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May 2013

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: debtors must meet high standard to set aside foreclosure after redemption period

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in Conlin v Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc that Michigan law imposes strict limitations on debtors’ ability to set aside foreclosures once redemption periods expire. Debtors must not only establish a “clear showing of fraud or irregularity” that relates to the foreclosure procedure itself but must also establish…

Collins Einhorn attorney David Anderson re-elected to Oakland County Bar Association Board of Directors

On May 15, 2013, Collins Einhorn shareholder David C. Anderson was re-elected to the Oakland County Bar Association Board of Directors. David has been involved in the OCBA since 1998, and has served on the Board of Directors since 2007. In his past service on the OCBA, David has served as liaison to the Diversity…

Attorneys Melissa Graves and Kevin Moloughney Assume Leadership Roles in Bar Associations

Two Collins Einhorn attorneys will be assuming leadership roles in major bar associations this week. Kevin Moloughney will be installed as the president of the Association of Defense Trial Counsel on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Kevin practices in the areas of general and automobile liability, insurance coverage, construction defect liability, and premises liability. Melissa Graves…

Michigan Court of Appeals holds that migrant farm workers are Michigan residents while living and working in Michigan for purposes of the no-fault act.

Michigan’s No-Fault Act generally requires Michigan residents to purchase no-fault insurance for vehicles they own or operate in Michigan. It also requires insurers who sell auto insurance in Michigan to pay no-fault benefits to their insuredout-of-state residents who are injured while in Michigan. In Tienda v Integon Nat’l Ins Co, the issue was which insurer…

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