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Arbitration provisions are common features of commercial agreements.  Arbitration is often touted as a cost-effective alternative to litigation that provides contract parties the freedom to decide everything from what law the arbitrator should apply, to what issues the arbitrator should resolve.  The parties can even delegate to the arbitrator the...

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently addressed the scope of personal jurisdiction over defendants in products-liability actions in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court et al., 141 S. Ct. 1017 (2021). The decision gives guidance on where companies can potentially be sued for injuries arising from their products...

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One of the more well established appellate doctrines in Michigan (and elsewhere) is that an issue that isn't preserved in the trial court won't be considered on appeal. 1 But are there exceptions? Let's find out. General Rule of Issue Preservation As the Michigan Supreme Court explained in Walters v...

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