintiff, a former principal, challenges actions the individual defendants performed in their capacities as agents carrying out the business of the firm....
BERNSTEIN , J. This case concerns several facets of the public works bond act (PWBA), MCL 129.201 et seq. First, it poses the question of whether actual notice is required for a sub-subcontractor to recover on a payment bond when that sub-subcontractor has complied with the notice requirements set forth in MCL 129.207. Second, the case raises the question of whether a PWBA claimant may recover a time-price differential and attorney fees that were provided for by the claimant's contract...
MARKMAN , J. This case arises from a traffic stop of defendant made after police officers observed that his vehicle's registration plate was partially obstructed by a bumper-mounted towing ball, a civil infraction under MCL 257.225(2) and (7). During this stop, the officers smelled burnt marijuana within the vehicle, leading to a search of the vehicle during which they discovered contraband, including marijuana, cocaine, and a handgun. Defendant subsequently moved in the trial court to...
PER CURIAM . This case requires the Court to consider whether an arbitration clause included in invoices for plaintiffs' artwork purchases applies to disputes arising from plaintiffs' previous artwork purchases when the invoices for the previous purchases did not refer to arbitration. We agree with plaintiffs that the arbitration clause contained in the later invoices cannot be applied to disputes arising from prior sales with invoices that did not contain the clause. Each transaction...
PER CURIAM . We granted leave to appeal in this case to consider the scope of the immunity provision of the firefighter's rule for governmental entities and employees, MCL 600.2966. During an attempted apprehension of an armed-robbery suspect, the defendant, Jake Liss, a police officer, shot the plaintiff Michael Lego, also a police officer. Lego and his spouse, Pamela Lego, filed suit against the defendant, asserting gross negligence. The trial court denied the defendant's motion for...
