Month: September 2021

September 2021

Anthony Pignotti Co-Authors Article for Michigan Defense Quarterly

FBMJ attorney, Anthony D. Pignotti recently co-authored an article titled, “Litigating the Value of Medical-Expense Damages,” published in the Michigan Defense Quarterly (Vol. 38, No.1, 2021), a publication of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC). The article discusses recoverable economic damages in civil actions and focuses specifically on issues related to medical-expenses damages.

September 2021

Local Government Forced to Issue Bonds to Pay RLUIPA Legal Fees

A New York case is the latest example of why local governments should proceed carefully in RLUIPA litigation to avoid costly outcomes. In the case of the Village of Pomona, NY (Pomona), a RLUIPA case that has dragged on for more than a decade – bouncing from the district court

September 2021

FBMJ Attorney Joseph McGill Elected Secretary of the SBM

We are pleased to announce that Joseph McGill, a principal with the firm, was recently elected and sworn in as the Secretary of the State Bar of Michigan for the 2021-2022 bar year. McGill was sworn in by Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court during a virtual inauguration ceremony broadcast

September 2021

FBMJ Lawyers Named to Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists in 2021

Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC is pleased to announce that eight of its lawyers have been named by Super Lawyers magazine to the 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers and Michigan Rising Stars lists. One lawyer, Randy Juip, was also honored as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan. Super Lawyers,

September 2021

Credentialing Case Closed: COA Rules Ambulatory Surgical Center Credentialing File Privileged

Is an ambulatory outpatient surgical center’s credentialing file discoverable and admissible at trial? No and no, according to the Michigan Court of Appeals’ published decision in Dorsey v. Surgical Institute of Michigan, where the Court extended the statutory protection for credentialing files beyond hospitals to also include ambulatory surgical centers. The