Archives
March 19, 2020
Feature
- Federal Judge Patrick Duggan passes at age 86
- Oakland County to waive online transaction fees for various services
- TV Talk: Local attorney to discuss virus and money
- Revlegal: Mother-daughter team launches legal innovation company
- Governor Whitmer signs bills into law
Column
- NERDWALLET: Should you shift to a cash management account?
- COMMENTARY: Could the pandemic serve as a real game-changer for U.S.?
State
- Man sentenced in slaying of woman at Michigan motel
- Michigan DNR closes customer service centers and field offices
- Michigan Works! Centers open by appointment
- Attorney general sends cease and desist letter to Menards for price-gouging
- Dept. of Health and Human Services closes lobbies except for appointments
- Nessel issues consumer alert regarding online virus scams
Business
- Michigan banks to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Organizations join forces to develop resources for state's small businesses
- Retail sales fall 0.5% in Feb., biggest drop since 2018
- Industrial production rises 0.6% in February
- Dept. of Treasury to waive some penalties and interest
Nation
headlines Oakland County
- Appreciating members
- Oakland County purchasing renewable energy to power buildings
- Former Customs and Border Protection agent sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving child pornography
- Whitmer signs bipartisan bills to expand mental health care, protect consumer data, and increase government efficiency
- Challenge to Michigan’s hen enclosure law dismissed
headlines National
- Protecting Attorney-Client Relationships: ABA advocacy helps safeguard the right to effective assistance of counsel
- Did ‘corporate speak’ and PowerPoint lead to complacency at GM?
- Ex-employee sues Sheppard Mullin over cyberattack exposing sensitive personal data
- Ropes & Gray allows more attorneys to count AI testing toward billable hours
- Plaintiff who filed fraudulent case, trashed desktop computer hit with sanctions
- Man who threatened Supreme Court justices avoids prison time
