Michigan Shoe Company Investigated Over Water Contamination in Kent County

The Miller Law Firm, P.C. is currently investigating allegations of water contamination in Kent County Michigan. The source of the contamination is believed to have originated near former manufacturing facilities owned and operated by Wolverine World Wide, Inc., located in Rockford, Michigan and may affect the surrounding communities including, Rockford, Belmont, Comstock Park and Plainfield Charter Township. Wolverine World...

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President Trump Ahead of Prior Presidents on Judicial Confirmations

As of September, 2017, the Senate approved the sixth of President Donald Trump’s nominees for federal judgeships placing him on a faster pace for approvals than either President Barack Obama or President George W. Bush. Confirmations so far include one Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, three judges for the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and two judges for...

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Miller Law Attorneys Listed In The Best Lawyers In America® 2018

The Miller Law Firm is honored to announce that five of its attorneys have been named in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2018. Best Lawyers is the oldest and a highly respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor. Powell Miller is...

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David Goodrich Recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly

Congratulations to David Goodrich for being honored as an Unsung Legal Hero by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This award honors law firm employees who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty, often behind the scenes. This award is reserved for the state’s most talented and dedicated legal support professionals. David has been instrumental in preparing visual demonstrative...

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Miller Law Investigates Wells Fargo Insurance Scam

DETROIT – The Miller Law Firm is currently investigating Wells Fargo for improperly charging customers for auto insurance. Between 2012 and 2017 Wells Fargo charged more than 800,000 customers for auto insurance they did not want or need. The New York Times reported that the “insurance, which the bank required, was more expensive than car insurance that customers often...

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The Michigan Supreme Court Employment Law Opinions 2015-2016

The Michigan Supreme Court wrote several important Employment Law opinions in 2015 and 2016. The opinions addressed issues ranging from disability benefits and worker’s compensation to clarification of the Whistleblowers Act. The following is a brief review of those opinions. Arbuckle v. General Motors, LLC Date: July 15, 2016 Docket No: 151277 Employers Can Use Disability Pension Benefits to...

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Federal Bar Association Awards Powell Miller Cook-Friedman Civility Award

Congratulations to Powell Miller, Founder and CEO of The Miller Law Firm, for being selected as the recipient of the Federal Bar Association’s 2017 Cook-Friedman Civility Award. Powell received the award at the Federal Bar Association’s Annual Dinner on June 22, 2017. In addition to the partners and several associates from The Miller Law Firm, Powell’s father, attorney Bruce...

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Miller Law is Proud to Support GiGi’s Playhouse

  This past weekend, Marc Newman, Martha Olijnyk and David Goodrich, of the Miller Law Firm, attended a fundraising event to support GiGi’s Playhouse Detroit. The fundraiser was held at the Lingenfelter Collection in Brighton, Michigan which features a spectacular collection of classic and exotic automobiles. This event kick-started the process of bringing a GiGi’s Playhouse facility to the...

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U.S. Supreme Court Restricts Forum Shopping

Two lawsuits brought in Montana against BNSF Railway Company by former employees who didn’t live and were not injured there were barred by the U.S. Supreme Court in BNSF Railway Co. v Tyrrell, special administrator for the Estate of Tyrrell, deceased, et al, 581 U.S. __ (2017). According to the majority opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, BNSF...

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