Court candidate shunned by some Republicans despite backing
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan Republican campaign literature doesn’t include the name and face of incumbent Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Clement.
It’s the latest sign that Clement’s endorsement at the party convention isn’t shared by all Republicans.
Republican Party spokeswoman Sarah Anderson tells The Detroit News that some activists aren’t happy with Clement, who was appointed to the Supreme Court last year by Gov. Rick Snyder. Anderson says volunteers going door to door with campaign literature “have to buy what they’re selling.”
Clement joined the majority in putting a big question on the ballot that would change how Michigan draws districts for the Legislature and Congress. She also said schools have the power to ban gun possession by visitors.
Portrait unveiling ceremony for Judge Tarnow set for Oct. 19
A portrait unveiling ceremony for U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow will be held at 2 p.m., Oct. 19, 2018, in Courtroom 100 of the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse in downtown Detroit.
The public is invited to attend. The ceremony will honor Judge Tarnow’s 20 years on the federal bench in Detroit. He was appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.
Jury awards family $130 million in medical malpractice case
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A jury has awarded the family of a boy who suffered brain damage after being treated at a suburban Detroit hospital more than $130 million in a medical malpractice case.
The McKeen & Associates law firm announced the verdict Tuesday following a trial in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac.
The firm says that in 2006 technicians at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak delayed calling a code blue and failed to give chest compressions as required by the standard of care to then-2-month-old Vihn Tran. The boy’s brain was deprived of oxygen. He now suffers from cerebral palsy.
Beaumont Hospital says in a statement that it took the case before a jury because the hospital believes the care delivered “was appropriate.”
The hospital plans to appeal.
WLAM ‘Meet the Judges’ Reception at NEXT Conference
Join the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan as they host a “Meet the Judges” reception during the State Bar of Michigan NEXT Conference. The cocktail reception will be held from 5-6 p.m Thursday, September 27 at DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW in Grand Rapids. All judges in the state of Michigan are invited to attend. The event is free and open to all SBM members. Register at www.michbar.org.
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