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Leaving Negative Online Reviews can be Expensive

June 10th, 2014

Lawsuits filed by businesses against those who post negative online reviews are increasingly gaining attention and heightening the concern of customers who may have legitimate gripes about the services or products that were purchased. A contractor su… Read More

Governor Snyder Signs Bill to Raise Minimum Wage

June 3rd, 2014

Last week we discussed pending proposals to raise the state minimum wage. On Tuesday, May 27, Governor Snyder signed a bill raising the minimum wage by 25 percent gradually over the next four years, to $9.25 an hour by 2018. According to Governor Sny… Read More

Proposals to Raise Michigan’s Minimum Wage Gaining Traction

May 27th, 2014

On May 15, 2014, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that would raise Michigan’s state minimum wage from its current level of $7.40 per hour to $9.20 per hour by 2017. (The current state minimum wage is twenty cents higher than the $7.20 federal mini… Read More

Categories: Blog, Business Law, Now You Know It

What’s a Disgruntled Shareholder to Do? Shareholder Litigation under the Michigan Business Corporation Act

April 29th, 2014

The great majority of Wright Beamer’s corporate clients are privately owned companies with one or more shareholder or member. Ideally, where multiple shareholders exist, they have established their respective rights and responsibilities within a se… Read More

Emails Live Forever

March 4th, 2014

Sending emails to clients, co-workers, vendors, and other business-related contacts is a normal part of most anyone’s day, but remembering that any such communications can be used against you in a court of law is not always at the top of the everyo… Read More

A New Way to Prevent Property Tax Uncapping

January 28th, 2014

Since 1995, the amount by which Michigan real property taxes can increase each year has been capped at the lesser of five percent or the rate of inflation. This cap on property taxes comes off, however, whenever there is a “transfer of ownership.�… Read More

Your Honor, the Dog Ate My Homework: Preserving Evidence in Litigation

January 21st, 2014

Do you remember the awkward feeling explaining to a teacher why your homework was missing or an important assignment was incomplete? Do you still have dreams where you walk into math class only to realize it’s time for finals, but you haven’t bee… Read More

Excuse Me Your Honor, May I Be Dismissed?

December 10th, 2013

Several months ago, I wrote about “summary judgment” motions — requests that a case be dismissed due to the lack of any evidence to support the factual assertions made by the plaintiff. Recall that, normally, it is up to a jury to weigh the evi… Read More

“I Agreed to What?” Battle of the Forms Basics

December 3rd, 2013

Like most states, Michigan has adopted Section 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which governs business transactions involving the sale of goods. One common problem that arises between commercial suppliers is a conflict between the terms and conditio… Read More

A More Meaningful Thanksgiving

November 26th, 2013

The coats, mittens, hats, and boots emerging from storage signal that another festive season is upon us, and plans are already in the making for celebrating and feasting. What more wonderful way to begin a time of gifting and shopping, eating and dri… Read More