Seminar examines UCC amendments
The State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section’s Uniform Commercial Code Committee and the Small Business Forum will present “UCC Amendments: Secured Lending and More: How Will These Changes Affect Your Clients?” on Thursday, May 2 at the Columbia Center in Troy.
Taking part in the program, scheduled from 5:30-7:30 p.m., will be Patrick Mears of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Darrell W. Pierce of Dykema Gossett PLLC, University of Michigan Law School Professor of Law John A.E. Pottow and moderator Douglas L. Toering of Toering Law Firm PLLC.
The registration fee for this event is $25. To register, visit michbar.org.
Call 248.953.9022 for additional information.
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Man sentenced for driving drunk on mower
PONTIAC (AP) — A Detroit-area man charged with driving drunk on a riding lawn mower after an arrest recorded on police video faces at least 45 days in jail after pleading guilty.
The Detroit News reports 47-year-old Roy Walton entered the plea in Oakland County Circuit Court to operating while intoxicated, his third such offense. Judge Wendy Potts told Walton jail time was expected because of his prior record.
Defense lawyer John Secrest sought a 30-day suspended sentence, saying jail “seemed like a harsh penalty for driving a lawn mower.”
Authorities say Walton rode the mower to a drug store.
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Challenge to emergency manager law tossed
MASON (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit saying a state House committee violated Michigan’s open meetings law when it passed emergency manager legislation in December.
The Detroit Free Press reports Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette ruled Wednesday the House can establish its own rules and procedures.
Highland Park labor activist Robert Davis sued, saying he and others weren’t allowed to speak during the committee hearing. Davis also filed an amended complaint in another suit saying there were Open Meetings Act violations in the appointment of Kevyn Orr as Detroit’s emergency manager.
The judge criticized both sides for their legal maneuvering, directing most of his scorn at Davis and his lawyer.
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NYC settles suit over seizure of Occupy books
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has settled a lawsuit that accused it of violating the Constitution by raiding an Occupy Wall Street site, seizing 3,600 books and destroying what protesters called the People’s Library.
The books were taken Nov. 15, 2011, when police raided a Manhattan park where the Occupy group had gathered to protest income inequality.
The lawsuit said books seized from Zuccotti Park included William Shakespeare classics and Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s autobiography.
Attorney Norman Siegel filed the lawsuit for the Occupy group last year. He said Tuesday the city and park owner Brookfield Properties have agreed to pay more than $230,000 to settle it.
A spokeswoman for the city’s Law Department says “sometimes cases are settled to avoid drawn-out litigation that bolsters plaintiff attorney fees.”
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