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,... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
August 2021
Attorney Matthew McCann Joins Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip as Associate Principal
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC is pleased to announce the hiring of attorney Matthew (Matt) McCann as an Associate Principal with the firm effective July 28. Member Richard Baron made the announcement. Matt brings a wealth of experience to the firm, and has a diverse legal background including experience leading... READ MORE
July 2021
Silvia Mansoor Joins Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip as an Associate Attorney
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Silvia Alexandria Mansoor as an Associate attorney, effective July 12, 2021. Randall Juip, Member, made the announcement. Silvia’s work will focus on defending health care professionals and organizations in complex medical malpractice claims and business dispute claims. Silvia is... READ MORE
July 2021
Attorney Nicholas Tatro Promoted to Associate Principal
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC (FBMJ) is pleased to announce the promotion of attorney Nicholas Tatro from Senior Associate to Associate Principal, effective July 1, 2021. Richard Baron, Member, made the announcement. Tatro’s practice focuses on environmental, toxic tort, mass tort and products liability litigation, permitting and compliance with environmental... READ MORE
July 2021
SCOTUS Sides with Amish Community on RLUIPA Land Use Claim
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has finally reached the merits of a RLUIPA land use matter – sort of. To the extent the court touched on the RLUIPA questions in Mast v. Fillmore County on July 2nd, the overarching message from at least one justice was clear:... READ MORE
June 2021
Amish Community Waiting to See if SCOTUS Will Review RLUIPA Claim
It appears as though another term of the Supreme Court will close without the high court evaluating a religious land use claim under The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). An Amish community from Minnesota had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether state laws requiring the... READ MORE
June 2021
Maryland Church Awarded $1.1m in RLUIPA Verdict Over County Environmental Considerations
For more than 20 years now, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) has sought to ensure houses of worship are treated the same as similar secular land uses, regardless of other considerations or laws that might be implicated. A recent case out of Maryland reaffirms this concept,... READ MORE
June 2021
FBMJ Attorney Featured Speaker at St. Mary Mercy’s Resident Retreat
On June 23, 2021, FBMJ attorney, Mitchell C. Jackson, presented “Defending Your Care and Keeping Lawyers Out of Your Hair” to Emergency Medicine residents, as part of St. Mary Mercy’s annual Resident Retreat. The presentation included discussions regarding the anatomy of a medical malpractice lawsuit; the unique challenges associated with electronic health... READ MORE
June 2021
FBMJ Attorneys Publish Article in the American Journal of Roentgenology
FBMJ attorneys, Randall A. Juip and Anthony D. Pignotti recently co-authored an article entitled, “The Medical Malpractice Deposition: A Review for Radiologist Defendants,” which was accepted for publication in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR 2021 June 9), a publication of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS). The article was co-authored with radiologists, Casey Stewart Branach,... READ MORE