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• Fair Labor Standards Act Violations - getting cheated out of overtime pay.

  Timothy Smith | December 22, 2008 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  The Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA] states very clearly that qualifying employees who work over 40 hours per work week are to be paid at time and one-half for that over time. Some employers have...

• Auto No-Fault Divorce Tips

  Timothy Smith | December 17, 2008 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  So the dust has settled on the divorce. You've taken care of the custody and support issues. All of the personal property has been divided up and you're ready to start the next chapter in your life....

• Driver Fatigue in Heavy Truck Accidents

  Timothy Smith | December 15, 2008 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Statistically speaking, driver fatigue is responsible for up to 40% of all accidents caused by semi-truck drivers. Data from the Deptartment of Transportation show that driver fatigue causes as many...

• Chief Justice Taylor "fixes" Judicial Appointment

  Timothy Smith | October 21, 2008 11:43 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI

  Another example of unprofesional, improper and unfair conduct as chief justice. This is how a fellow justice described recent actions by Chief Justice Cliff Taylor that improperly influenced a...

• "Judicial Activism by Unrestrained Statutory Interpretation"

  Timothy Smith | April 30, 2008 9:22 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI

  The title to this entry is how Justice Weaver, one of Michigan's 7 Supreme Court Justices, described the actions of Chief Justice Cliff Taylor and fellow activists Justices Corrigan, Markman and...

• Justice Taylor's Legacy Lives On

  Tim Smith | March 31, 2008 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Kreiner v. Fischer. A 2004 opinion by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Cliff Taylor that re-wrote Michigan Auto Insurance law as it was known up until that point in time. In that opinion, he literally re-wrote the legal standard that had been drafted by our legislature for individuals who had been injured in auto accidents. Back when the legislature enacted the Auto No-Fault Statute, individuals...

• Insurance Company Doctors - Round 2

  Tim Smith | February 08, 2008 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  As I discussed in my prior article, one of the regular tools used by insurance companies to terminate benefits of their insureds is the insurance company doctor. These doctors typically perform a...

• Insurance Company Doctors

  Tim Smith | February 06, 2008 7:34 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  I think it's important for attorneys to keep track of the different trial and appellate judges they appear in front of. It helps attorneys to give counsel to their clients. If you have an...

• Insurance Fraud

  Tim Smith | January 25, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  First things first. I don't handle medical malpractice cases. But, I do handle cases involving insurance fraud and claims involving insurance companies who have broken their contract with their clients. That being said, when insurance companies perpetrate a fraud upon the public, it typically catches my attention.In 1993, the Medical Malpractice Reform Act (MMRA) was enacted here in Michigan....

• Supreme Court Justice Cliff Taylor Posts Failing Grades

  Tim Smith | January 23, 2008 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Anyone who has ever looked for a mechanic to fix their car or perhaps a doctor to treat a family member, they have often asked friends and acquaintances as to their experiences with a particular auto body shop or physician. If the mechanic or doctor has received good reviews, more often than not, you end up using that mechanic or doctor to fix your particular problems. Recently, the state wide...