Workshop focuses on bankruptcy matters
The Bankruptcy Section of the Federal Bar Association and the Consumer Bankruptcy Association will present a two-day Bankruptcy Trial Advocacy Workshop and related lectures on Thursday and Friday, October 27-28.
Morning lectures on evidence and trial skills will be presented by U.S. District Court Judge David Lawson, and practitioners Thomas Cranmer and Michael Loeb in Room 115 of the Levin Courthouse.
Afternoon workshops, geared toward bankruptcy attorneys with limited litigation experience, will be conducted in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Cost is $50 for the morning lectures only; $300 for the full two-day workshop (which includes the morning lectures) also includes an hors d’oeuvres reception the first evening, lunch for two days, and materials. The afternoon sessions are limited to 36 participants. (No limitation for the morning lectures).
To register, visit www.fbamich.org or contact David Lerner at 248.901.4010.
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County considers photo ID for veterans
MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) — A proposal for a new photo ID in Macomb County aims to make it easier for military veterans to cash in on discounts offered by businesses.
The Detroit Free Press reports the idea for veteran photo ID is being discussed by county officials. The card would be available through the Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds, and would show proof of service.
Clerk/Register of Deeds Carmella Sabaugh says her office would like to begin the service in time for Veterans Day next month.
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Man can sue in-laws over garage attic fall
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP (AP) — This could make the family Thanksgiving a bit uncomfortable.
A Detroit-area man is suing his in-laws after falling through their garage attic while hunting for a Christmas wreath. The Michigan Court of Appeals recently reversed a decision by an Oakland County judge and said the case should go to a jury.
Christopher Karim was at the West Bloomfield home of his in-laws, Salman and Regina Konja.
He had left work early to help with Christmas decorations. While in the garage attic, Karim stepped onto drywall instead of plywood and fell to the garage floor. His mother-in-law had just said, “No, don’t step there.”
The court decision doesn’t describe Karim’s injuries.
The court said it’s up to a jury to determine if the hazard was “open and obvious.”
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Prisons to arm some officers with stun guns
LANSING (AP) — Michigan’s state prison system plans to start a pilot program giving some corrections officers stun guns or Tasers.
Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan says the devices would be used to help break up fights between prisoners and help officers subdue prisoners if they’re attacked by them.
Marlan said breaking up assaults more quickly could help the prison system save money on medical treatment and workers’ compensation costs.
The department has ordered about 100 stun guns. They will be given to officers where fights are most frequent such as food halls and prison yards.
Marlan said the devices have been used in some other state prison systems.
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