February 2019
2019 Michigan Non-Economic Damages Caps
On January 18, 2019, the State of Michigan Department of Treasury announced the 2019 Non-Economic Damages Caps for medical malpractice claims. Michigan has placed these limitations on the total amount of damages for non-economic loss that are recoverable in a medical malpractice action since 1993. The limitations are enacted by... READ MORE
January 2019
Brian Whitelaw Joins Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip as a Partner
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC (FBMJ) is pleased to announce that Brian Whitelaw has joined the firm as a partner. For over 35-years, Whitelaw has defended health care entities and professionals in malpractice litigation throughout the State of Michigan. Clyde Metzger, Managing Member, made the announcement. Whitelaw, who has had... READ MORE
October 2018
Welcoming the 21st Century: The Rebranding of the Representative Assembly
FBMJ attorney Joseph McGill, former Chair of the Representative Assembly and newly elected Member of the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan, recently authored, “Welcoming the Twenty-First Century: The Rebranding of the Representative Assembly,” published in the October 2018 edition of the Michigan Bar Journal. The article... READ MORE
September 2018
FBMJ Client Prevails in RLUIPA Matter
FBMJ attorneys have been successful in recovering all attorney fees spent by their client, River of Life Ministries, in securing formerly denied land use approval to operate their church in Macomb County. The fees were incurred as part of their federal lawsuit, Dorman et al v Clinton Township, alleging violations... READ MORE
August 2018
COA: On Campus, (but) Off the Hook
On August 9, 2018, attorneys from Foley, Baron, Metzger and Juip scored a significant win at the State of Michigan Court of Appeals (COA) in the case of Abigail Schmitt v Genesys Regional Medical Center. The appeals court panel reversed a lower court’s decision and granted summary disposition to Genesys Regional... READ MORE
August 2018
Second Annual Motion to Strike Scores a Win for Charity
FBMJ senior attorney Dan Cortez went 3-for-3 with a two-run triple for the good guys as the defense attorneys beat the plaintiff lawyers 7-6 in the second annual Motion to Strike softball game on August 18, 2018. The event pits plaintiff medical malpractice attorneys against those who defend malpractice actions.... READ MORE
July 2018
Fruchey Co-Presents “A Legal Perspective on PFOS/PFAS Contamination Issues”
FBMJ attorney Ben Fruchey co-presented “A Legal Perspective on PFOS/PFAS Contamination Issues” to the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) on July 10, 2018. The presentation provided an overview of the physical properties, regulation and remediation of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with an emphasis on... READ MORE
July 2018
FBMJ Attorney Wins Seat on SBM Board of Commissioners
FBMJ attorney, Joseph P. McGill, won a contested seat on the State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) Board of Commissioners in this year’s elections. He will serve a three-year term expiring in 2021 representing attorneys in Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee counties (District H). The Board of Commissioners (BOC) was established by the Michigan... READ MORE
July 2018
McGill on Reimagining the SBM Representative Assembly
FBMJ attorney, Joseph P. McGill, has served his first year as Chair of the Representative Assembly for the State Bar of Michigan. Under his direction and working through the Assembly’s five standing subcommittees, the Assembly undertook numerous initiatives for consideration, each designed to improve the administration of justice and access... READ MORE
June 2018
COA: If It Doesn’t Change Your Mind . . .
On May 3, 2018 the Michigan Court of Appeals issued its opinion in the matter of Teri Luten v Genesys Regional Medical Center, et al., one which may provide some ammunition to Defendants in attacking Plaintiff proximate causation theories, especially in cases involving “chain of command.” In a 2-1 decision, the... READ MORE