Attorney Joseph A. Doerr's Legal Cases

Transportation

J-Bob LLC v. Mike's Garage / LaRocca's Towing, LLC, 2017 WL 395288 (E.D. Mich. 2017)

Jan 31, 2017

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed

Successful defense of a lawsuit filed by parties claiming a towing company wrongfully converted and acquired title to a motorhome valued at $350,000. The plaintiffs asserted claims of conversion, repl ... evin, fraud, and abuse of process, seeking treble damages exceeding $1 million. In lieu of answering the complaint, Doerr Law Firm, on behalf of the company, filed a motion to dismiss. In the motion, the company argued that Plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was governed by Michigan’s abandonment statute, MCL § 257.252a, et al, which the plaintiffs failed to honor. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan agreed, finding that parties could not circumvent Michigan’s statutory scheme by putting different labels on their claims. The court granted the motion and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Foreclosure

Bazinski v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2597 Fed. Appx. 379 (6th Cir. 2015)

Mar 06, 2015

OUTCOME: Affirmed trial court's dismissal

The Sixth Circuit affirmed a dismissal of lawsuit seeking to undo a foreclosure based on a purported forgery and errors in the legal description of the property.

Litigation

Kim v JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 493 Mich. 98; 825 N.W.2d 329 (2012)

Dec 21, 2012

OUTCOME: Remanded to trial court for further proceedings.

The Michigan Supreme Court held the plaintiffs must show that they were prejudiced by a purported failure to comply with Michigan’s foreclosure by advertisement statute in order to set aside an alleged ... ly defective or irregular foreclosure.

Commercial real estate

Oxford Inv. Group v. Fourslides, Inc., 2012 Mich. App. LEXIS 1344; 2012 WL 2913616 (Mich. App. 2012)

Jul 17, 2012

OUTCOME: Affirmed trial court's grant of summary disposition

The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the Oakland County Circuit Court finding various companies liable on a breach of a contract claim seeking over $1 million in damages. The courts re ... jected the companies’ argument that the transaction documents were ambiguous because they were not specifically identified in the documents.

Litigation

Matrix Constr. v. Malow, 2006 Mich. App. LEXIS 429; 2006 WL 399762 (Mich. App. 2006)

Feb 21, 2006

OUTCOME: Affirmed trial court's grant of summary disposition

The Michigan Court of Appeals held Barton Malow, as construction manager, did not owe any recognized separate and distinct duty to a subcontractor as a matter of law and, therefore, the Wayne County Ci ... rcuit Court correctly granted summary disposition to Barton Malow.

Joseph A. Doerr's Legal Cases (5)

J-Bob LLC v. Mike's Garage / LaRocca's Towing, LLC​, 2017 WL 395288 (E.D. Mich. 2017)

Bazinski v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2597 Fed. Appx. 379 (6th Cir. 2015)

Kim v JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 493 Mich. 98; 825 N.W.2d 329 (2012)

Oxford Inv. Group v. Fourslides, Inc., 2012 Mich. App. LEXIS 1344; 2012 WL 2913616 (Mich. App. 2012)

Matrix Constr. v. Malow, 2006 Mich. App. LEXIS 429; 2006 WL 399762 (Mich. App. 2006)

J-Bob LLC v. Mike's Garage / LaRocca's Towing, LLC, 2017 WL 395288 (E.D. Mich. 2017)