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Litigation, while sometimes unavoidable, is an expensive and time-consuming process that can produce unpredictable results. In the context of business transactions, the best way to avoid litigation is to anticipate the potential for future problems �… Read More

Last week my colleague, Lee Flaherty, wrote about a newly enacted Michigan law that went into effect on June 27, 2016, dealing with the designation of funeral representatives. This week we want to tell you about another new Michigan law that also wen… Read More

Effective June 27, 2016, individuals in Michigan may designate “funeral representatives” to make funeral, burial, and related decisions for them after death, or to carry out decisions made by them prior to death. This is welcome news for those wh… Read More

A timely reminder from Wright Beamer… As surely as the warm weather brings vacations, barbecues and fireworks, it also brings inquiries from parents preparing to send their children off to college in the fall. Most commonly, our clients call about… Read More

What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word “litigation?” Expensive? Inefficient? Unpredictable? Effective October 17, 2012, Michigan’s Public Act 333 (“Act”) was designed to respond to these common concerns. The Act r… Read More

Pokémon Go does not seem particularly dangerous – players catching cartoon characters via their smartphones. The geocaching game allows people to find and capture Pokémon characters at various, real-world locations. This augmented reality platfor… Read More

Trademark applications are on the rise, and it appears that trademark fees will soon be as well. More than 500,000 class filings were submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2015, and that number is expected to continue… Read More

In March of this year, a California state court ruled that a retailer that sells luggage both from a traditional store location as well as online violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining a website that was inaccessible to ind… Read More