Fall 2007: Volume 85, Issue 1

Recent Developments in Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials: A Cause for Optimism?
John Hatchard
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 1

HEALTH LAW – Peer Review Immunity – The Peer Review Statute Does Not Bar Judicial Review of a Private Hospital’s Staffing Decisions and the Doctrine of Judicial Nonintervention Is Abolished.  Feyz v. Mercy Memorial Hospital, 719 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2006).
Farrah Arif
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 85

FAMILY LAW – Parental Rights – To Bring A Claim Under the Michigan Paternity Act, If the Mother Was Married At The Time of Conception, the Father Must Prove That The Child Was Born Out of Wedlock By Overcoming the Presumption that the Child Was An Issue of the Marriage By Clear and Convincing Evidence.  Barnes v. Jeudevine,  718 N.W.2d 311 (Mich. 2006).
Jessica Dopierala
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 79

TORT LAW – Governmental Immunity – The Shoulder Portion of AHighway Is Not Within the Scope of the Highway Exception, Shielding the Government From Tort Liability.  Grimes v. Michigan Department of Transportation, 715 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. 2006).
Katherine Fortune
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 91

TORT LAW – Dram Shop Act Statutory Presumption of Nonliability – The Standard For Rebutting the Statutory Presumption of Nonliability for All But the Last Establishment, Is Clear and Convincing Evidence of Visible Intoxication Requiring Eye Witness Testimony.  Reed v. Breton, 718 N.W.2d 770 (Mich. 2006).
Stephen L. Grajewski
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 97

TORT LAW – Products Liability – A Manufacturer’s or Seller’s Duty to Warn of Product Risks Extends Only to Material Risks Not Obvious to a Reasonably Prudent Product User.  Greene v. A.P. Products, 717 N.W.2d 855 (Mich. 2006).
Ziyad I. Hermiz
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 103

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – The Requirement That A Detainee Be Brought to Trial Within 180 Days After Notice Is Sent to the Prosecuting Attorney Except When the Pending Criminal Charge Provides for Mandatory Consecutive Sentencing is Not Limited as Such Any Longer; The Rule Applies to Any Pending Charge Against Any Detainee.  People v. Williams, 716 N.W.2d 208 (Mich. 2006).
Loukas P. Kallianstasis
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 75

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Inmate’s Constitutional Rights – Qualified  Immunity Is Denied Where Inmate’s Rights Were Clearly Established at the Time of Violation.  Clark-Murphy v. Foreback, 439 F.3d 280 (6th Cir. 2006).
Ellen Lee
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 63

AMERICAN-INDIAN LAW – Taxation – Michigan General Property Tax Act is Not Valid Against Indian Reservation Land Allotted Under the 1854 Treaty Because Congress Did Not Expressly Authorize It. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Naftaly, 452 F.3d 514 (6th Cir. 2006).
Meredith Mullins
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 57

CRIMINAL LAW – Accomplice Liability – A Defendant Who Intends to Aid, Abet, Counsel, or Procure the Commission of a Crime, Is Liable forThat Crime as Well as the Natural and Probable Consequences of ThatCrime.  People v. Robinson, 715 N.W.2d 44 (Mich. 2006).
Sean Wilkins
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 69

TORT LAW – Agency Liability – A Michigan Employer Will Not Be Subject to Vicarious Liability Based on the Principles of Agency if its Employee Was Acting Outside the Scope of Employment.  Szigo v. Hurley Medical Center, 716 N.W.2d 220 (Mich. 2006).
Aaron J. Williams
85 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 109