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TAKING STOCK: Solar bonds

March 3, 2015

Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of SolarCity bonds, which pay 4 percent and are guaranteed by individual leases on solar installations? I would like to invest $10,000 in the solar bonds, which would give me an income of $600 a year, if you approve. -SA, ...

MAY IT PLEASE THE PALATE: Tandoori Chicken

March 3, 2015

By Nick Roumel Like many an ethnic dish, what was once rare and exotic has become ubiquitous and unremarkable. One might say the same about tandoori chicken, whether served by an Indian street vendor or an American Indian restaurant. This is a dish that traces ...

COMMENTARY: Neighborhoods + returning vets creates 'Neighborhood University'

March 3, 2015

By Fred M. Mester Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel earlier this year said that there will be a reduction of forces in our military not seen since the end of World War II inclusive of the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan by the end of this year. There ...

LEGAL PEOPLE

March 3, 2015

Potestivo & Associates PC is pleased to announce the hiring of associate attorney Josie Lewis. Based at the firm's Rochester Hills Office, she will serve as an associate attorney supporting the firm's Litigation Department. Lewis attended Western Michigan ...

ADR SPOTLIGHT - An ADR game changer: Eastern District of Michigan's new ADR plan

March 3, 2015

By Richard L. Hurford The E.D. of Michigan's former ADR plan, LR 16.3, solely provided for case evaluation incorporating the provisions of MCR 2.403. Effective February 1, 2015, the Court implemented new Local Rules that address: LR 16.3, Alternative ...

ADR SPOTLIGHT

March 3, 2015

An ADR game changer: Eastern District of Michigan’s new ADR plan By Richard L. Hurford The E.D. of Michigan’s former ADR plan, LR 16.3, solely provided for case evaluation incorporating the provisions of MCR 2.403.  Effective February 1, ...