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882 ABA Journal Michigan articles.

Singer Charged with Child Porn for Edited Video Showing Kids Listening to a Graphic Song

A singer and songwriter in Michigan is facing child pornography charges after posting a video he edited to make it appear that school kids were listening to him sing a song with graphic lyrics. Evan Emory could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted…

Mar 8, 2011 1:42 PM CST

Retired Detroit-Area Drug Prosecutor Takes Plea in Trial-Testimony Case, Will Get 6 Months

A retired chief drug prosecutor in the Detroit area has taken a plea in a controversial perjury case, along with two police officers, leaving only a former Wayne County judge awaiting trial. Karen Plants pleaded guilty yesterday to misconduct in office, for which she will get a six-month jail sentence…

Mar 3, 2011 6:50 PM CST

Foley & Lardner Partner Sues Firm, Attaches Partnership Agreement to His Complaint

A 57-year-old partner in Foley & Lardner’s Detroit office has sued the firm for discrimination and breach of contract, contending, among other claims, that he would have been treated more favorably had he been younger, female and/or nonwhite. Labor and employment practitioner Raymond Carey also says in his 63-page federal…

Mar 2, 2011 11:45 PM CST

At Least 3 Moms Arrested in Alleged Scheme to Trick Them Into Providing Child Porn ‘Therapy’

At least three mothers have been arrested and criminally charged in connection with a Michigan man’s alleged scheme to trick them into providing him with pornographic images of their children under the guise of providing therapy. Meanwhile, Steven Demink, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit today to six…

Mar 1, 2011 1:46 AM CST

A Change in Direction Results in Tossed Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit for Michigan Man

A Michigan man who injured himself after falling on an uneven sidewalk can’t pursue a lawsuit because he got his directions mixed up. Plaintiff Robert Graczyk claims he injured himself while retrieving his trash can, and gave the city of Bay City a notice of a potential claim in 2007.…

Feb 18, 2011 12:00 PM CST

Feds Raid Health Care Facilities, Arrest Over 100 Professionals in 9 Cities in Record Medicare Bust

Federal authorities have arrested 111 doctors, nurses and other professionals in nine cities in what is being billed as the biggest Medicare fraud bust ever. It allegedly involved fraudulent billing of the government for health care services that weren’t provided, according to ABC News and the Associated Press. The raids…

Feb 17, 2011 6:49 PM CST

Juror Study Shows More of a BlackBerry Effect than a ‘CSI’ Effect

The chief judge of Washtenaw County in Ann Arbor, Mich., had heard a lot about the so-called CSI effect—said to increase jurors’ expectations that technology can solve crimes with lightning speed, just as it happens on the television show CSI. But he hadn’t seen the evidence. So Judge Donald Shelton…

Feb 8, 2011 12:00 PM CST

Thomson Reuters Hiring Attorneys for New LPO Outfits in Michigan, Texas

Updated: When we reported Thomson Reuters’ acquisition of Indian legal process outsourcing company Pangea3 in the February issue, the publishing giant hadn’t yet disclosed where it would build document review centers in the U.S., aimed to mirror those overseas. This week, however, we discovered a Thomson-Pangea3 post on job-search website…

Jan 27, 2011 7:53 PM CST

Lawyer Loses Paternity Case Because Daughter Was Born to Married Couple

A New York lawyer whose daughter was conceived and born when the mother was married to another man has lost his paternity case. A Michigan appeals court ruled against Buffalo-area lawyer Anthony Pecoraro, whose child was the product of an affair with a former law school classmate, Gina Rostagno-Wallat, according…

Jan 20, 2011 2:24 PM CST

Patent Law Issue Puts $33M Law Firm Malpractice Case Squarely Into Federal Court

Vacating a dismissal by a U.S. District Court, an appellate panel has ruled that a patent law issue in a $33 million malpractice claim against a Detroit-based law firm puts the case squarely into federal jurisdiction. Because at least one of the plaintiff’s claims in Warrior Sports Inc. v. Dickinson…

Jan 13, 2011 9:16 PM CST

CAIR’s Suit Accuses Lawyer of Infringement and Vow to ‘Drive the Muslims Crazy’

A Michigan lawyer who sought to incorporate “CAIR Michigan Inc.” is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit that claims she is “stoking Islamophobia” on her website. The suit by the Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges that the articles of incorporation filed by Southland lawyer Debbie Schlussel also registered 17 assumed names,…

Jan 7, 2011 1:31 PM CST

Husband Says Wife Cheated, But He’s Charged With Felony After Reading Her E-Mail

A Michigan man is facing a felony trial for admittedly reading his wife’s e-mail in an effort to determine whether his suspicion that she might be having an affair was justified. By doing so, Leon Walker says, he found out she was indeed having an affair. But he also wound…

Dec 28, 2010 5:42 PM CST

Is Web Shame Game Too Tough on Some Defendants?

Internationally vilified for tossing a cat into a trash can, in an act captured by a surveillance camera–and then identified after footage was posted online–a British woman was fined about $400 in the animal cruelty case in October. The subject of death threats as well as a multitude of critical…

Dec 28, 2010 4:53 PM CST

For Those Teetering on the Edge, Street Outreach Court Offers a Push in the Right Direction

For those already teetering on the edge of financial disaster, even a relatively minor court case can push them over the edge into homelessness or the loss of a job. But a Michigan court billed as unique in the Midwest is trying to push defendants working to better themselves onto…

Dec 28, 2010 11:00 AM CST

Sad Ending to Story About Lawyer’s Missing Husband Leaves Questions Unanswered

A story about a Michigan lawyer who sought the public’s help several months ago to try to find her missing husband didn’t have a happy ending. The body of David Widlak, 62, was found by duck hunters in October. And Macomb County authorities are now saying they believe his death…

Dec 21, 2010 10:14 PM CST

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Singer Charged with Child Porn for Edited Video Showing Kids Listening to a Graphic Song

Retired Detroit-Area Drug Prosecutor Takes Plea in Trial-Testimony Case, Will Get 6 Months

Foley & Lardner Partner Sues Firm, Attaches Partnership Agreement to His Complaint

At Least 3 Moms Arrested in Alleged Scheme to Trick Them Into Providing Child Porn ‘Therapy’

A Change in Direction Results in Tossed Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit for Michigan Man

Feds Raid Health Care Facilities, Arrest Over 100 Professionals in 9 Cities in Record Medicare Bust

Juror Study Shows More of a BlackBerry Effect than a ‘CSI’ Effect

Thomson Reuters Hiring Attorneys for New LPO Outfits in Michigan, Texas

Lawyer Loses Paternity Case Because Daughter Was Born to Married Couple

Patent Law Issue Puts $33M Law Firm Malpractice Case Squarely Into Federal Court

CAIR’s Suit Accuses Lawyer of Infringement and Vow to ‘Drive the Muslims Crazy’

Husband Says Wife Cheated, But He’s Charged With Felony After Reading Her E-Mail

Is Web Shame Game Too Tough on Some Defendants?

For Those Teetering on the Edge, Street Outreach Court Offers a Push in the Right Direction

Sad Ending to Story About Lawyer’s Missing Husband Leaves Questions Unanswered

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