Posts by svertel@secrestwardle.com
The Goose is Loose: Michigan Court of Appeals Revives Premises Liability Suit and Provides a Pathway to Liability in Goose Attack Case
Negligence claims arising out of injuries from animals run into the common law doctrines of ferae naturae and domitae naturae. These doctrines may bar a plaintiff’s ability to seek relief. The ferae naturae doctrine is a bar to liability for injuries suffered from wild animals where the defendant has not exercised dominion, control or possession…
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Secrest Wardle Employees Share the Magic of Christmas
Secrest Wardle once again partnered with the Troy Police Department’s Blue Sleigh initiative and adopted two local families, so the families can wake up to gifts on Christmas morning. Employees took wish list tags off our Christmas tree to purchase items for the families. Once gifts were bought, employees gathered to wrap the presents and…
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Insurance Policy Declared Void Ab Initio
Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly — November 2025
Case Dismissed!
Secrest Wardle Earns Top Workplace Honors
How’s That Sound? Premises Liability is Still Premises Despite Artful Pleading
The Michigan Court of Appeals decision in Edwards v Motor City Theatre Organ Society, Inc., helps clarify how Michigan courts draw the line between premises and negligence claims, and why not every accident gives rise to a claim for negligence. A plaintiff’s label on a complaint will not win the day. The Edwards Court…
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