May 24, 2016
Shannon C. King has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. King received her J.D., cum laude, from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2015.
Continue ReadingSecond Circuit Reverses District Court on Exclusion of Expert Testimony in Securities Fraud Case
On April 12, 2016, the Second Circuit vacated and remanded a lower court judgement, resurrecting a securities class action against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Inc. The case alleges the company made false representations and concealed the cardiovascular risks related to two of the its drugs, Celebrex and Bextra. Judge Swain of the United States District Court for the Southern District...
Continue ReadingMarch 21, 2016
March 21, 2016 – The Miller Law Firm is pleased to announce that Mahde Abdallah has joined the firm as an associate. Mahde is a 2015 graduate of Wayne State University Law School where he received the Order of the Coif award.
Continue ReadingState of Michigan Court of Appeals
Lauren Bienenstock & Associates, Inc, Lauren Bienenstock, and Samuel Bienenstock FOR PUBLICATION March 3, 20169:00 a.m. No. 323986Oakland Circuit Court LC No. 2013-137660-CZ Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SUSAN LOWRY, CAROLYN GRITTINI, JACQUELYN FLECK, BARBARA ESSIAN, PAULA RASKIN, ROBERT GRITTINI, MARY JO POWER, PAMELA GOLETZ, a/k/a PAMELA LANEY, TAMMY NANNINI, CHRISTINE GONZALEZ, a/k/a CHRISTINE DIFRANCESCO, MAUREEN COLLIER, SARA MANN, SHERRIE MANIER, DEBORAH...
Continue ReadingExperts: Mortality data, if faulty, may be the least of Detroit’s pension problems
CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Detroit and Southeast Michigan’s premier business news and information website Originally Published: March 01, 2016 4:19 PM Modified: March 02, 2016 6:34 AM Experts: Mortality data, if faulty, may be the least of Detroit’s pension problems Detroit might have far bigger issues than some outmoded mortality tables used by actuaries,behind the projected $491 million shortfall in...
Continue ReadingJanuary 1, 2016
The Miller Law Firm is pleased to announce that Emily Hughes has been elected Partner with the firm. Ms. Hughes joined the Firm in 2007 and concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation, including breach of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, shareholder oppression, fraudulent transfer claims, and ERISA litigation.
Continue ReadingThe untold tale of Compuware, Karmanos and a bitter breakup
Tom Walsh and JC Reindl Detroit Free Press 10:19 a.m. EDT July 28, 2015 Original Article Cocktail hour was under way at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas in the spring of 2013, and Compuware cofounder Peter Karmanos Jr. was spoiling for a fight. Karmanos, then-70 and recently retired, was in the Bahamas as special honoree at a black-tie dinner to...
Continue Reading$16.5 Million Arbitration Award – Breach of Contract/Wrongful Termination Claim
Verdicts and Settlements Form Submitted by: E. Powell Miller and Kevin F. O’Shea – The Miller Law Firm, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff, Peter Karmanos, Jr. Name of Case(s): Peter Karmanos, Jr. v. Compuware Corporation Type of Action: Breach of contract/wrongful termination Court/County/Case No(s): Wayne County Circuit Court, Case No. 2013-014776-CK Name of Judge(s): Hon. Daniel P. Ryan Jury Demand?...
Continue ReadingOpinion and Order Re: Motion to Vacate or Modify Arbitration Award and to Confirm the Arbitrator’s Final Award and Enter Judgement
State of Michigan in the Circuit Court for the Country of Wayne Ptere Karamanous, JR., Plaintiff,vCOMPUWARE CORPORATIONDefendant. Consolidated with COMPUWARE CORPORATION,PlaintiffvPETER KARAMANOS, JR.,Defendant. Case No. 13-014776-CKHon. Daniel P. Ryan 13-014776-CKFILED IN MY OFFICE WAYNE COUNTY CLERK 5/11/2015 2:32:09 PM CATHY M. GARRETT/s/ Michelle Howard Case No. 15-003350-CB Hon. Daniel P. Ryan OPINION AND ORDER RE: MOTION TO VACATE OR MODIFY...
Continue ReadingA.I.G. to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Settle Class-Action Suit Brought by Shareholders
Shareholders of the insurance giant American International Group have won approval of a $970.5 million settlement resolving claims that they were misled about its subprime mortgage exposure, leading to a liquidity crisis and $182.3 billion in federal bailouts. Judge Laura Taylor Swain of Federal District Court granted final approval at a hearing in Manhattan on Friday for what lawyers for the...
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