At a Glance

 Doing business in Mexico discussed

Butzel Long will host two events on Wednesday, April 9 at its Detroit office for individuals interested in conducting business in Mexico.

The law firm will present a briefing from 8:30-11:30 a.m. entitled “The New Competitive Edge of Mexico: Opportunities in Automotive and Energy.” 

In partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico, Butzel Long will host a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. during the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress 2014. 

The office is located at 150 W. Jefferson, Suite 100.

Visit www.butzel.com/events to register.

For inquiries, contact Jonathan Spencer at 313.983.6995 or spencer@butzel.com.

New trial sought for man serving life term

BATTLE CREEK (AP) — A Battle Creek man serving a life sentence for the 1995 fire-related deaths of two young brothers is seeking a new trial.

The Michigan Innocence Clinic, based at the University of Michigan Law School, has asked Calhoun County Circuit Judge James Kingsley to grant a new trial for Andrew Babick Jr., 47, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer.

A federal appeals court in 2010 refused to overturn the conviction.

Babick was accused of using flammable liquids to start a fire at a house because he was mad at a man who sold him crack cocaine. 

Babick denied any role in the blaze in which Le'Daryus Fields, 3, and Le'Tonio Briggs, 2, died.

Attorney David Moran of the Michigan Innocence Clinic said evidence of arson was flawed and has since been debunked by fire investigators. 

 

Cases on birth control coverage turned away

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away an early look at a challenge by religiously affiliated not-for-profit groups to the new health care law’s provision on birth control coverage.
 
Lawsuits filed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and others are making their way through the courts. The justices on Monday declined to weigh in on them before any federal appeals court has reached a final decision.

The Obama administration has devised a compromise to the law’s requirement that contraception be included in health plans’ preventive services for women. 

The compromise attempts to create a buffer for religiously affiliated hospitals, universities and social service groups that oppose birth control. 
 

Mail carrier delivers rescue to elderly woman

SAULT STE. MARIE (AP) — An Upper Michigan mail carrier knew something wasn't right. Daniel Thorne always hands mail to a 95-year-old woman on his route, but she didn't respond to a knock at the door.
 
Thorne says he heard a plea for help: The Sault Ste. Marie woman had fallen and couldn't get up. She had been on her back for hours.

Thorne tells The Evening News that he got the woman back on her feet. She had a bruise on her head. He stayed with the woman until relatives could arrive and accompany her to a hospital.

Thorne says she's home and "back to her old self."
 
Postal Service officials say Thorne has been nominated for special recognition.
 

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