Month

October 2013

The Michigan Court of Appeals applies a property insurance policy’s residence requirement, and rejects waiver and estoppel arguments

In Null v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, the Court of Appeals concluded that an insurer properly denied coverage based on the insured’s violation of a residence requirement, even though evidence suggested that the insurer knew the named insured had changed his address. The plaintiff and her late husband were buying a home from the plaintiff’s brother-in-law,…

Recent victories for Collins Einhorn’s appellate attorneys

Collins Einhorn’s appellate department has had a number of significant victories in the past week. Noreen Slank and Geoff Brown obtained an opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals that reversed a $1.2m judgment and remanded for entry of summary disposition in the client’s favor. Noreen also secured a win in favor of an attorney-client…

Brian Einhorn sworn in as 79th president of the State Bar of Michigan

Brian D. Einhorn, a founding member of Collins Einhorn, was sworn in as the 79th president of the State Bar of Michigan on September 19, 2013. Brian has been practicing law for over forty years and focuses his practice on professional liability defense, including the defense of legal malpractice actions. He also defends lawyers and…

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