What once seemed like temporary disruptions have become a persistent reality, challenging financial forecasts and threatening operational stability. Meticulous planning can be undone overnight by a single supplier’s inability to…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law (2025 Act), which made permanent a number of important tax provisions that were set to expire on January 1, 2026.
From an estate planning standpoint,…
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/ Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Preparing for a deposition can be challenging whether it is a person’s first or hundredth time testifying under oath. Being questioned frequently causes anxiety. But the experience does not have to be so daunting with…
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/ Civil Procedure
In the last decade, more than 7.9 million people from around the world have become U.S. citizens through the naturalization process. The top five countries of birth for these new citizens were Mexico, India, the Philippines, the…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law
Question: It was recently brought to my attention that a patient posted on the internet false and misleading information regarding treatment I provided to her. The posting also contains false and defamatory descriptions of me…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy
Like they warned us on Schoolhouse Rock, it is no easy feat for a bill to become enacted into law. Just ask the proposed “Prompt Pay” legislation that currently languishes in Michigan.
By way of background, “Prompt Pay”…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
F-1 status is reserved for individuals coming to the United States to pursue full-time study at an accredited college, university, seminary, high school/elementary school, or in a language training program.
Both F-1 and M-1…
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/ Education Law, Immigration Law
Question: Over the years, several of my colleagues and I have been the subject of investigations by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. In most of these cases it’s hard to imagine why LARA is expending…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Professional Malpractice
As of April 11, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service will enforce provisions requiring that all non-U.S. citizens over age 14 register with the Service if they remain in the U.S. for at least 30 days, unless they…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Immigration Law
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Express Scripts Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC, two pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday, April 28, 2025…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Health
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) historically have been active in the health care industry, with many prosecutions of physicians and dentists for antitrust violations. These prosecutions…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Health
Following the previous imposition of significant tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, President Donald J. Trump announced on April 2, 2025 additional tariffs of varying amounts covering virtually all goods imported into…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
The U.S. Bankruptcy Code will be implementing inflation adjustments in its eligibility and exemption limits by 13.2% across various provisions. The official adjustments have been published in the Federal Register, marking the…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule(goes to new website)”) that significantly alters beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting obligations…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
Beginning April 11, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service will enforce provisions requiring all non-U.S. citizens over age 14 register and be fingerprinted if they are in the U.S. for at least 30 days and have not…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
