Civil Procedure – Affirmative Defenses – MCR 2.110(A) and (B)
Affirmative defenses are not pleadings that require a response under MCR 2.110(A) and (B). Further, affirmative defenses are to be taken as denied even if a party has demanded a response. Facts Several...
View ArticleFOIA – Circuit Court Action – Filing Deadline
The 180-day limitation in which to file a circuit court action after a public body denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request begins to run when the public body places a denial letter in the...
View ArticleAnswer to affirmative defenses not required
Affirmative defenses are not pleadings to which a party is to respond, even if a demand is made for such a response, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled. The decision means that filing an answer to a...
View ArticleEmployment – Damages properly awarded in employment contract case
The trial court did not err by awarding less than the parties’ contractual interest rate on damages after finding defendant liable for early termination of plaintiff’s employment contract, the Court of...
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