PALS schedules holiday meeting
The Association of Defense Trial Counsel (ADTC) will host its annual Holiday Meeting the evening of Tuesday, December 11 at Amnesia Night Club at the Motor Cit Hotel in Detroit.
The event, featuring cocktails and a buffet dinner, is set for 6-8 p.m. The club is located on the 16th floor of the hotel at 2901 Grand River Ave.
Cost to attend is $50 for ADTC members and $55 for non-members. Price includes two drink tickets, entertainment by Keith Malinowski Duo, and complimentary valet parking.
Attendees should take the elevator in the hotel lobby and do not have to enter the casino in order to access Amnesia.
To register, contact Diane Hirshey at 313.237.0610 by noon on December 7.
Fees drop for Education Savings Program
LANSING (AP) — Fees are going down for the Michigan Education Savings Program.
MLive.com reports management and servicing fees for the so-called 529 plan range from 0.2 percent to 0.3 percent, down from an average of 0.35 percent.
State Treasurer Andy Dillon negotiated the decrease with the program’s manager.
The annual fees amount to $2 to $3 for every $1,000 in investments.
Contributions into the plan are tax deductible and investment earnings are tax-free as long as they’re used for eligible higher education expenses.
High court lets state legislative map stand
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court let stand a newly drawn state legislative map Tuesday in a defeat for Democrats.
In a 4-3 ruling, the court upheld the map approved last year on grounds that Ohio’s Constitution does not require political neutrality in the process.
Democrats, who brought the challenge on behalf of a group of voters, had argued the five-member Ohio Apportionment Board intentionally sought political advantage with the maps as prohibited in the constitution, in a maneuver known as gerrymandering.
Republicans in the case argued the state constitution asks the map-drawing board to consider minimizing county, township, city and precinct splits but sets no absolute rule.
The court ruled that opponents of the maps didn’t present convincing evidence the Republican-controlled apportionment board manipulated the districts for GOP political gain.
Police: Couple fought over Dr. Phil show
AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man is charged with assaulting his girlfriend when they argued about an episode of television psychologist “Dr. Phil.”
Joseph Reefer, 20, of Ambridge, who faces a preliminary hearing this week on charges of simple assault and harassment.
The Beaver County Times reports Reefer was charged recently after arguing with his girlfriend over custody of their baby. The woman told police the fight began while they were watching the television psychologist’s show about former relationship partners, prompting her and Reefer to argue about their own exes.
Police say Reefer acknowledged arguing with the woman, but denied assaulting her. But police say she had scratches and bruises and they found a broken vase that supported her claims.
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