On July 31, 2025, in Tamika Rayford v American House Roseville, LLC d/b/a American House East I and American House, the Michigan Supreme Court held that boilerplate employment agreements that shorten the limitations period to...more
8/4/2025
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Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Standard Form Contracts ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unconscionable Contracts
Can parents legally agree to financially protect third parties from claims arising from their children’s injuries? In MK v. Auburnfly, LLC, (No. 364577, 2024 WL 5148278, Dec. 17, 2024), a published opinion, the Michigan Court...more
1/3/2025
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Bodily Injury ,
Contract Terms ,
Hold Harmless ,
Indemnification ,
Minors ,
Negligence ,
Premises Liability ,
Public Policy ,
Third-Party ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms ,
Void and Unenforceable
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that that former employees of CNH Industrial N.V. were entitled to lifetime, vested healthcare benefits. The opinion, issued yesterday,...more
2/23/2018
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Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Lifetime Health Benefits ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Retirement ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Summary Plan Description ,
Vesting