COA Explains Leave to Amend
By Doug Chalgian on March 23, 2022
This post is about when a litigant can amend their pleadings, and specifically, the meaning of the phrase: “Leave shall be freely given when justice so requires”...
Tall Tales and Back Woods Justice
By Doug Chalgian on May 2, 2020
This new unpublished decision from the Court of Appeals comes out of Ogemaw County. Ogemaw is a small out-of-the-way county, with a lot of rivers and trees. Right...
Terror Clause Canaries Don’t Fly
By Doug Chalgian on August 18, 2018
In this unpublished decision from the Court of Appeals, a potential litigant filed a “petition for instruction” which asked the trial judge to decide the question of: If...
More Terror Clause Trouble
By Doug Chalgian on June 23, 2013
The Court of Appeals has published another case on terror clauses. Estate of Eugene Stan.The facts are that A filed for formal admission of a Will which included...
General Perry’s Terror Clause: Final Chapter (I think)
By Doug Chalgian on February 21, 2013
Within a couple weeks of oral arguments, we received a published opinion in the General Perry terror clause case that has been discussed in this blog before (really...
General Perry’s Terror Clause
By Doug Chalgian on December 19, 2012
I just filed a brief in an appeal that may be of interest to some of you. The case involves the estate of Brigadier General Miller Perry, who...
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About The Author: Doug ChalgianI am an estate planning, probate litigating, elder law attorney. This is a blog for clients and professional colleagues. In it I offer my ideas about the state of the law and the practice of law. I believe we are living through a unique period during which the law (which is traditionally slow to change) and society are attempting to evolve to address the explosion of people living long lives. I find these developments fascinating and enjoy being involved in this evolution. |