Civil forfeiture discussion highlights Constitution Day event

The pros and cons of civil forfeiture were debated by Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice at the Cato Institute, and Acting U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Daniel Lemisch during a Constitution Day event Sept. 15 at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus.

Personal Injury Law: Plaintiff’s argument not dispositive in negligence versus premises liability determination

The open and obvious doctrine does not apply to negligence claims; however, the way a plaintiff frames his or her argument is not dispositive of whether the suit sounds in premises liability or ordinary negligence.