Deerfield Mfg. v JEM Investments, Inc., et al, (E.D. Mich 2006) - Successful trial defense of complicated industrial press saile claim under the Uniform Commercial Code.


Firwood Manufacturing Company v General Tire, Inc. 96 F.3d 163 (6th Cir. 1996) Successful appeal from jury award of pre-suit interest damages claimed by seller of manufacturing equipment. The Court held that interest on lost revenue is not recoverable as incidental damages under the Uniform Commercial Code.


Zulcowsky v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, 206 Mich. App. 95; 520 N.W.2d 366 (1994) -- Successful appeal from lower court dismissal of suit against life insurance company for alleged misrepresentations by the now deceased insured during the policy application process.


Upjohn Co. v. New Hampshire Insurance Company, 438 Mich. 197, 476 N.W.2d 392 (1991) -- Worked on amicus curae brief in support of insured’s position on the meaning and effect of the standard pollution exclusion clause found in policies of comprehensive liability insurance. The position was largely adopted by the Michigan Supreme Court


Donahey v. Bogle, 987 F.2d 1250 (6th Cir. 1993) -- A precedent-setting opinion on several issues under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq.


Michigan Millers Insurance Co. v. Bronson Plating, Inc., 445 Mich. 558, 519 N.W.2d 864 (1994) -- A landmark Michigan Supreme Court decision in favor of insured holding that an insured’s receipt of an administrative notice letter from an environmental agency constitutes a “suit” within the meaning of comprehensive general liability insurance policies, triggering the insurer’s duty to defend its insured.


Arco Industries, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance Co., 448 Mich. 395; 531 N.W.2d 168 (1995) -- A landmark Michigan Supreme Court decision in favor of insured, holding that the issue of whether an insured expected or intended property damage or bodily injury to result from its actions must be determined from his subjective point of view.


Beck and the National Labor Relations Board, 1990 Det Col of Law Review, 634 (1990) - Law Review article critiquing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Beck v. Natiional Labor Relations Board, 487 US 735 (1989) and suggesting an approach for the Board in applying Beck. winner of the Eighth Annual National Labor Law Writing Competition

The following is a partial list of published decisions I have been involved in briefing and arguing, as well as a law journal publication I wrote.