Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – June 2025 Memorandum Michigan Shareholder Oppression, Fiduciary Duties, and “Business Divorce”. Troy, MI. Small business disputes are a trying and difficult experience for shareholders. What once began with a united vision of building an empire, expanding upon a great idea, or the passion for a particular skill and service […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – May 2025 Memorandum Slander of Title in the state of Michigan Troy, MI. It is well established that Michigan Courts recognize the common law equitable and statutory claim for relief known as slander of title. This type of claim most often occurs in the context of recording documents causing […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – March 2025 Memorandum New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Revisited -Two Years Later Troy, MI. It has been more than two years, since the New York legislature enacted the “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act” (“FAPA”) in direct response to the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in Freedom Mortg. Corp. […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – February 2025 Memorandum PUBLIC ACT 154 OF 2024 – TARGETING TITLE FRAUD For many years, scammers have filed false quit claim deeds and other documentation with Registers of Deeds throughout Michigan, resulting in tangled ownership chains, properties frozen with unmarketable title, and in the worst cases, people purchasing homes […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – February 2025 Memorandum DOES A CONTRACT NEED TO BE SIGNED TO BE ENFORCED?   Troy, MI. Can a contract that is signed by only one party be enforced?  Does the absence of a countersignature by the party to be charged with performance under a contract necessarily render it unenforceable? […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – January 2025 Memorandum Urwiller: Analyzing Financial Institution Litigation Risk. Troy, Michigan – Our Firm’s tradition of hiring current and former in-house counsel from financial institutions as Senior Attorneys at the Firm benefits our clients, and the Firm alike. Kenneth L. Urwiller II, Esq is one such valued member of our […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – December 2024 Memorandum MICHIGAN MARIJUANA RECEIVERSHIP AS A CREDITOR’S BEST RESPONSE TO CANNABIS FACILITIES INSOLVENCY. Troy, MI. In 2016 Michigan authorized the development of new laws that hoped to establish Michigan as the national model for the state licensed cultivation and distribution of cannabis. (Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – November 2024 Memorandum DEFAMATION AND OTHER ATTACKS ON YOUR REPUTATION IN MICHIGAN Troy, MI. Lawsuits seeking the recovery of damages for attacks on personal reputation are seemingly on the rise in Michigan. Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors is processing more and more frequent cases where these issues are implicated. […]

Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – October 2024 Memorandum   HOMEOWNERS’ ENERGY POLICY ACT IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMEOWNERS AND THE HOA ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY Troy, MI. Michigan has enacted the Homeowners’ Energy Policy Act (MCL 559.301 et. seq.) and it will become effective as of March 19, 2025.  The Act limits the power of homeowners’ associations (HOAs) […]