Michigan has now joined the majority of states that have enacted an “I’m sorry” law for medical malpractice cases. The statute (MCL 600.2155, effective 4/11/11) declares that statements made by health care providers to express “sympathy, compassion, commiseration, or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of an individual,” to […]

Each year for the last 10 years, the ADR Section of the State Bar of Michigan has teamed up with the Institute for Continuing Legal Education to sponsor the Advanced Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Institute (ANDRI). It is the premiere ADR event in Michigan, and I’ve been honored to present a workshop at it almost […]

Some of the rules governing mediation in Michigan may change in 2011. As I mentioned in November, Michigan’s court rule on mediation was adopted in 2000 and has not been amended since then. A new Court Rule on Confidentiality in mediation is being considered. The current rule (MCR 2.411(C)(5)) is two paragraphs; the proposed rule is […]