Copyright infringement cases take a personal turn

Chris Baldwin, the University of Michigan sophomore whose utter shock and bewilderment was broadcast across the country repeatedly following Michigan State University’s defeat of...

Ludington man sentenced for embezzling from ferry company

Lake Michigan Carferry’s former financial controller was sentenced to 63 months in prison for stealing more than $1.7 million from the company over 11 years.

Brewer responds to trademark tiff

A lakeshore brewery and its lawyer have sent their response to a cease-and-desist letter. Approximately two weeks after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the defunct...

Texas law firm makes West Michigan acquisition

A Texas-based law firm has entered the West Michigan market by acquiring a local firm. Arlington, Texas-based Talcott Franklin has acquired The Law Office of...

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...

Lake access can prove problematic for property owners

Michigan is known for its Great Lakes, but that can be tricky for some landowners who live near them.

Attorney looks back to move forward

When Carol Chase was fresh out of law school, there were firms in West Michigan that refused to hire women attorneys. Today, Chase is...

Law firm wins US Supreme Court ruling

The nation’s highest court has ruled in favor a local law firm’s client and announced that it will not review a $6.1-million fraud judgment...

Commissioner charged with felonies over cemetery plots

A Kent County commissioner was arrested and charged with embezzlement and false pretenses — in connection with his job selling cemetery plots for the...

Scarcity of H1B visas presents employers with conundrum

If the Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 makes its way into law, it would nearly double the number of H1B visas available annually, something...

Seven women lawyers earn top honors

Michigan Lawyers Weekly named its “2014 Women in the Law” class this week, and seven of the honorees hail from West Michigan. Award winners will...

Law firm hires ex-US attorney

The former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan has joined the Grand Rapids office of a national law firm. Patrick Miles Jr. will...
Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan PC

West Michigan orthopedic practice slams Trinity Health lawsuit as a ‘money grab’

GRAND RAPIDS — Trinity Health Michigan’s federal antitrust case against Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan PC represents a “money grab” that resulted from a business dispute between the...

Court ruling causes Jars Cannabis to pull products

A Michigan cannabis company is concerned with a regulator’s ruling on the products of an acquisition.

Feds sue restaurant for alleged sexual harassment

A Michigan restaurant with a location in Grand Rapids is facing a federal lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment and retaliation against a former female...

New law gives physician assistants greater autonomy

A new law will expand the scope of possibility for care providers, such as Libby Anderson, a physician assistant at Spectrum Health. Anderson, who works...

Amway parent Alticor markets wireless-power patents

Alticor Inc., parent company of Amway, has selected Ocean Tomo as an advisor for the sale of its eCoupled wireless power patent assets developed...

City of Grand Rapids to host expungement fair

Some Grand Rapids residents might be able to get their criminal records expunged next month.

Big Rapids manufacturing plant to produce Saucony brand

Wolverine Worldwide plans to produce Saucony brand athletic shoes for the U.S. military at its Big Rapids plant. David Costello, a spokesperson for Wolverine Worldwide...

Law firm relocating to Arena Place

A law firm is relocating its downtown office to Arena Place. McGarry Bair, a Grand Rapids-based intellectual property law firm, will occupy 10,000 square feet on...