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2011-12 Term Opinions
2010-11 Term Opinions 2009-10 Term Opinions 2008-09 Term Opinions 2007-08 Term Opinions

2011-12 Term Opinions

Opinion
Date
  
Docket
Number(s)
  
Case Name (click on case name to link to opinion)
  
06/08/12 142031 People v Watkins
06/08/12 142751 People v Pullen
06/05/12 142127 Johnson v Pastoriza
05/31/12 142695, 142712 & 142850 People v Kolanek (Alexander)
People v King (Larry)
05/30/12 142956 DeFrain v State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
05/30/12 142442-3

People v Laidler (Marteez)

05/25/12 143046 People v Cole (David)
05/24/12 142698 People v Buie (James)
05/17/12 142537 People v Rao (Malini)
05/17/12 141810 Dept of Environmental Quality v Worth Township
05/15/12 141161 People v Williams (Glenn)
05/15/12 142615 Joseph v ACIA
05/14/12 142913 People v Reese
05/04/12 142759 & 143673 In Re C.I. Morris, minor
In Re J.L. Gordon, minor
04/20/12 141837 People v Moreno
03/26/12 141381 People v Evans (Lamar)
01/27/12 142076 In Re Hon. James M. Justin
12/21/11 142545, 142547 Frazier v Allstate
11/18/11 143157 In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2011 PA 38
10/26/11 142762 People v Armstrong
 


2010-11 Term Opinions

Opinion
Date
  
Docket
Number(s)
  
Case Name(click on case name to link to opinion)
  
08/01/11 140922 Driver v Cardiovascular Clinic 
07/29/11

140937

Duffy v DNR

07/29/11 140945 Krohn v Home-Owners Ins
07/29/11 141752 People v Richardson
07/29/11 139978 Ligons v Crittenton Hospital
07/29/11 139505 Hamed v Wayne County
07/28/11 139856 People v Fackelman
07/26/11 140510 People v Bonilla-Machado
07/26/11 141312 People v Huston
07/26/11 141695 People v Kowalski
7/11/11 140603 People v Dowdy
7/11/11 139666 Miller-Davis Company v Ahrens Construction, Inc.
07/01/11 141009 People v Slaughter
06/30/11 137451 Michigan Education Assn v Secretary of State
06/30/11 140683 Clarke v Richco Construction
06/30/11 141570 People v Lee
06/14/11 140524 People v Peltola
06/06/11 141168 Loweke v Ann Arbor Ceiling
06/03/11 139394 Beach v Township of Lima
05/23/11 140814
and
140817 to 14082
Midland Cogeneration v Naftaly

Iron Mountain v Naftaly
05/17/11 139189 Priority Health v Commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Services
05/17/11 142550 Attorney General v 54-A District Court Judge
05/09/11 139541 Great Wolf Lodge of Traverse City, LLC v Public Service Commission
04/28/11 140153 People v Breidenbach
03/10/11 140423 Klooster v City of Charlevoix
01/14/11 139969 People v Lown
12/29/10 137451 Michigan Education Association v Secretary of State
12/29/10 140684 King v State of Michigan, et al
12/29/10 140371 People v Smith
12/29/10 139617

2000 Baum Family Trust, et al v Babel, et al

12/20/10 140842 In re Beck, Minors
10/29/10 140263 In re Certified Question (Waeschle v Oakland Co Med Examiner)

2009-10 Term Opinions

Opinion
Date
  
Docket
Number(s)
  
Case Name(click on case name to link to opinion)
  
09/07/10 137755 People v Tennyson
09/07/10 138988 People v Jackson (Leonard)
08/26/10 140021 People v Szalma
08/23/10 138908 Shay v Aldrich
07/31/10 138401 LSEA v Lansing Board of Education
07/31/10 136905 U of M Regents v Titan Ins
07/31/10 136738 McCormick v Carrier
07/31/10 138180-138181 O'Neal v St John Hospital & Medical Center
07/31/10 137500 Bezeau v Palace Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
07/31/10 139146 People v Mardlin
07/31/10 138959 People v Houthoofd
07/30/10 138456 to 138458 Smith v Anonymous Joint Enterprise, et al
07/30/10 138920, 138921 Brightwell & Champion v Fifth Third Bank of MI
07/27/10 138460 Tkachik v Mandeville
07/27/10 138258 People v Flick (Steven Edward)
07/27/10 138261 People v Lazarus (Douglas Brent)
07/23/10 138668 People v Hill
07/23/10 139396 People v Dupree (Roberto Marchello)
07/22/10 138187 Edry v Adelman
07/22/10 137251 People v Gursky (Jason Michael)
07/15/10 136680 Kyser v Kasson Twp.
07/15/10 137446, 137447 Hendee v Putnam Twp.
07/14/10 137424, 137453 Adair v State of Michigan
07/13/10 137993 Holman v Rasak
07/08/10 137400, 137407 Ins Institute of Mich, et al v Comm'r, Fin & Ins Svcs
07/01/10 139872 Foster v Wolkowitz
06/28/10 137111 Pellegrino v AMPCO Parking
06/18/10 137443 Shepherd Montessori v Ann Arbor Charter Twp
06/18/10 137347 Woodman v Kera LLC
06/08/10 138031 People v Feezel
05/26/10 139795 In re Mason, Minors (DHS v Mason)
05/25/10 137480 DeCosta v Gossage
05/11/10 136956 People v Wilcox (Larry Eugene)
05/11/10 138824 Pierron v Pierron
05/10/10 139068 Brewer v A.D. Transport Express
04/30/10 136648 People v Richmond
04/07/10 138669 Robinson v City of Lansing
03/30/10 137562 People v Wilder (Darrell)
03/30/10 137092 Dawe v Bar-Levav
03/30/10 138168, 138179, 138182 Briggs Tax Service v Detroit Public Schools et al
03/30/10 138123 People v Plunkett (Ronald James)
03/10/10 137552 Dept of Agriculture v Appletree Marketing
 

2008-09 Term Opinions

Opinion
Date
  
Docket
Number(s)
  
Case Name(click on case name to link to opinion)
  
08/13/09 137284 People v Lowe (Jamie Lynn)
07/31/09 137301 People v Idziak (Patrick)
07/31/09 137633 In re Honorable Steven R. Servaas
07/31/09 136298 Henry v Dow Chemical
07/31/09 136542, 136543 Petersen v MAGNA Corp.
07/31/09 136336 Potter v McLeary
07/31/09 136310 Hunter v Hunter
07/30/09 136423 Jackson v Estate of Ronald Green
07/29/09 136617 Bush v Shabahang
07/28/09 132876 People v McGraw (Matthew)
07/21/09 134437 McNeil v Charlevoix County
07/21/09 133466 & 133468 USF&G v MI Catastrophic Claims Ass'n
(Also see Order of 7/21/09)
07/17/09 136436 Kahn v Bakshi
07/14/09 137653 Dept of Human Services v Cheryl Lynn Lee
07/10/09 135888 People v Jackson (Harvey)
07/09/09 135271 People v Williams (Carletus)
07/01/09 134967 People v Borgne (Michael)
07/01/09 135435 People v Shafier (Harold)
06/10/09 133725 People v Bryant
06/10/09 137486 People v Holder (Gregory)
04/02/09 134461 In Re Raymond Estate
04/02/09 136849 In Re Ayden Rood, Minor
04/01/09 136382 Zahn v Kroger, et al
03/31/09 135546 Romain v Frankenmuth Ins.
03/18/09 136751 People v Swafford (Kobeay)
12/30/08 135028 Moore v Secura Ins
12/30/08 133433 Odom v Wayne County
12/30/08 134665 Tomacek v Bavas, et al
12/30/08 135989 People v Miller (Michael)
12/29/08 133466 & 133468 USF&G v MI Catastrophic Claims Ass'n  
(Also see Order of 3/27/09)
12/17/08 136880 In Re Honorable William C. Hultgren
12/22/08 129693 People v Maxson (Mark Allen)

2007-08 Term Opinions

Opinion
Date
  
Docket
Number(s)
  
Case Name(click on case name to link to opinion)
  
9/08/08 137136 Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v Reform Michigan Government Now! To view Order, click here>>
7-31-08 134682 People v Smith (Gary)
7-30-08 135375 Brackett v Focus Hope
7-30-08 133394 Daimlerchrysler v State Tax Commission
7-24-08 133986 Stone v Williamson
7-23-08 131942 People v Gardner
7-23-08 134751

White v Taylor Distributing

7-23-08 134493, 134500

SBC v MPSC

7-23-08 132916

Pontiac Fire Fighters v City of Pontiac

7-23-08 131463 Detroit Fire Fighters v City of Detroit
7-16-08 131103 Manuel v Gill
7-16-08 133682 State News v MSU
7-16-08 133819

Michigan Federation of Teachers v U of M

7-9-08 134087

Dimmett & Owens Financial v DeLoitte & Touche

7-2-08 132688

Boodt v Borgess Medical Center

7-2-08 134393 Miller v Allstate

7-2-08 131905 Sidun v Wayne Treasurer

7-2-08 133098 Estes v Titus

7-2-08 132823 Smith v Khouri


6-25-08 133771 Allison v AEW

6-25-08 135023 Michigan Association of Home Builders v MDLEG

6-25-08 134473 People v Blackston

6-25-08 131479 Walters v Nadell

6-25-08 132792 Cooper v Auto Club Insurance Association

6-18-08 136101 People v Muttscheler

6-18-08 133474 People v Sargent

6-18-08 134097 Herman v County of Berrien

6-13-08 133929

In Re Beverley Nettles-Nickerson

6-12-08 132648 Stokes v Daimlerchrysler
  
6-11-08 132203

Kuznar v Raksha Corporation

6-11-08 132983 MI Dept of Transportation v Tomkins

6-11-08 134913 People v Ream

6-04-08 135405 Lemmen v Lemmen

6-04-08 131994 People v Cannon
6-19-08
(as amended)

132042
People v Katherine Sue Dendel
 

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