Response to Motion for summary judgment

In state court, the rules governing summary disposition are MCR 2.116 and MCR 2.119, providing for the combined length of a response and brief to...

Can I be sued over giving a bad facebook review for a business? Can I countersue?

You cannot be held liable for stating the truth or an honest opinion that does not convey false facts. Some times the dividing line between...

How important is oral argument in the Court of Appeals

All three of the answers above are correct because they are all important in any given case. The only time I would say the brief was definitely...

Can I make a claim on the faulting drivers' insurance policy for the total book value of my car under property damage class

Although this is not my area of the law, my lay understanding is that you can only recover a maximum of $1000 from the other driver for limited to...

There is a multi-district litigation pending in US District Court for the Northern District of Minnesota involving over 250 cases. Here is the...

You can bring the claim, but whether you will win may depend on more facts than you have provided. I do note that the Michigan Consumer Protection...

How do I obtain a subpoena?

I am not aware of a way to get a subpoena without a pending lawsuit or some other proceeding from which an authorized tribunal can issue one.

Does a Motion need to be filed separately from the Answer or can it be included?

I cannot answer your question without looking at the particular pleading or paper to which you refer. In general, many, if not most or all,...

The Plaintiff has not answered interrogatories from defendant, but submitted his own interrogatories and requests for admission

Under the Michigan Court Rules, one party's discovery may not delay another party's discovery. MCR 2.302(D). Your father can file a motion to...

Opposing a summary judgement

Look up Michigan court rule MCR 2.116 online. The combined length of a motion and brief or response and brief, including caption and signatures,...