NY Times: Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules, by Stephanie Saul:
Unable to have a baby of her own, Amy Kehoe became her own general contractor to manufacture one. For Ms. Kehoe and her husband, Scott, the idea seemed
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Better off dead?
Main January 29, 2009Better off dead?The potential consequences of severe residency restrictions for sex offenders is highlighted by this news story out of Michigan, headlined “Man found dead in cold was turned away from shelters in past because he was…
Sixth Circuit: Consideration of Legislative Record Does not Convert a 12(c) Motion into a Summary Judgment Motion.
Benjamin Spencer over on Federal Civil PracticeBulletin has noted the case of Sensations,Inc. v. City of Grand Rapids, 526 F.3d 291 (6thCir. May 20, 2008). Inthis case the Sixth Circuit held that a Defendant’s 12(c) motion does notconvert into a…
Sensations, Inc. v. City of Grand Rapids
Our friends over at the Federal Civil Practice Bulletin haverecently brought to our attention Sensations, Inc. v. City of Grand Rapids. 526 F.3d 291 (6th Cir. 2008). This case permitsconsideration of the legislative record without converting a 12(c) motion to…
Dirty doctor sent to prison, patients get tested
As soon as he finishes writing newspaper stories on the convicted Dr. Robert Stokes, Ken Kolker at the Grand Rapids Press should start on a script for “Law & Order.”
This strange story would be weird for New York…
Word Memory Test
I recently received some back issues of Brain Injury, the Official Research Journal of the International Brain Injury Association. In both the March and April 2007 issues, there were three studies regarding the Word Memory Test and effort in mild…
Girl, 12, dies from softball head injury
Maggie Hilbrands, a 12-year old Grand Rapids, Michigan softball player died yesterday after being struck in the head with a ball during practice on Tuesday. The ball struck her head, producing a brain injury that caused her heart to temporarily…
Grand Rapids, Legal Malpractice and Their Attorneys
The Grand Rapids Herald Review reports that the City has sued its attorneys over a negligent construction case in which the attorneys settled, but apparanetly for too little. Details here.