MDTC teleconference to focus on fraud prevention issues
The Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) will present a Commercial Litigation Section Update teleconference on “Fraud Prevention and Investigation Issues: Responding to Workplace Embezzlement and Asset Aisappropriation—A Legal and Forensic Accounting Guide.”
The teleconference will take place Thursday, Sept. 16, from noon to 1 p.m.
Edward Perdue of Dickinson Wright in Grand Rapids will moderate the program. Presenting will be Michael L. Volkov of Dickinson Wright in Washington, D.C., and Jeffrey Johnston, forensic accountant with AlixPartners in Southfield.
Members pay $35 and non-members pay $50 or $195 (includes 1 year membership in MDTC). There is also an office rate of $200 for multi or single office firms.
Space is limited to the first 100 to sign up. To register or for additional information, contact the MDTC at (517) 627-3745 or info@mdtc.org; or go online to www.mdtc.org.
Court rules against mom in drowning case
TROY (AP) — A woman who sued her ex-husband after their daughter drowned at a graduation party in Oakland County has lost her case at the Michigan Court of Appeals.
In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court says there’s no evidence Daniel Wilson willingly put his daughter at risk. Jordyn was 3 1/2 years old when she drowned at a lake in Troy.
Wilson briefly left the beach to use a bathroom and believed there were other adults around. His ex-wife, Nicole Mickel, filed a lawsuit in Oakland County in 2007 as representative of their daughter’s estate.
The appeals court this week upheld a lower court decision in favor of the father. Judge Elizabeth Gleicher said a jury should decide the case.
Before the Bell : Breakfast forum looks at financial reform
Area investment advisors, registered representatives, and trust officers are invited to join Miller Canfield’s Before the Bell Breakfast Forum on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham.
This month’s discussion will center around financial reform:
—The changing forum of securities disputes, discussed by Miller Canfield lawyers Matthew Allen and Jeffrey Rogg, will include the SEC’s potential new rule bringing retail securities disputes back to court instead of FINRA arbitration, and what that may mean for securities broker dealers and their registered representatives.
—Fiduciary duty update: effect of the Dodd-Frank Act, presented by Miller Canfield lawyer Thomas Cox.
—Update of the Continuing Disclosure rules relating to tax-exempt debt obligations, presented by Miller Canfield lawyer Jerry Rupley.
Space is limited; advance registration is required. To register, e-mail bera@millercanfield.com or call (248) 267-3345. There is no cost to attend.
Holiday Hours
The Wayne County Probate Court will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6 and will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 8 a.m.
The Third Circuit Court Civil, Criminal, and Family Divisions will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day.
The Wayne County Clerk’s Office will be closed Monday Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day.
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