7:37 PM EDT
Apr 23, 2019
Apr 23, 2019
Real Property Law – Condominium Law
Jay Zelenock
Generally, attorney fees are not recoverable by the other side in a dispute unless expressly allowed by statute, court rule, or contract. Read More
8:48 PM EDT
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Personal Injury - Auto Accident - No Fault Insurance
Jay Zelenock
Piccione v Gillette, to be published Court of Appeals Case Number 342826, (Decided January 17, 2019) involved a three year old who broke his clavicle in an automobile accident. The parents brought a third party… Read More
10:13 PM EST
Feb 12, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
Property Damage - Flood Damage – Sewer Backup – Governmental Liability – Governmental Immunity
Jay Zelenock
Murawski v City of Essexville, Unpublished Court of Appeals Case No. 341857 (Decided January 22, 2019) involved a dispute over whether there was a defect in a sewage system. The plaintiff homeowner experienced sewage… Read More
11:50 PM EST
Jan 15, 2019
Jan 15, 2019
No-Fault Benefits – Michigan Insurance Law – Car Accident Law
Jay Zelenock
Auto insurers have increasingly denied or cut off PIP benefits based on allegations of fraud. However, such a denial is inappropriate unless an insured has willfully misrepresented a material fact and acted to defraud… Read More
11:11 PM EST
Dec 18, 2018
Dec 18, 2018
Disability Insurance - LTD Benefits
Jay Zelenock
Disability insurance can mean either benefits through a private policy or disability payments through Social Security. For many professionals in high level occupations that means purchasing what is called an “own… Read More
9:58 PM EST
Nov 07, 2018
Nov 07, 2018
Flood Damage - Governmental Liability - Governmental Immunity
Jay Zelenock
A sewage disposal event was at issue in Tschirhart v Pamar Enterprises, Inc, Unpublished Court of Appeals Case No. 336668 (Decided May 17, 2018). In Tschirhart, the Court of Appeals reversed a trial court grant of… Read More
6:45 PM EDT
Oct 03, 2018
Oct 03, 2018
New Office Location
Jay Zelenock
The Jay Zelenock Law Firm PLC is pleased to announce it has moved its offices to 309 East Front Street in downtown Traverse City (just east of Park Street, across from the Hardy parking deck) effective 8/27/18, where we… Read More
11:25 AM EDT
Sep 04, 2018
Sep 04, 2018
Real Property Law - Lake Front Property Dispute
Jay Zelenock
Plaintiffs owned property on Lake Michigan adjacent to property owned and maintained by the Defendant Association. The Association property at issue consists of a bluff that has been eroding and taking away parts of… Read More
4:21 PM EDT
Aug 09, 2018
Aug 09, 2018
Real Property - Tax - PRE
Jay Zelenock
A principal residence is exempt from the tax levied by a local school district for school operating purposes if an owner meets the requirements to claim a Principal Residence Exemption (“PRE”) as stated by the General… Read More
3:27 PM EDT
Jul 30, 2018
Jul 30, 2018
Real Property Law - Boundary Dispute
Jay Zelenock
In Wamsley v Martin, unpublished decision of the Court of Appeals, Case Number 337943 (Decided July 17, 2018) the parties disputed the ownership of 7.5 feet of bank along the Indian River (circled below). Read More
12:47 PM EDT
Jun 01, 2018
Jun 01, 2018
Property Damage – Insurance Claim
Jay Zelenock
A family left their Lake Michigan cottage for winter and returned in the summer to discover damage to the cottage caused in part by bats. Upon discovering the damage, the homeowners attempted to make an insurance claim,… Read More
4:45 PM EDT
May 02, 2018
May 02, 2018
Personal Injury - Negligence
Jay Zelenock
A 10 year old suffered burns when she stepped on the hidden coals of a beach bonfire on property owned by the Defendant Inn. At the time of the incident, the injured child was on the beach as a result of an invitation… Read More