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Secrest Wardle 2026 Premises Liability Webinar Series – The Use of Statutory Immunity in Defending Amusement and Leisure Focused Claims
Secrest Wardle 2026 Premises Liability Webinar Series – Landowner Liability for Independent Criminal Acts on the Premises
Secrest Wardle 2026 Premises Liability Webinar Series – Third-Party Contractors
Secrest Wardle 2026 Premises Liability Practice Group Handbook
Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly – September 2026 Update
Secrest Wardle 2026 Premises Liability Webinar Series — Notice–Knowing What Was Wrong
Secrest Wardle 2026 Premises Liability Webinar Series – The Open and Obvious Defense
No Ownership, No Control, No Causation
Postlewait illustrates the importance of identifying ownership, control, and causation when evaluating claims arising from an accident on a public sidewalk adjoining private property. An abutting landowner is not automatically responsible for every condition existing on a public sidewalk. A plaintiff must establish a legal basis for imposing a duty, including evidence that the landowner…
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Give Chance a Chance–Provocation in Dangerous Animal Cases Under MCL 287.321 is Assessed on a Wholly Objective Standard
For the first time, Michigan’s Court of Appeals has established binding precedent on the meaning of the provocation exception that can prevent an animal from being classified as “dangerous” and, therefore, subjected to euthanasia under MCL 287.321, et seq. That is, provocation under the dangerous animal statute is analyzed under a “wholly objective standard,” similar…
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