About
Litigation Defenders is a blog designed to keep readers up to date on new, significant court cases, legislation and regulatory changes impacting commercial property owners, retailers, restaurants and their insurance providers. This blog is intended to share best practices for mitigating commercial risk, to examine related trends in the law and to review new and proposed legislation and to explore various other areas of interest to readers.
In addition, the blogs contributors focus on specific liability issues involving liquor sales; alleged slip, trip and falls related to premises conditions, security guard activities; falling merchandise; consumer protection act disputes, product liability, food and beverage service liability, as well as the tender of defense and indemnity claims.
Please note that this blog is not intended to provide legal advice, and the discussions contained herein should not be applied to any fact-specific situation. Always consult an attorney directly to address any specific legal questions or needs you may have.
Meet the Editors
Litigation Defenders is published by Plunkett Cooney’s Tort & Litigation Practice Group under the direction of partners and blog co-editors Justin J. Hakala and Brian T. McGorisk.
A former plaintiff's attorney, Justin knows how to win on both sides of litigation. He now applies his unique perspective of dispute resolution to his role as co-editor of the Litigation Defenders blog. Justin, who is a member of the firm's Bloomfield Hills office, also has the distinction of being the person who literally wrote the book on "Product Liability in Michigan." His practice includes medical malpractice, nursing home and long term care claims and medical device litigation.
Brian’s busy litigation practice includes a host of practice areas, ranging from financial services liability to premises liability to various aspects of transportation law. A partner in the firm’s Flint, Michigan office, he works closely with his clients to keep them informed about the ever changing legal landscape, and he has successfully resolved countless complex and multi-million dollar cases in state and federal court.
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- Premises Liability
- Civil Litigation
- Property Liability
- Appellate Law
- Insurance
- Litigation Discovery
- insurance policy
- Fire Claims
- Residential Liability
- Marine Liability
- Maritime Law
- General Liability
- Fraud Activity
- Motor Vehicle Liability
- Commercial Liability
- Water Loss Claims
- Artificial Intelligence
- Investigations
- Governmental Immunity
- Contractor Liability
- Retail Liability
- Design Defect
- Lost Earnings
- Industrial Liability
- Video Recording
- Defamation
- Commercial Real Estate
- Open & Obvious Doctrine
- Snow & Ice Claims
- Professional Liability
- Open & Obvious
- Risk Management
- Liquor Liability
- Business Risk Management
- Negligence
- Independent Medical Examinations (IME)
- Sports-liability
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Auto Liability
- Bankruptcy
- Intoxication
- Judicial Estoppel
- No Fault Liability
- Trucking Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Real Estate
- FDA Regulations
- Food Law
- Foodservice & Hospitality
- Regulatory Law
- Constructive Notice
Recent Updates
- ‘Open and Obvious’ Falls, Restoring Focus on ‘Notice’ Defense in Michigan Premises Liability Cases
- Insurance Provider’s ‘Satisfaction’ Maketh the Proof of Loss
- The High Seas and High Risks of Lithium Batteries
- Uniform Trade Practices Act Requires Timely Payment of Property Claims
- Michigan Supreme Court Eliminates 'Open and Obvious' Defense in Premises Liability Cases
- Failure to Pay First-Party Property Claims Timely Can Prove Costly Under the Uniform Trade Practices Act
- Is Artificial Intelligence Jeopardizing the Attorney-Client Privilege in Your Case?
- Property Claims Professionals can Minimize Paying Penalty Interest by Doing This
- Arc Mapping Provides Key Fire Insurance Claim Cause and Origin Information
- If the Bark is Just as Bad as the Bite, is Open and Obvious a Possible Defense?