Karen Ludden, Chair of Dean & Fulkerson’s Insurance Coverage and Defense Practice Group was successful in acquiring summary judgment in favor of Acuity Insurance, finding no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, an opiate supplier in the National Prescription Opiate (NPO) Multi-District Litigation (MDL), in that litigation. Over $100 […]

Michigan’s outgoing governor last month signed into law the Paid Medical Leave Act. The new law, which will go into effect on March 21, 2019, requires employers with 50 or more individuals to grant paid medical leave to eligible employees. The term “eligible employee” does not include employees classified as […]

Congratulations to Sarah J. Brutman who has been voted in as a Partner/Shareholder at Dean & Fulkerson. As a member of the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Defense Group, she concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers in complex first and third-party coverage matters. Sarah also represents commercial insureds in general […]

In almost every contract for lawn care or snow removal services, there is a provision requiring the service provider to name the owner of the property as an additional insured, and to defend and indemnify the owner for any personal injury or property damage caused by those services. So, what […]

“Fore!” is shouted after a swing, but perhaps “look out!” should be instead. Every year, hundreds of personal and property damages arise in golf courses across the nations, as golf balls and clubs fly this time of year. When liability is generated depends on the specifics of each state’s law. […]

Spring is the time when commercial vehicles are often rotated into or out of service. Combine that with an uptick in business, and commercial carriers often forgot or postpone calling their agents or insurance carriers to add vehicles back on to their commercial policy immediately.  Sometimes the delay is simply […]

Polyfluoroalkylated chemicals – PFAs, are not only in the news, but in Michigan’s groundwater in at least 14 locations in game fish, and in the bloodstream of most Americans. PFAs were widely used for purposes including waterproofing fabrics and textiles, and in food packaging. They are now suspected as a possible cancer-causing […]

On September 7, 2017, credit-reporting agency Equifax announced that it experienced a data breach earlier in the summer.  The attack impacted the sensitive and personal information of around 143 million people.  The attack occurred due to software vulnerability in a web application framework that Equifax used – Apache Struts.  Although […]

A ransomware attack occurs when a malicious program finds its way into a computer system and prevents a company from accessing its files until the perpetrator receives ransom payment.  Even if the ransom is paid, however, there is no guarantee that the target company will regain access to its data.  […]

Dean & Fulkerson successfully fought off an appeal of a Judgment following a grant of summary disposition for freight charges against a shipper who maintained …