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Federal judge rules former Michigan governor must testify in Flint water crisis case

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A federal district judge Monday ruled that former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and four other officials must testify in the Flint water crisis civil trial against several engineering firms. In January 2021, t he Attorney General of Michigan brought two charges of criminal neglect against Snyder for his role in the crisis. .

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Litigation Technology Tips for Paralegals

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However, litigation technology can be tricky to understand. Using Litigation Technology Effectively Litigation technology can be tricky, but learning how to use it effectively is worth it and important for a litigation paralegal. Technology can help you as a litigation paralegal in many ways.

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Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Settles 2018 Lawsuit Over Child Mental Health Care

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to settle a 2018 lawsuit filed by families who say their children were not provided adequate treatment for significant mental health issues.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Michigan Woman Sues Grand Traverse Commissioner for Brandishing AR-15 During Zoom Meeting

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A Michigan woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Grand Traverse County Commissioner Ron Claus, who attained national notoriety after brandishing a semi-automatic rifle in a public Zoom meeting. According to The Detroit Free Press, the lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Traverse City.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments on relief available under disability protection laws

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Plaintiff Miguel Perez is a 23-year-old deaf student whose school in Michigan provided him with an aide that did not know sign language and was not trained to work with deaf individuals. IDEA requires complainants to “exhaust” the administrative process before beginning litigation.

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ACLU files suit on behalf of Black man falsely arrested based on faulty facial recognition

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday joined the University of Michigan Law School’s Civil Rights Litigation Initiative and the ACLU of Michigan in filing a federal lawsuit on behalf of Robert Williams , who was falsely arrested last year based on faulty facial recognition technology that has been banned in several cities throughout (..)