MAJ schedules Medical Malpractice Seminar
The Michigan Association for Justice will present its Medical Malpractice Seminar on Friday, November 8, at the Westin in Southfield.
Co-Moderators Judy Susskind of The Thurswell Law Firm, PC and Jesse Reiter of Reiter & Walsh, PC have put together this one-day seminar covering topics ranging from how to handle depositions, robotic surgery, changes in the laws, and much more.
Registration is $195 for MAJ members and $95 for MAJ Sustaining Members.
To register, call 517.321.3073 or visit visit www.michiganjustice.org.
The seminar is for MAJ members only.
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Court won’t intervene in UP mine dispute
MARQUETTE (AP) — A hunting club that claims a new Upper Peninsula mine will spoil the environment has failed to persuade a federal appeals court to intervene.
The court affirmed a 2012 decision by a federal judge, who declined to issue an injunction against the Eagle Mine near Marquette.
The Huron Mountain Club has been challenging the mine in state and federal courts. The club owns 19,000 acres, including land that comes within 3.3 miles of the mine. Some mining will take place under the Salmon Trout River and area wetlands.
The appeals court last week turned aside the club’s arguments that the nickel-and-copper mine needs federal permits. The government hasn’t taken any enforcement action against the mine.
The mine isn’t operating yet.
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Wilfs: ‘Anti-wealth bias’ at play in NJ case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf is fighting efforts to make his family reveal its net worth in a court proceeding, saying an “anti-wealth bias” is at play.
Court papers filed in a New Jersey case argue the Wilfs shouldn’t have to publicly disclose their fortune. It stems from a civil case in which the Wilfs have been ordered to pay $84.5 million to a spurned business partner.
The Star Tribune reports that the Wilfs contend they aren’t seeking special treatment but that forcing them to bare their finances for all to see is unfair. The court papers contend they could be targets of physical attack or extortion.
A judge has said the family should disclose its net worth, but offered the chance for appeal first.
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Residents win power plant suit - sort of
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three people who live near a coal-fired FirstEnergy Corp. power plant in Pennsylvania have won their federal pollution lawsuit.
Sort of.
A federal judge has entered a default judgment against the Akron, Ohio-based utility because FirstEnergy didn’t respond to the lawsuit in time. The lawsuit was filed August 28 and the company had 21 days to respond after it received the court papers, which online records show occurred by certified mail on September 4.
But FirstEnergy spokeswoman Jennifer Young says the company wasn’t properly served with papers and plans to ask a federal court judge to reopen the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs claim they and 1,000 other nearby residents have been harmed by pollution from the Hatfield’s Ferry plant in Masontown.
FirstEnergy closed the plant earlier this month saying tightening pollution regulations make it cost-prohibitive.
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