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Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Validity of a Corporation’s Federal-Forum Provisions Regarding Violations of the Federal Securities Act.

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Recently, in Matthew B. Salzberg v. Matthew Sciabacucchi, unpublished opinion of the Supreme Court, issued March 18, 2020 (Docket No. 346, 2019), the Delaware Supreme Court approved corporate charter provisions requiring …

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Court Decisions / Property Tax / Tax Law

Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Tenancy by the Entirety Cannot be a Commonly Controlled Entity for Property Tax Purposes

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In Puppy’s Cubby v. City of Farmington Hills, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 12, 2019 (No. 347757), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that …

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that an Implied Easement Cannot be Considered Reasonably Necessary Based on Convenience

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In Peggy and Sharon Rose Zlatkin v. Carol and Lawrence Schweihofer, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 10, 2019 (Docket No. 345610), the Michigan Court …

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Construction Lien is Limited to the Amount of the Contract Less any Payment Already Made

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In the Michigan Court of Appeals’ September 10, 2019 published opinion, TSP Services, Inc. v. National-Standard, LLC, (No. 342530), the Court held that in a dispute over a construction contract, …

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Court Decisions / Property Tax / Real Estate Law

Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Conveyance by Five Siblings, as Joint Tenants, to Themselves, as Tenants in Common, is not a Transfer of Property

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In Rico Zenti v. City of Marquette, authored opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 25, 2019 (Docket No. 344615), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that a conveyance …

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Court Decisions / Real Estate Law

Michigan Supreme Court Holds that a Mainly Stick-Built Home Does Not Violate a Restrictive Covenant Prohibiting Modular Homes

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In Matthew Thiel & Nikole Thiel v. David Goyings & Helen Goyings, issued July 24, 2019 (No. 156708), the Michigan Supreme Court held that the construction of a partially modular …

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that Condominium Association Board of Directors Has Capacity to Sue for Foreclosure of Property

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In Channel View East Condominium Association, Inc. v. Gregory Ferguson, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued July 2, 2019 (No. 344149), the Michigan Court of Appeals …

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Michigan Supreme Court Holds that City’s Use of Building Inspection Fees is Not Reasonably Related to Service Costs (Part 3/3 of the Opinion)

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To read about the case’s factual and procedural background, as well as Part 1 of the Supreme Court’s opinion, see https://detroitbusinesslaw.com/2019/08/30/michigan-supreme-court-holds-that-citys-use-of-building-inspection-fees-is-not-reasonably-related-to-service-costs-part-1-3-of-the-opinion/. To read about Part 2 of the Supreme Court’s …

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Michigan Supreme Court Holds that City’s Use of Building Inspection Fees is Not Reasonably Related to Service Costs (Part 2/3 of the Opinion)

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To read about the case’s factual and procedural background, as well as Part 1 of the Supreme Court’s opinion, see https://detroitbusinesslaw.com/2019/08/30/michigan-supreme-court-holds-that-citys-use-of-building-inspection-fees-is-not-reasonably-related-to-service-costs-part-1-3-of-the-opinion/. In the second part of the Court’s opinion in …

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Michigan Supreme Court Holds that City’s Use of Building Inspection Fees is Not Reasonably Related to Service Costs (Part 1/3 of the Opinion)

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In Michigan Association of Home Builders v. City of Troy, issued July 11, 2019 (No. 156737), the Michigan Supreme Court held that the building inspection fees assessed by Defendant City …

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