State Bar president to speak at ADTC meeting
The Association of Defense Trial Counsel will host its November membership meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Troy.
Guest speaker will be State Bar of Michigan President Jennifer M. Grieco.
Dinner consists of a three course Italian dinner served family style along with freshly backed bread, coffee, hot tea, iced tea, sodas, and dessert.
Cost for members is $55; $60 for non-members—payable at the door.
Reservations must be made by noon on Friday, Nov. 9. To confirm attendance, call Diane Hirshey at 313.237.0610.
New program seeks to curb opioid epidemic
LANSING (AP) — Michigan has launched a program focused on addiction recovery that seeks to curb the opioid epidemic in the state.
Lt. Gov. Calley last week announced the start of the state’s first Opioid Health Home program.
It’s available for people on Medicaid in the northern 21 counties of the Lower Peninsula.
The program coordinates health and social services that typically aren’t eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services approval to implement the program.
Earlier this month, Michigan reported opioid deaths jumped by about 9 percent last year.
Other efforts to combat the epidemic include providing online resources for patients, health workers and communities; and an automated prescription system aimed at improving assessments of a patient’s substance abuse risk.
Lawsuit: Man wrongly fired for unloaded gun in personal vehicle
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man claims his former employer violated his Second Amendment rights by forcing him to resign over an unloaded handgun in his personal vehicle.
The Virginian-Pilot reported recently that 57-year-old Reginald McManes is seeking unspecified damages against the city of Portsmouth. McManes worked for the city’s Department of Public Works.
McManes claims Portsmouth’s human resources director told him she received a complaint that McManes had brought a gun to the workplace. He said he was later told he could resign or be fired.
McManes said he had a valid concealed carry permit and kept the unloaded gun in the glove compartment of his locked pickup on a public street.
City Attorney Solomon Ashby declined to comment because the litigation is ongoing as well as an employment matter.
Deputies use Doritos to lure wayward pig back home
HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — Deputies in California have used Doritos to lure a pig “the size of a mini horse” back home.
The pig was running around a neighborhood when the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office received the call Saturday.
One of the deputies had Doritos in her lunch bag. Video shows the deputy leaving a trail of the chips, which the pig followed.
Since deputies had responded to previous calls about the pig, they knew where to take him.
He was returned to his pen, and deputies secured the gate.
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