Flagstar settles mortgage flap with Assured Guaranty Ltd.

Flagstar Bancorp Inc. of Troy has agreed to pay Assured Guaranty Ltd. $105 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Bermuda bond insurer,...

Ag-gag laws: protecting industrial farms, but from what?

“All day long the blazing midsummer sun beat down upon that square mile of abominations: upon tens of thousands of cattle crowded into pens...

Supreme Court says no to gene patents

For nearly two decades, Myriad Genetics has held the exclusive right to test genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 — genes that, if mutated, hugely increase...

Act would simplify small biz M&A

Following its introduction earlier this month by Michigan congressman Bill Huizenga, HR 2274 — the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act...

Ex-Holland city clerk appeals for big payday

Leaders of the city of Holland are upset over a court ruling that could lead to the payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars...

Retailers sort hazardous-waste laws

Retail giant Walmart recently pled guilty to multiple violations of hazardous-waste laws and agreed to pay $82 million for the violations. Warner Norcross & Judd...

Fla. man sent to prison in Meijer counterfeit razor case

A Florida man has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for sending counterfeit Gillette razor blades to Meijer stores in West Michigan. Jeffrey Telsey...

Legal squall hits Lake Winds Energy Park

Disgruntled homeowners near the new Mason County wind farm are going to get their day in court — if they don’t settle out of...

Women Lawyers vs. Judges 2013 hits Fifth Third Ballpark

Women from the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan will take on female and male judges from the area during a charity softball game being...

Barnes & Thornburg Grand Rapids grows 10x in 10 years

This month, the Grand Rapids office of Barnes & Thornburg celebrates 10 years of serving clients in West Michigan and across the state. National firm...

West Michigan Law firms up downtown Muskegon

Attorney Adam Zuwerink has witnessed firsthand how technology is changing the legal profession. His perspective on the industry was shaped while practicing with Muskegon law...

Kimberly Downey finds cases at Complete Investigations

Editor’s note: Each issue of the Influential Women enewsletter will feature a profile of one of the Business Journal’s reigning Top Women Owned Businesses...

Is balanced immigration reform on the table?

American businesses, communities and families are affected by the shortcomings of outdated laws that make up our existing immigration system. But this is the...

Varnum wins $5.1M fees case against BCBSM

A federal judge ordered Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on May 23 to pay back $5.1 million it collected in hidden fees while...

Patent trolls beware

The America Invents Act, which took effect Sept. 16, 2012, entailed sweeping changes in the U.S. patent process, with one aspect in particular reshaping...

Perrigo ships generic bladder drug into $54M market

Perrigo has won its legal battle to challenge the validity of the patent on the bladder drug Sanctura XR, even as it begins another...

Feds release two men convicted of $7M investment fraud

Two men have been released from federal prison after an appeals court threw out their convictions in a $7 million investment fraud investigated in...

Barnes & Thornburg ranks fifth in U.S. for trademark volume

Barnes & Thornburg LLP ranks among the country’s top trademark law firms in Intellectual Property Today’s list of 2013 Top Trademark Firms. With a total...

Kellogg reaches $4M settlement over Frosted Mini-Wheats ads

NEW YORK — Kellogg has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the marketing claims it made for Frosted Mini-Wheats. The...

What’s the craft beer fuss?

It’s no secret that beer is huge in Grand Rapids, but it’s also all the rage in many other parts of the U.S. And it’s...