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Personal Injury

Hit and Run in Michigan: Who Pays When the Driver Flees

Hit by a driver who took off in Michigan? Who pays your medical bills, what covers your car, when uninsured motorist coverage applies, and the deadlines to watch.

Oct 29, 2026

Criminal Defense

Are DUI Checkpoints Legal in Michigan? What Police Do Instead

Michigan doesn't allow sobriety checkpoints, but holiday drunk-driving enforcement is still heavy. Why checkpoints are banned here, and what a lawful OWI stop needs.

Oct 28, 2026

Contracts

Liquidated Damages Clauses: When They Hold Up in Michigan

What a liquidated damages clause is, when Michigan courts enforce one and when they throw it out as a penalty, and how to write one that actually holds up.

Oct 27, 2026

Trademarks

Someone Opposed Your Trademark: What Happens Now

Got a notice that someone opposed your trademark application? What a trademark opposition is, how the process works, the deadline you can't miss, and how these fights usually end.

Oct 26, 2026

Personal Injury

Car Accident While Working in Michigan: Who Pays?

Hurt in a car accident on the job in Michigan? How workers' comp and no-fault work together, which one pays first, whose policy covers a company car, and the deadlines.

Oct 23, 2026

Criminal Defense

Resisting and Obstructing a Police Officer in Michigan

Charged with resisting and obstructing in Michigan? What MCL 750.81d covers, why it's usually a felony, how the penalties climb, and the defenses that can apply.

Oct 21, 2026

Contracts

Breach of Contract in Michigan: How Long You Have to Sue

Michigan's breach of contract statute of limitations is usually six years, but the clock starts at the breach, goods deals run shorter, and your contract may cut it down.

Oct 19, 2026

Trademarks

Trademark for Clothing Brands: What the Shirt Can Protect

Starting a clothing line in Michigan? What a clothing brand can actually trademark, why names on the front of a shirt get refused, and where new apparel brands lose their name.

Oct 15, 2026

Personal Injury

Car Accident in a Parking Lot in Michigan? Who Pays

Parking lot crashes still fall under Michigan no-fault. Who pays for injuries, a dented or parked car, what to do if you hit an empty car, and how fault gets decided.

Oct 14, 2026

Criminal Defense

Assault and Battery Charges in Michigan: What You Face

Charged with assault and battery in Michigan? How the law defines it, how simple assault differs from aggravated and felonious assault, possible penalties, and defenses.

Oct 13, 2026

Contracts

How to Sign a Contract for Your LLC (Not Yourself)

You formed an LLC, then signed the deal in your own name. How to sign a contract as an LLC in Michigan so the business, not you, is the one on the hook.

Oct 12, 2026

Trademarks

Trademark for Cannabis Brands in Michigan: What Works

Michigan cannabis is legal, but federal trademark registration mostly isn't available. What a Michigan cannabis brand can protect, where it gets stuck, and why.

Oct 9, 2026

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