Litigation Defenders

Michigan Supreme Court ruling reinforces open and obvious doctrine in black ice case.

Michigan Supreme Court gives premises owners early holiday present, ruling “reasonable inspection” not required in slip and fall claim.

This final installment of our four-part incident documentation series takes a look at the power of surveillance video and photos... or the lack thereof.

Part three of this four-part premises liability series focuses on the strategic issues one should consider when collecting witness statements as part of an incident report procedure.

In this second part of our four-part series on premises liability documentation, we take a look at the importance of detailed incident reports as a means for defending against a plaintiff's slip, trip and fall claim.

Proper incident inspections are the focus of this post, which is the first in a four-part series on premises liability documentation best practices.

Appellate court reverses trial court ruling favoring bar owner in premises liability case, and in so doing, creates notice and open and obvious doctrine questions of fact.

The Michigan Supreme Court recently doubled-down on the plain meaning of "open and obvious" in premises liability claims by reversing two lower appellate court rulings.

Implementing a surveillance video retention policy can help businesses defend against premises liability claims.

A recent ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals further clarifies the proper use of Grandberry-Lovette v Garascia in premises liability cases where constructive notice is at issue.