Reception honors retiring judge and new member of the bench
The bankruptcy community will host a reception next month to honor U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Walter Shapero on his retirement, and welcome to the bankruptcy bench Judge Maria L. Oxholm.
The reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit.
Cost is $40 per person. Registration deadline is Sept. 7.
Checks should be made payable to: Access to Bankruptcy Court, and sent to David Lerner, c/o Plunkett Cooney, 38505 Woodward Ave, Suite 2000, Bloomfield Hills, 48304.
For more information, contact David Lerner at 248.901.4010 or at dlerner@plunkettcooney.com.
Verdict affirmed in death of racehorse
LAPEER (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed an $80,000 jury verdict in the case of a racehorse that collapsed and died after being castrated by a veterinarian in Lapeer County.
A necropsy revealed that the 2-year-old horse, named Abundance Star, had a bad liver, which could have affected its ability to handle anesthesia.
Owner Larry Elvin accused veterinarian Karl Gubert of failing to perform a proper physical. He denied it.
An expert looked at Abundance Star’s pedigree and predicted the “doors were open for success” at the track. But an expert for the veterinarian testified the horse hadn’t raced yet and was worth just $500.
State targets improper tax breaks on cottages, second homes
LANSING (AP) — Records say thousands of summer cottages, second homes and other Michigan properties have lost a valuable tax break in recent years amid state Treasury Department audits.
The Detroit News reports that the crackdown on improper exemptions affects a wide range of property owners, including Detroit landlords and billionaires with multi-acre compounds.
Records show 23,800 property owners have been ordered to pay more taxes after audits since 2013.
The audits target properties that claim a 100 percent principal residence exemption. The tax break saves property owners on school district taxes.
The audits were instituted in 2005 to determine whether property owners getting the tax break owned and occupied the home as a primary residence.
Professor returns book 60 years late
LINTON, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue University entomology professor has returned a copy of “The Moths of the Limberlost” that he checked out 60 years ago at age 8.
WTWO-TV in Terre Haute reports that Larry Murdock checked out the book from the Linton Public Library in 1956.
He says he found the book in a box and that returning it “was the right thing to do.” He also paid a $436.44 fine.
Murdock says the book is about what he loves, “insects and especially moths.”
The professor says he thought “maybe after all those years there are kids out there who might get some benefit” from the book.
Library officials say they used the fine money to buy new computers for the children’s section.
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