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Michigan Supreme Court Grants Application to Address “Possible Cause of Action Standard”
May 27, 2020
On May 22, 2020 the Michigan Supreme Court granted the plaintiffs’ application for leave in Bowman v St. John and Medical Cntr. In Bowman, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s denial of the defendants’ motion for summary disposition based on expiration of the statute of limitations under the six month discovery rule. Bowman […]
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Successful Staffing After COVID-19 Closure
May 21, 2020
WE CAN OPEN! NOW WHAT? Michigan employers that are allowed to reopen their businesses after a COVID-19 shutdown face many issues in re-introducing their employees to the workplace. The following major issues should be on all employer’s radar during the call back process to ensure successful staffing. Compliance with Executive Order 2020-91 As explained […]
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Attorney Leads Community Effort To Help Local Restaurants And Honor Frontline Healthcare Workers
May 21, 2020
Bruce Courtade of Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce a partnership with other West Michigan community leaders in a program to provide meals to help two segments of the local economy suffering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Essential Support for Essential Workers is a vehicle for the West Michigan community to […]
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Five Steps to Resume Michigan Business Operations
May 19, 2020
On the heels of the auto industry and manufacturing returning to work, it is widely expected that other Michigan employers will be allowed to resume operations in the next few weeks. Each business that is allowed to resume operations has a number of steps that it must address in order to comply with State and […]
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Executive Order (EO-64) prohibits discrimination in allocation of medical resources
May 5, 2020
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order requiring hospitals to develop protocols to guide medical decision making in circumstances where demand for critical medical resources exceeds supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. EO-64 further requires that the protocols prohibit “medical decision-making based on social stigma or stereotypes” regarding a long list of categories. The preamble of […]
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Manufacturing Disinfectants 101: An Introduction to Regulatory Requirements
May 4, 2020
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a rush to enter the disinfectant industry to seize upon the significant need but short supply of disinfectant products. Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and individual states regulate disinfectants as pesticides, so many entering this market for the first time are quickly discovering the complicated steps […]
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Chambers and Partners Names McCarthy a Leader in the Field and Recognizes Rhoades McKee Commercial Litigation Team
May 3, 2020
Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Paul McCarthy was named one of only two West Michigan attorneys recognized as “Leaders in The Field” for work completed in Commercial Litigation. According to the Chambers and Partners published report, McCarthy is “extremely well prepared and detail-oriented – he always has a tremendous command of the facts. […]
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MICHIGAN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION CAN RESUME MAY 7
May 1, 2020
After being shut down since Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-21 on March 23, 2020, Michigan commercial and residential contractors can go back to work effective 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, pursuant to the Governor’s most recent Executive Order, 2020-70, issued late afternoon on May 1. More specifically, §10 (f) of EO 2020-70 provides: […]
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Executive Order (EO-61) Fails to Clarify Scope of Immunity for Health Care Providers
April 27, 2020
On April 26, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a new executive order (EO-61) expanding certain provisions of a previously issued executive order (EO-30) which addressed immunity of health care providers. As outlined in the prior alert, Executive Order Provides Immunity to Health Care Providers, EO-30 included a provision extending immunity from liability to “licensed […]
