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...
Continue ReadingCongratulations 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...
Continue ReadingThis 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...
Continue ReadingTwo 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...
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY – Sharon S. Almonrode, a partner at the Miller Law Firm, has been appointed by the Honorable John W. Lungstrum of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas to serve as Chair of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the In re: EpiPen® Auto-Injector Litigation, against Mylan, et al. The lawsuit alleges that the drug...
Continue ReadingMiller Law Firm members, Kevin O’Shea, Larry Murphy, Devon Allard and David Goodrich were excited to attend and support, Peter Karmanos Jr. and Mark Hillman at the MadDog Technology open house this past Wednesday in Pontiac Michigan. The event included a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Riker Building in downtown Pontiac and its first major...
Continue ReadingFor the past several months I’ve been receiving notices of my 30th law school reunion. I graduated from Harvard Law School in 1987. I like to think that’s a pretty big deal, but it turns out that my reunion is far from the most important thing happening at Harvard in 2017: the Law School will also celebrate the 200th...
Continue ReadingThe Miller Law Firm is proud to be a sponsor of the 4th Annual Patrick Henry Awards hosted by Judge Michael David Warren, Jr.’s Patriot Week organization. A great celebration honoring America’s First Principles and this year’s award winners, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, Penske Corporation, and General Michael McDaniel. To read more about this year’s event please visit PatriotWeek.org ...
Continue ReadingWith the confirmation hearing for Judge Neal Gorsuch taking place this week, President Donald J. Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia (DOD Feb 13, 2016), the future of the United States Supreme Court is currently in the news. President Trump and the Court’s Future Judge Gorsuch will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for questioning prior to their...
Continue ReadingLeaders in the Law 2017 Each year Michigan Lawyers Weekly honors distinguished attorneys selected as Leaders in the Law. The Leaders in the Law Class of 2017 awards will be presented at the Annual Luncheon on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Detroit Marriott Troy. The 2017 Lawyer of the Year, selected by the Class of 2017, will be...
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