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After Aretha Franklin’s death in 2018, two wills were found in her home. Both were handwritten by Franklin and neither was drafted by an attorney. A judge recently determined that a jury could decide whether the 2014 document that was found in a no… Read More

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) settled a “first of its kind” lawsuit alleging that a tutoring firm’s software tool – powered by artificial intelligence algorithms – automatically rejected female applica… Read More

We saw the U.S. Supreme Court issue a unanimous decision this past June, a rare occasion indeed. In Groff vs. DeJoy, the Court addressed the question of how far an employer must go in accommodating an employee’s religious needs. Gerald Groff was a… Read More

Late last year, President Biden signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The bipartisan legislation applies to employers with 15 or more employees. It requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified emp… Read More

A court decision from Canada has received a lot of attention after a thumbs-up emoji in a text message was deemed to show acceptance of a grain contract that required a farmer to deliver $82,000 worth of flax in November 2021. The grain and crop inpu… Read More

Michigan Supreme Court limits enforceability of blanket purchase orders. On July 11, 2023, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a decision in MSSC, Inc. v. Airboss Flexible Products Co., ruling that the term “blanket” in a purchase order – standin… Read More

Succession planning for family businesses is a crucial but often overlooked part of planning for the future. Having a plan in place that outlines how the business will continue to operate, even as ownership and leadership changes, is essential for th… Read More

Do you hear a soft exhale on the summer breeze? Home sellers statewide are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Just last week, the Michigan Supreme Court overturned a 2021 Court of Appeals decision that made home sellers liable for a building code… Read More