Whether contracting your kid to mow the lawn at home or executing a multi-million deal, you should probably read this blog post first for some important contract interpretation considerations.
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Michigan courts have a range of options to remedy minority owner oppression claims.
Implied duties pertaining to contractual performance should not be misconstrued to allow for challenges to a contact’s fairness.
Ignorance of the terms in a personal guarantee agreement likely won’t save you from paying up under Michigan law.
Think your case is settled and over? Maybe not after this recent federal appeals court ruling involving the legal principle of collateral estoppel.
Breach of contract claims require plaintiffs to prove the contract existed, a breach occurred AND damage resulted, regardless who breached first.
Supreme Court ruling requires businesses to take immediate steps to begin collecting and paying sales tax on e-commerce transactions.
Seemingly cut and dry legal doctrine known as res judicata may not end a legal dispute after all.
Paying the debts of another is complicated business, especially under Michigan’s version of the statute of frauds.
Your amended pleading may not be allowed under Michigan’s relation back doctrine unless the new claims or defenses relate back to the original pleading date.
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