“A rose by any other name….”: Court of Appeals illustrates that the open and obvious doctrine cannot be avoided by simply labeling a premises liability claim one for “ordinary negligence.”

The so-called “open and obvious” doctrine has – in the fifteen years since Lugo v Ameritech Corp, 464 Mich 512 (2001) – become integral to the defense of seemingly every premises liability suit….

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