Summer Planning
Published: August 19, 2026
The Women’s Bar Association (WBA), Oakland County region of the Women
Lawyers Association of Michigan, conducted its Summer Planning Meeting
on Monday, August 3, at the offices of Howard and Howard Attorneys PLLC
in Royal Oak.
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A vote for El-Sayed endorses anti-Israel sentiment in America
August 19, 2026I thought it would be useful to dissect what supporters of the politics of Mamdani/El-Sayed (particularly Jewish ones), are endorsing as it relates to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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Uptick: Past-president of the MAJ sees rise in use of IMEs by insurers
August 19, 2026Nicholas Andrews, a partner at Birmingham-based Liss & Andrews, P.C., is fresh from a year serving as president of the Michigan Association for Justice, an organization of more than 1,300 trial lawyers that is in “relentless pursuit of a fair and effective legal system.”
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Court: Community colleges not a ‘state’ actor in litigation
August 19, 2026A community college is a political subdivision, not a state entity, and thus lawsuits against a community college are not subject to the notice requirements required when suing a state entity in the Michigan Court of Claims, the Court of Appeals has ruled.
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Courts
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Nation
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