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Wrongful-conduct rule not abrogated by Michigan’s comparative fault system (UPDATE)
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently affirmed that Michigan’s comparative fault tort laws have not completely replaced the common-law wrongful-conduct rule in an unpublished decision, Estate of Michael Travis Errett v. A Forever Recovery, Inc. (May 30, 2017). A Forever Recovery, Inc. (AFR) is a substance abuse treatment provided based in Battle Creek, Michigan. AFR was sued by the estate of a former patient who died of a cocaine and heroin overdose. The patient’s estate alleged that some of the electronic communications between the patient and his aftercare specialist, an employee of AFR, were of a romantic nature and caused the patient’s overdose. [Read more…]
Dower Rights Repealed
It’s been over a year since the Michigan Legislature abolished dower rights. In January 2017, Governor Rick Synder signed a bill into law that read in part, “[A] wife’s dower right is abolished and unenforceable either through statute or at common law.”1)MCL 558.30 [Read more…]
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Over Prescription Leads to Over-use of Opioids
115 Americans die each day from the opioid epidemic according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heightened concerns over opioid addiction have many doctors questioning their own role in this widespread and ongoing crisis. Pain has been touted as the “fifth vital sign”, but doctors, dentists, and outpatient physicians have begun to reassess their recommendation of opioid drugs like Percocet, hydrocodone and Vicodin. [Read more…]
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