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		case  summaries

		Bankruptcy

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		Issues:  Whether debt was nondischargeable pursuant to o 523(a)(4); Whether
a state court magistrate's decision was a final judgment entitled  to
preclusive effect; Whether the bankruptcy court's findings were  sufficient
to support the conclusion that the debt was nondischargeable
		Court:  Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Sixth Circuit
		Case  Name: In re Thompson
		e-Journal  Number: 10248
		Judge(s):  Howard, Brown, and Morgenstern-Clarren

		The bankruptcy  court erred in giving preclusive effect to the state court
magistrate's  decision in the dischargeability proceeding because there was
no  final, appealable state court judgment entered in the record, which  was
entitled to preclusive effect, and which could serve as a basis  for the
bankruptcy court's decision as to the amount and nature  of the debt. The
bankruptcy court's findings of fact were insufficient  to support the
conclusion that the debt was nondischargeable pursuant  to o 523(a)(4)
because the debtor's conversion amounted to "embezzlement".  The bankruptcy
court's only independent finding from its trial of  the matter did not
address all the elements necessary to establish  nondischargeability for
embezzlement. Reversed and remanded.

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		Constitutional  Law

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		This summary  also appears under Municipal

		Issues:  Special use permit allowing property owner to operate a business  in
a residential neighborhood; Alleged violations of federal procedural  and
substantive due process rights resulting from issuance of special  use permit
		Court:  U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
		Case  Name: Brody v. City of Mason
		e-Journal  Number: 10245
		Judge(s):  Cohn, Boggs, and Moore

		Since the plaintiffs  were allowed to participate in the special use permit
decision process  and the defendant-city sufficiently considered evidence and
facts  pertaining to the surrounding land before approving the permit and
allowing the parking lot to be paved, the district court did not  err in
finding that plaintiffs' procedural and substantive due process  rights were
not violated. The city granted defendant-McCalla a special  use permit
allowing her to operate a beauty salon in a residential  neighborhood and to
pave the rear yard for parking. Plaintiffs were  neighboring property owners
claiming to have suffered damage caused  by water runoff from the parking
lot. The court concluded that plaintiffs'  argument that they were denied
procedural due process via a meaningful  hearing was unpersuasive and that
they failed to demonstrate that  any actions by the city planning commission,
the zoning board of  appeals, or the zoning administrator was the result of
favoritism  or special treatment. Affirmed.

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		Construction  Law

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		This summary  also appears under Negligence & Intentional Tort

		Issues:  General rule regarding the liability of property owner and general
contractor for injuries to independent subcontractor's employees;  Three
exceptions to the general rule; Premises liability
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Nagy v. Consumers Power Co.
		e-Journal  Number: 10222
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Whitbeck, McDonald, and Collins

		The trial court  erred in finding that a question of fact existed whether an
exception  applied to the general rule that neither a general contractor nor
a landowner is liable in negligence for injuries to an independent
subcontractor's employees. Two construction workers were killed  and one
injured in a construction site accident where plaintiffs  inexplicably
decided to push their scaffold directly toward overhead  power lines. The
court examined the three exceptions to the general  rule, determined that
none of the three exceptions applied, concluded  that the trial court
incorrectly found that a question of fact concerning  the issue of liability
was sufficiently raised by the pleadings,  and held that neither
defendant-Venchurs nor defendant-Gocon were  liable in negligence for
plaintiffs' injuries. Reversed in part,  affirmed in part, and remanded for
entry of an order granting defendants  summary disposition.

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		Contracts

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		This  summary also appears under Municipal

		Issues:  Garbage collection and disposal service provided to residential
units in township under contract between township and waste management
company; Breach of contract claim by owner and operator of a mobile  home
parks located in township; Third party beneficiary status;  Equal protection;
Due process; Rational basis test
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: American Presidential Estates, Inc. v. Van Buren Twp.
		e-Journal  Number: 10223
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam ) McDonald, Neff, and Fitzgerald

		While the trial  court properly concluded that an agreement between
defendant-township  and defendant-waste management company entitled mobile
homes in  plaintiff,s parks to free garbage collection, plaintiff-mobile
home  park owner and operator had no right to enforce the contract. The
trial court erred in concluding that plaintiff was a third-party  beneficiary
of the agreement and awarding it damages on a breach  of contract theory. The
agreement contained an express promise to  act for the benefit of the
particular class of persons who owned  and occupied private residences within
the township. Plaintiff was  not an individual resident or owner of private
property within the  township, and the fact that it would indirectly and
incidentally  derive benefits from its residents receiving free garbage
collection  services was insufficient to provide it third-party beneficiary
status. Reversed.

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		This summary  also appears under Employment & Labor Law

		Issues:  Consideration of plaintiffs, parol evidence of pre-employment
discussions  concerning the nature of their employment relationship with
defendants;  Breach of contract; At-will employment; Just-cause employment;
Fraud  or misrepresentation; Fraud in the inducement
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Eby v. A & M Custom Built Homes, Inc.
		e-Journal  Number: 10230
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Bandstra, Griffin, and Collins

		Although the  trial court erred by failing to consider plaintiffs-employees,
parol  evidence of pre-employment discussions in support of their position
that the employment relationship was not simply an at-will arrangement,  the
court affirmed summary disposition in favor of defendants-employers  with
respect to plaintiffs, breach of contract claim. The court  held that the
error was harmless because, even if plaintiffs, proffered  parol evidence was
considered, it failed to establish whether plaintiffs,  employment
relationship with defendants properly could be considered  other than
at-will. The letter agreement failed to contain any language  that would
cause a reasonable person to believe that the employment  relationship was
terminable only for just cause. Plaintiffs did  not allege any specific oral
assertions made by defendants that  would constitute the required "clear and
unequivocal"  language to overcome the presumption of employment at-will.
Affirmed.

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		Criminal  Law

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		Issues:  Whether the presiding judge abused her discretion in ordering a
competency hearing when defendant appeared before her on the date  set for
his trial; Whether defendant was denied a fair trial because  of negative and
hostile remarks made by trial court during jury  voir dire; Denial of motion
for a continuance to secure an  independent examination on the issue of
criminal responsibility;  Ineffective assistance of counsel; Due process
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: People v. Washington
		e-Journal  Number: 10221
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam ) Bandstra, Wilder, and Collins

		The presiding  judge did not abuse her discretion in ordering a competency
hearing  when defendant appeared before her on the date set for his trial.
The presiding judge took testimony from the examining psychologist,  and
defense counsel was allowed the opportunity to cross-examine  the witness.
The psychologist, who had interviewed defendant, opined  that defendant was
able to articulate what was occurring in the  court proceedings and assist
his attorney with his defense. Since  defense counsel did not move in writing
for another competency hearing  and there was no evidence presented that the
earlier determination  that defendant was competent to stand trial was no
longer valid,  the question of defendant's competence was within the
discretion  of the presiding judge. Affirmed.

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		Issues:  Unanimous verdict; Failure to instruct jury on name of the
complainant  and date of offense; Ineffective assistance of counsel
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: People v. Wicker
		e-Journal  Number: 10242
		Judge(s):  Memorandum ) Holbrook, Jr., Hood, and Griffin

		Defendant,s  claim that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the
jury  regarding the name of the complainant and the date of the offense,
thereby depriving him of the right to a unanimous verdict, was without
merit. The general unanimity instruction was sufficient where there  was no
juror confusion. The trial testimony by witness-Mason established  that he
was not an intended victim, and the prosecutor emphasized  throughout his
closing argument that the victim was another man.  Defendant did not take
issue at trial with the date of the offense,  and in fact presented an alibi
for the date alleged by the prosecution.  Defendant,s convictions were
affirmed.

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		Issues:  The Hyde Amendment authorizing reasonable attorney fees and
litigation expenses to a prevailing party in a criminal case; Standard  of
review for Hyde Amendment applications; Prosecution outside applicable
statute of limitations; Insufficient evidence; Government,s trial  tactics;
Defendant,s failure to comply with the Equal Access to  Justice Act
		Court:  U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
		Case  Name: United States v. True
		e-Journal  Number: 10247
		Judge(s):  Suhrheinrich, Guy, and Boggs

		Reviewing the  district court,s denial of defendant-True,s Hyde Amendment
application  under an abuse of discretion standard, the court affirmed
because  True failed to meet his burden of establishing that the government,
s  prosecution of him on price-fixing conspiracy charges was vexatious  or in
bad faith. Despite conflicting testimony at trial, there were  sufficient
facts to give the government probable cause to prosecute  True and therefore,
it could not be said that the government vexatiously  prosecuted him. True
also failed to show that the government consciously  pursued the action out
of ill will towards him so that it could  be said that the government acted
in bad faith. While the court  had some concerns about the government,s delay
in indicting True,  there was evidence to support the government,s position
that the  conspiracy extended into late 1992 and even into 1993.

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		Employment  & Labor Law

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		This summary  also appears under Contracts

		Issues:  Consideration of plaintiffs, parol evidence of pre-employment
discussions  concerning the nature of their employment relationship with
defendants;  Breach of contract; At-will employment; Just-cause employment;
Fraud  or misrepresentation; Fraud in the inducement
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Eby v. A & M Custom Built Homes, Inc.
		e-Journal  Number: 10230
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Bandstra, Griffin, and Collins

		Although the  trial court erred by failing to consider plaintiffs-employees,
parol  evidence of pre-employment discussions in support of their position
that the employment relationship was not simply an at-will arrangement,  the
court affirmed summary disposition in favor of defendants-employers  with
respect to plaintiffs, breach of contract claim. The court  held that the
error was harmless because, even if plaintiffs, proffered  parol evidence was
considered, it failed to establish whether plaintiffs,  employment
relationship with defendants properly could be considered  other than
at-will. The letter agreement failed to contain any language  that would
cause a reasonable person to believe that the employment  relationship was
terminable only for just cause. Plaintiffs did  not allege any specific oral
assertions made by defendants that  would constitute the required "clear and
unequivocal"  language to overcome the presumption of employment at-will.
Affirmed.

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		Family Law

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		Issues:  Termination of parental rights; Whether failure to secure
respondent-mother,s  presence at the termination hearing deprived her of due
process  of law
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: In re K.R.J.
		e-Journal  Number: 10236
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Griffin, Neff, and White

		The family  court erred by terminating respondent-mother,s parental rights
based  on the failure of either parent to appear at the termination hearing
because the failure to secure the respondent,s presence at the termination
hearing deprived her of due process of law. Respondent,s parental  liberty
interest in her child at the final stage of the termination  proceedings was
a compelling one. The government,s interest in avoiding  the burden that the
additional or substitute procedures would carry  likewise clearly weighed in
respondent,s favor. Respondent was incarcerated  locally, therefore the
burden on the state to secure her presence  would have been minimal. The
incremental risk of an erroneous deprivation  of respondent,s parental rights
in the absence of the procedure  demanded, tipped the scale in her favor.
Reversed and remanded.

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		Litigation

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		This summary  also appears under Negligence & Intentional Tort

		Issues:  Trespass and invasion of privacy; Discovery (MCR 2.302(B)(1));
Privileged communications pursuant to the Private Detective License  Act;
Denial of request for protective order; Ravary v. Reed
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Tezak v. Huntington Research Assocs., LTD.
		e-Journal  Number: 10225
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Doctoroff, Cavanagh, and Meter

		The trial court  abused its discretion by denying defendant's motion for a
protective  order in total and by ordering compliance with all of
plaintiff's  discovery requests. A statutory private investigator-client
privilege  exists and was examined by the court in Ravary, a published
opinion, where the court held that any communication by a client  to a
licensee and any information secured in connection with an  assignment for a
client is privileged. The trial court was bound  to follow both the statute
and Ravary. The applicable court  rule provides that parties may obtain
discovery regarding any matter,  not privileged, which is relevant to the
subject matter involved  in the pending action. Accordingly, the trial court
should have  determined which discovery requests were covered by the private
detective-client privilege and exempted those from discovery. Reversed  and
remanded.

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		Municipal

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		This summary  also appears under Contracts

		Issues:  Garbage collection and disposal service provided to residential
units in township under contract between township and waste management
company; Breach of contract claim by owner and operator of a mobile  home
parks located in township; Third party beneficiary status;  Equal protection;
Due process; Rational basis test
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: American Presidential Estates, Inc. v. Van Buren Twp.
		e-Journal  Number: 10223
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam ) McDonald, Neff, and Fitzgerald

		While the trial  court properly concluded that an agreement between
defendant-township  and defendant-waste management company entitled mobile
homes in  plaintiff,s parks to free garbage collection, plaintiff-mobile
home  park owner and operator had no right to enforce the contract. The
trial court erred in concluding that plaintiff was a third-party  beneficiary
of the agreement and awarding it damages on a breach  of contract theory. The
agreement contained an express promise to  act for the benefit of the
particular class of persons who owned  and occupied private residences within
the township. Plaintiff was  not an individual resident or owner of private
property within the  township, and the fact that it would indirectly and
incidentally  derive benefits from its residents receiving free garbage
collection  services was insufficient to provide it third-party beneficiary
status. Reversed.

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		This summary  also appears under Constitutional Law

		Issues:  Special use permit allowing property owner to operate a business  in
a residential neighborhood; Alleged violations of federal procedural  and
substantive due process rights resulting from issuance of special  use permit
		Court:  U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
		Case  Name: Brody v. City of Mason
		e-Journal  Number: 10245
		Judge(s):  Cohn, Boggs, and Moore

		Since the plaintiffs  were allowed to participate in the special use permit
decision process  and the defendant-city sufficiently considered evidence and
facts  pertaining to the surrounding land before approving the permit and
allowing the parking lot to be paved, the district court did not  err in
finding that plaintiffs' procedural and substantive due process  rights were
not violated. The city granted defendant-McCalla a special  use permit
allowing her to operate a beauty salon in a residential  neighborhood and to
pave the rear yard for parking. Plaintiffs were  neighboring property owners
claiming to have suffered damage caused  by water runoff from the parking
lot. The court concluded that plaintiffs'  argument that they were denied
procedural due process via a meaningful  hearing was unpersuasive and that
they failed to demonstrate that  any actions by the city planning commission,
the zoning board of  appeals, or the zoning administrator was the result of
favoritism  or special treatment. Affirmed.

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		This summary also appears under Negligence & Intentional Tort

		Issues: Whether the police chief was entitled to governmental  immunity
because his executive authority included his duties as  chief and his
ordinary duties as an officer; Denial of motion for  reconsideration on the
sufficiency of evidence that all defendants  were grossly negligent; Whether
there is a tort of "assault and  battery by gross negligence"; Denial of
motion to "correct" complaint
		Court: Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case Name: Lewkowicz v. Poe
		e-Journal Number: 10228
		Judge(s): Per Curiam - Zahra, Smolenski, and Gage

		Since the defendant-police chief's "executive authority" included  his duties
as a high ranking executive, as well as his duties as  a police officer, and
he was directed by the mayor to attend the  city council meeting in his
official capacity, the trial court correctly  determined that the police
chief was entitled to absolute immunity  from tort liability. Plaintiff
alleged that since the chief was  acting as an ordinary police officer and
not in his executive capacity  as chief of police, when he arrested plaintiff
for disrupting a  cable TV control room during a city council meeting, the
chief was  not entitled to absolute immunity under the relevant statute. The
chief acted within the authority granted him by law as a police  officer when
he arrested and detained plaintiff, and was entitled  to absolute immunity
under the statute by virtue of his status as  the highest law enforcement
official for the city. Summary disposition  in favor of defendants was
affirmed.

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		Negligence & Intentional Tort

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		Issues:  Prima facie case of negligence; Duty owed by a power  company to its
customers; Causation; Directed verdict; Res ipsa  loquitor; Doctrine of
spoliation; SJI2d 6.01
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Citizens Ins. Co. v. Detroit Edison
		e-Journal  Number: 10226
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam ) Bandstra, Wilder, and Collins

		Plaintiffs-homeowners  and their insurer failed to establish a prima facie
case  of negligence against defendant-power company in connection with  a
fire that occurred at the homeowners, home after defendant,s power  lines
fell. Plaintiffs did not produce evidence from which a jury  could infer that
defendant breached its duty of reasonable care  with regard to the lines that
plaintiffs alleged caused the fire.  Plaintiffs failed to offer evidence to
establish what constitutes  reasonable maintenance of electrical lines, and
presented no evidence  regarding when defendant last inspected or serviced
the lines in  question. While two experts opined that the electrical line
must  have fallen due to a lack of preventive maintenance, there was no
evidence of defendant,s conduct in that regard, and trial testimony  provided
alternative theories on the causation issue. Directed verdict  for Detroit
Edison was appropriate. Affirmed.

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		This summary also appears under Municipal

		Issues:  Whether the police chief was entitled to governmental immunity
because his executive authority included his duties as chief and  his
ordinary duties as an officer; Denial of motion for reconsideration  on the
sufficiency of evidence that all defendants were grossly  negligent; Whether
there is a tort of "assault and battery by gross  negligence"; Denial of
motion to "correct" complaint
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Lewkowicz v. Poe
		e-Journal  Number: 10228
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Zahra, Smolenski, and Gage

		Since the defendant-police  chief's "executive authority" included his duties
as a high ranking  executive, as well as his duties as a police officer, and
he was  directed by the mayor to attend the city council meeting in his
official capacity, the trial court correctly determined that the  police
chief was entitled to absolute immunity from tort liability.  Plaintiff
alleged that since the chief was acting as an ordinary  police officer and
not in his executive capacity as chief of police,  when he arrested plaintiff
for disrupting a cable TV control room  during a city council meeting, the
chief was not entitled to absolute  immunity under the relevant statute. The
chief acted within the  authority granted him by law as a police officer when
he arrested  and detained plaintiff, and was entitled to absolute immunity
under  the statute by virtue of his status as the highest law enforcement
official for the city. Summary disposition in favor of defendants  was
affirmed.

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		This summary  also appears under Construction Law

		Issues:  General rule regarding the liability of property owner and general
contractor for injuries to independent subcontractor's employees;  Three
exceptions to the general rule; Premises liability
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Nagy v. Consumers Power Co.
		e-Journal  Number: 10222
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Whitbeck, McDonald, and Collins

		The trial court  erred in finding that a question of fact existed whether an
exception  applied to the general rule that neither a general contractor nor
a landowner is liable in negligence for injuries to an independent
subcontractor's employees. Two construction workers were killed  and one
injured in a construction site accident where plaintiffs  inexplicably
decided to push their scaffold directly toward overhead  power lines. The
court examined the three exceptions to the general  rule, determined that
none of the three exceptions applied, concluded  that the trial court
incorrectly found that a question of fact concerning  the issue of liability
was sufficiently raised by the pleadings,  and held that neither
defendant-Venchurs nor defendant-Gocon were  liable in negligence for
plaintiffs' injuries. Reversed in part,  affirmed in part, and remanded for
entry of an order granting defendants  summary disposition.

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		This summary  also appears under Litigation

		Issues:  Trespass and invasion of privacy; Discovery (MCR 2.302(B)(1));
Privileged communications pursuant to the Private Detective License  Act;
Denial of request for protective order; Ravary v. Reed
		Court:  Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
		Case  Name: Tezak v. Huntington Research Assocs., LTD.
		e-Journal  Number: 10225
		Judge(s):  Per Curiam - Doctoroff, Cavanagh, and Meter

		The trial court  abused its discretion by denying defendant's motion for a
protective  order in total and by ordering compliance with all of
plaintiff's  discovery requests. A statutory private investigator-client
privilege  exists and was examined by the court in Ravary, a published
opinion, where the court held that any communication by a client  to a
licensee and any information secured in connection with an  assignment for a
client is privileged. The trial court was bound  to follow both the statute
and Ravary. The applicable court  rule provides that parties may obtain
discovery regarding any matter,  not privileged, which is relevant to the
subject matter involved  in the pending action. Accordingly, the trial court
should have  determined which discovery requests were covered by the private
detective-client privilege and exempted those from discovery. Reversed  and
remanded.

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		Issues:  Qui tam action; False Claims Act (FCA)
		Court:  U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
		Case  Name: Varljen v. Cleveland Gear Co., Inc.
		e-Journal  Number: 10246
		Judge(s):  Siler, Nelson, and Clay

		The district  court erred in granting defendants, motion to dismiss based on
plaintiffs-relators  failure to allege that the United States had suffered an
injury  in its dealings with defendant-Cleveland Gear because the trial
court relied upon the fact that the government had inspected and  accepted
the items in question. Plaintiffs, complaint should have  survived the motion
because it clearly alleged an FCA "injury",  it was not essential for an FCA
plaintiff to allege damages, the  government inspection was irrelevant, and
the relative quality of  conforming and nonconforming products in an FCA
case. Plaintiffs  had a contract with the United States Department of Defense
and  subcontracted with Cleveland Gear. Plaintiffs alleged that
defendant-Cleveland  Gear made changes that violated the contract
specifications and  attempted to produce gears more cheaply that would
nonetheless pass  government inspection. Defendant-Cleveland Gear's
certification  that it had complied with the "Quality Assurance
Requirements,"  including inspection, was false. Reversed and remanded.?????

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		Administrative  Law

		JAMES R. VIVENTI, James R Viventi PLLC, 3670 Powderhorn  Drive, Okemos, MI
48864-5924, Phone: (517) 381-0670, FAX: (517)  381-0671.

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		Adoption

		MONICA FARRIS LINKNER, Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz,  PC, 2000 Town
Center, Suite 900, Southfield, MI 48075-1100, Phone:  (248) 746-4011, FAX:
(248) 936-1976, e-mail: mlinkner@s4online.com.

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		Alternative  Dispute Resolution

		DONNA CRAIG, Donna Craig & Associates PLC, 999 Haynes Street,  Suite 245,
Birmingham, MI 48009, Phone: (248) 682-7750, FAX: (248)  682-2376, e-mail:
craigassoc@earthlink.net.  Visit www.adr-resource.com

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		Antitrust/Advertising/Trade  Regulation

		DAVID G.  CHARDAVOYNE specializes  in the regulation of business competition,
including: antitrust  law, unfair competition, and the regulation of
advertising, labeling,  and other trade practices. Former Chairperson of
State Bar antitrust  and trade regulation section, more than 15 years'
experience in  this field. Will consult regarding antitrust issues
(monopolies,  mergers, price fixing, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements,
price  discrimination, dealer termination, market allocation); premerger
notice filings under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act; discussions with State  and
Federal regulatory agencies (FTC, Justice Department, Attorney  General);
compliance with laws regulating advertising (substantiation  of claims,
product labels, consumer price displays); and all other  matters relating to
business competition. David G. Chardavoyne,  26755 La Muera Ave., Farmington
Hills, MI 48334-4613, (248) 477-6308,  e-mail chardavoyne@aol.com

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		Appeals

		LAURIE S. LONGO, 214 South Main, Suite 210, Ann Arbor, MI  48104-2122, Phone:
(734) 913-5619, e-mail: 42203@msn.com.  Visit http://michiganappeals.com.

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		Appellate  Law

		SAFFORD & BAKER, PLLC, 40900 Woodward Avenue, Suite 110, Bloomfield  Hills,
MI 48304, Phone: (248) 646-9100, FAX: (248) 646-9102. Visit
www.saffordbaker.com

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		Automobile  Warranty Law

		LIBLANG  & ASSOCIATES:  Specializing in "Lemon Law", UCC, Magnuson-Moss,
Odometer  Fraud and Consumer Protection Act. Available for trials,
consultations  or referrals. Cases accepted statewide. Over 17 years and
5,000  cases. Michigan's most experienced lemon law attorneys, Dani K.
Liblang and Scott J. Sinkwitts. Please call (248) 540-9270 or e-mail
NoLemons@aol.com

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		Business  & Taxation

		LAW OFFICES  OF RALPH W. PEZDA.  Oakland County practitioner with an LL.M.
degree in taxation from  New York University will assist your clients or firm
with taxation,  business, interdisciplinary, and white collar criminal
matters.  Referrals paid. 27700 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 411, Southfield,  MI
48034. (248) 352-5632. E-mail address: rwp@cdlcorp.com

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		Construction  Law

		JOHN V.  TOCCO, attorney,  construction engineer, and civil engineering
professor, with over  twenty years experience in the construction industry,
provides mediation  and arbitration services for all construction matters.
Also provides  litigation support and claims analysis. Cases accepted
statewide.  Call (313) 406-2040 for CV, or review Profile at
www.johntocco.com  E-mail john@johntocco.com

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		Copyrights

		CAROL R. SHEPHERD, Arborlaw Associates, PLLC, 320 S Main  St, PO Box 8403,
Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8403, Phone: (734) 668-4646,  FAX: (734) 822-4646,
e-mail: shepherd@arborlaw.com.

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		Criminal  Law

		F. RANDALL KARFONTA, Attorney @ Law, 113 North Main, PO  Box 565, Leland, MI
49654, Phone: (231) 256-2200. Visit http://www.leelanau.com  or
http://www.leelanau.com/professional/karfonta.

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		RAYMOND A. CASSAR, Law Offices of Raymond A. Cassar, 30665  Northwestern Hwy,
Suite 100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, Phone: (248)  855-0911, FAX: (248)
855-9523, e-mail: rcassar@aol.com.  Additional offices located in Oakland
County (248) 855-0911, and Wayne  County (313) 278-8811. Visit
www.crimlawattorney.com.

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		TALPOS & ARNOLD PC, 2855 Coolidge Road, Suite 109, Troy, MI  48084-3215,
Phone: (248) 643-4515, FAX: (248) 643-4797, e-mail: jctalpos@aol.com.  Visit
www.Mich-Lawyer.com.

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		Environmental  Law

		DEAN & FULKERSON, PC, Richard A. Barr, rbarr@dflaw.com  or James K. O'Brien,
jobrien@dflaw.com,  801 W Big Beaver, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084-4767, Phone:
(248) 362-1300,  FAX: (248) 362-1358.

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		Family  Law

		JOHN G. MAKRIS, 802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083-1404,  Phone: (248)
528-1811, FAX: (248) 524-0973, e-mail: jgmakris@altavista.com.

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		Federal  False Claims (Qui Tam) Actions

		HaronDAVID  HARON represents  whistleblowers in civil false claims actions
and works with referring  attorneys nationwide who specialize in employment
law and other  fields. Under the federal False Claims Act, private
individuals  with knowledge of fraud against federal programs can file suit
on  behalf of the United States and receive a substantial share of any
recovery. Representing such claimants, Mr. Haron has recovered millions  of
dollars in Medicare and Medicaid funds that had been fraudulently  obtained
by health-care providers, primarily through abusive billing  practices. To
learn more, visit his qui tam web site at www.QuiTamOnline.com  or contact
him directly by e-mail at dharon@fsh-law.com  or phone (248) 952-0400 at
Frank, Stefani, Haron & Hall  in Troy http://www.fsh-law.com/

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		Health  Law

		KENNETH R. MARCUS, representing provider organizations and  professionals
since 1984 in Blue Cross/Medicaid/Medicare Audit Defense,  Payment Appeals,
Stark Act Compliance, Managed Care Contracting,  Physician Transactions,
Corporate Law. I work collaboratively with  general counsel. Phone
888.865.9955, fax: 248.865.9956, e-mail:  krmarcus@aol.com. Visit
www.lawyers.com/kenmarcus.

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		Hospital  & Medical Negligence

		THE  LAW OFFICES OF JOHN S. HONE, P.C., representing victims  of hospital and
medical negligence resulting in serious injury,  permanent cognitive and
physical disability and wrongful death.  Millions won, available for
consultation and referral, cases accepted  statewide. Phone Hone: (248)
888-7585; Toll Free: 888-HMO-1010;  Fax: (248) 473-8895; E-mail to
mmhmolawsuit@aol.com

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		Immigration  and Naturalization

		NAHIL PETER ANTONE, N. Peter Antone, PC, 16445 West Twelve  Mile Road, Suite
100, Southfield, MI 48076, Phone: (248) 559-0707,  FAX: (248) 559-0790,
e-mail: Peter@Antone.com.  Visit http://Antone.com.

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		ROGER R. RATHI, Attorney at Law, 29777 Telegraph Road, Suite  2500,
Southfield, MI 48034, Phone: (248) 539-8421, FAX: (248) 353-2786,  e-mail:
rrathi@yahoo.com.

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		STEVEN N. GARMO, Law Offices of Garmo & Garmo, 28230 Orchard  Lake Road,
Suite 201, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, Phone: (248) 626-0050,  FAX: (248)
626-0051, e-mail: steve@garmo.com.  Visit: www.garmo.com.

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		Immigration  Law

		MARSHAL  E. HYMAN & ASSOCIATES. All  aspects of immigration law including
employment-based immigration  for professionals and skilled workers. Labor
certifications. Family-based  immigration. Immigration from Canada. Political
asylum, all waivers  and appeals. Corporate transfers for multinational
employees. Representation  in Immigration courts and Federal courts since
1981. 3250 West Big  Beaver, Suite 529, Troy, MI 48084. (248) 643-0642, Fax:
(248) 643-0798.  E-mail: marshalhyman@msu.com

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		Insurance  Law

		STUART A. SKLAR, Fabian, Sklar & Davis, PC, 31800 Northwestern  Hwy, Suite
205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, Phone: (248) 855-2110,  FAX: (248) 855-0209.
Additional office located in West Michigan  (616) 451-9900, e-mail:
ssklar-firelaw@tir.com.

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		Intellectual  Property Law

		GIFFORD, KRASS, GROH, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C.,  280 North Old
Woodward, Suite 400, Birmingham, MI 48009-5392, Phone:  (248) 647-6000, FAX:
(248) 647-5210, e-mail: info@patlaw.com.

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		RADER, FISHMAN & GRAUER, PLLC, Bloomfield Hills (248) 594-0600;  Grand Rapids
(616) 742-3500; Washington, DC (202) 955-3750; Englewood,  CO (303) 991-1200.
Visit www.intelprop.com.

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		Labor  & Employment

		THE LAW  OFFICE of  Gregory T. Gibbs  is an AV rated firm with years of
experience in employment law advice  and litigation. We can answer questions
about: handbooks, sexual  harassment, wrongful discharge, discrimination,
family medical leave,  collective bargaining, wage-hour issues or any other
employment  related matter under state or federal law. We work with you and
your clients under referral fee arrangements. 328 S. Saginaw St.,  Ste. 9001,
Flint, MI 48502. (810) 239-9470, fax (810) 235-2468,  e-mail:
bakerlak@tir.com

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		DAVID D. KOHL, 39500 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 110, Novi, MI  48375, Phone:
(248) 347-6666, FAX: (248) 348-8707, e-mail: daviddkohl@juno.com.

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		Litigation

		FINK, ZAUSMER & KAUFMAN, PC, 31700 Middlebelt Rd #150, Farmington  Hills, MI
48334, Phone: (248) 851-4111, FAX: (248) 851-0100. Additional  offices
located in Detroit (313) 963-3873, and Lansing (517) 374-2735.  Visit
http://www.lawsite.com

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		STEPHEN K. VALENTINE, JR, Valentine & Associates, 5767 West  Maple Road.
Suite 400, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, Phone: (248) 851-3010,  FAX: (248)
851-1553.

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		Medical  Malpractice

		WANT A SECOND  OPINION ON A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE? The  law offices of
Anthony M. Malizia, P.C., is a statewide firm that  handles only medical
malpractice cases. I am Martindale-Hubbell  "AV-rated." I sit as a
plaintiff's medical malpractice  mediator. I have 20 years experience in the
review and development  of these cases, many trials to jury verdict, and many
more settlements.  Over the years, upwards of 20% of my case inventory has
consisted  of meritorious cases initially rejected by others, including
"name  firms." Oftentimes these cases were subjected to incomplete  analysis
because of the firm's lack of in-depth, medico-legal background.  Sometimes
medical sleuthing or a new perspective was required. Send  me your rejected
case for a "de novo" review. We also  welcome the referral of "new" cases.
Anthony M. Malizia,  P.C., 37000 Grand River, Suite 340, Farmington Hills, MI
48335,  1-800-555-5107 or e-mail: amlmalizia@aol.com

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		Real  Estate

		BRAD B. ALDRICH, Law Offices of Brad B. Aldrich, PLLC, 645  Griswold, Suite
3261, Detroit, MI 48226, Phone: (313) 965-9490,  FAX: (313) 965-9478, e-mail
belmontald@aol.com.

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		Special  Education Law

		LAW OFFICES  OF MARSHA LYNN TUCK with  20 years experience,
Martindale-Hubbell "AV-rated," representing  students with and without
disabilities in suspension, expulsion,  integration, inclusion, and similar
cases. Marsha Lynn Tuck, 30700  Telegraph Road, Suite 4646, Bingham Farms, MI
48025. (248) 585-9338.

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		Tax  Litigation & Disputes

		JOSEPH FALCONE  is  available to assist attorneys with Federal and State
Civil and Criminal  Tax Litigation and Dispute matters. Joseph Falcone, a
former IRS  Detroit District Counsel Trial Attorney, has handled thousands
of  tax matters and has 27 years experience working in the specialized  area
of Tax Litigation and Disputes. If you require assistance with  a major tax
dispute, wish to refer a matter, or just need a few  minutes consultation
over the phone with your specific problem or  question, telephone or e-mail
us jf@lawyer.com.  Visit our website at www.lawyers.com/falconerolfe.
Falcone & Rolfe, P.C., 3000 Town Center, Suite 2370, Southfield,  MI 48075.
(248) 357 6610. Fax (248) 357-6613.

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		Transportation  Law

		PAUL M. ROSS, P.C., 2840 East Grand River Avenue, Suite  1, East Lansing, MI
48823-4911, Phone: (517) 337-7677, FAX: (517)  332-9361, e-mail:
pross1412@aol.com.

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		Worker's  Compensation

		JOHN M. H ULRICH, IV, Crawforth Mcmanus Tenbrunsel & Ulrich,  999 Haynes
Street, Suite 245, Birmingham, MI 48009-6702, Toll-free:  (800) 424-4878,
Phone: (248) 540-1270, FAX: (248) 540-3925.

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		To receive information  on how to place a Fields of Practice listing, contact
Stacy  Sage or see Advertising  Opportunities on our website.

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		classified  advertising

		Confidential  Records Destruction

		SHRED-IT.  Confidentiality, Privacy and Document Security are vital in
today's  environment. SHRED-IT provides solutions for secure destruction  of
confidential, sensitive and proprietary information, utilizing  a unique,
mobile, ON-SITE document destruction system. Call 1-800-69-SHRED  or
1-800-697-4733. E-mail  Eastern Michigan; e-mail  Out state Michigan or visit
 our website

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		Expert  Witness-Building

		EXPERT WITNESS  services  for construction issues. Our cases include issues
of faulty construction,  failure to disclose, personal injury and ADA. Mr.
Tyson is a member  of many model code organizations including BOCA, ICBO,
NFPA and  ASTM. Our attorney clients represent plaintiffs and defendants.
Rendering independent and unbiased opinions. Ortonville, MI. Phone  (248)
627-6859.

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		RESIDENTIAL  CONSTRUCTION--ABR  Construction Company, Inc. offering expertise
in all phases of residential  construction related to workmanship, cost,
time, structural analysis,  civil analysis, and other related problems.
Contact Jack W. Belkin  member BOCA, ASHI, Bldg. Spec. Inc. licensed builder
and real estate  broker. (248) 443-4063, cell (248) 867-5042 and fax (248)
443-4065,  e-mail jwbelkin@mich.com

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		Expert  Witness-Economics Consulting

		ECONOMIC LOSS CALCULATION and litigation support in personal  injury,
wrongful death and wrongful discharge cases. Over 25 years  experience
including Chief Economist for the Michigan Department  of Commerce. John F.
Hanieski, Ph.D., Economics Consulting Services,  LLC, 8583 W. Eaton Hwy.,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837. (517) 627-6968.  E-mail: hanieski.john@acd.net
website: http://userdata.acd.net/hanieski.john

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		Expert  Witness-Forensic & Environmental Geologist

		FORENSIC  and ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGIST*Certified Professional Geologist;  29
years investigating soil and water issues for government and  private
sectors; deposition and trial experience applicable to cases  involving
insurance claims, construction accidents, environmental  contamination,
wetlands, property transactions, malpractice, murder,  rape, etc. For more
information, contact Robert A. Hayes, (517)  655-8348, or
www.geoforensics.com

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		Expert  Witness-Legal Malpractice

		LEGAL MALPRACTICE-EXPERT  EVALUATION, pre-  and post-litigation analysis,
written opinions, deposition and trial  testimony in plaintiff originated or
defendant defended legal malpractice  cases that involve Real Estate and
Commercial Transactions and Civil  Litigation. 18 years' experience as legal
malpractice expert. Asher  N. Tilchin, Tilchin, Hall & Reynolds P.C., 31731
Northwestern  Hwy., Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. (248) 855-0995,
fax  (248) 855-0850. E-mail antilchin@aol.com

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		Lawsuit  Financials

		DO MONEY  PROBLEMS caused  by disability force some of your clients to settle
strong, valuable  cases for pennies on the dollar? A Lawsuit Financial,
L.L.C. contingent  advance allows you time to obtain the maximum dollar
possible for  your client's case. Lawsuit Financial, L.L.C., 29777 Telegraph
Road,  Suite 1310, Southfield, MI 48034. Call (248) 948-1800 or (877)
377-SUIT.

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		Legal  Research

		OPEN online  offers instant and cost effective access to public records.
Select  from many sources of criminal data, verify social security numbers,
confirm driving records, find addresses, UCC and incorporation filings,  real
property records, bankruptcies, liens and judgments. For information  call
800-935-OPEN (6736), email info@openonline.com,  or visit www.openonline.com

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		Office  Space Available

		SOUTHFIELD  LAW OFFICE FOR RENT-Reception, conference, kitchen, photocopier,
fax, file room; secretary to share. Central location near all major
expressways for quick access for clientele and courts in the tri-county
area. Attractive and professional. Call Sandra Maison at (248) 355-9400.
Ddelong@thompsonmorello.com

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		Positions  Available

		DAWDA, MANN, MULCAHY & SADLER a full-service Bloomfield  Hills firm, with 25
attorneys and a national client base, is seeking  a real estate/corporate
transactional attorney. Qualified candidates  must have 3-5 years experience
with strong academic credentials.  Send resume and references to Director of
Administration, 39533  Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48304.

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		 DAWDA, MANN, MULCAHY & SADLER a full-service Bloomfield Hills  firm, with 25
attorneys and a national client base, is seeking a real  estate/corporate
transactional paralegal. Qualified candidates must  have 3-5 years experience
with strong academic credentials. Send resume  and references to Director of
Administration, 39533 Woodward Avenue,  Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48304.

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		ESTABLISHED  MID-SIZED AV Rated Bloomfield Hills litigation firm
representing  businesses and insurance companies, seeks attorney with 0-3
years  experience. Litigation experience helpful. Please direct resumes to
Linda Pillsworth via e-mail: lpillsworth@kallashenk.com or, Facsimile:  (248)
335-9889, or via regular mail: 43902 Woodward Avenue, Suite  200, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48302. NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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		EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-The  Grand Rapids Bar Association is soliciting
applications for the position  of Executive Director. The GRBA is a voluntary
local bar with 1,500  members, a full-time staff of 7, one-half-time position
and 8 part-time  volunteers. The Executive Director is the chief operating
officer.  The GRBA includes a Lawyer Referral Service, which will become the
centerpiece for a new Legal Assistance Center in September 2001. The  GRBA
has a combined operating budget of $850,000. The Executive Director  also
oversees, with a committee and the board, the Grand Rapids Bar  Foundation
with assets of $1 million. The Executive Director is responsible  to a
seventeen member Board in accord with policies and procedures  adopted by the
Board. The successful candidate will be a seasoned  executive with a
demonstrated record of achieving positive results,  including experience in
the area of fund development. The Executive  Director will exhibit a high
level of integrity with superior management,  organizational, budgeting,
personnel, and interpersonal communication  skills. The GRBA offers a
competitive salary and benefits package.  Applicants are encouraged to submit
a letter of interest, current  resume, references, and salary requirements to
Executive Director  Search Committee, c/o Sherrie Parmelee, Smith, Haughey,
Rice &  Roegge, Calder Plaza Bldg., 250 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503,
(616) 458-2385, sparmlee@shrr.com  The Grand Rapids Bar Association is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.

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		IMMEDIATE OPENING--Lague,  Newman & Irish is seeking an associate with 1 - 2
years experience.  Candidates must have strong academic credentials and
excellent writing  abilities. Send cover letter, resume, and transcripts to
Eric Gielow,  Lague, Newman & Irish, P.O. Box 389, Muskegon, MI 49443 (or
ergielow@lnilaw.com).

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		INSURANCE  CLAIMS attorney needed for growing company in pleasant, small
town environment. 3-5 years experience in claims and/or litigation
supervision with a property/casualty insurance company or insurance  defense
firm mandatory. Member of the State Bar of Michigan required.  Send resume to
jhutchins@hastingsmutual.com  or mail to Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., Attn:
Human Resources, 404  E. Woodlawn Avenue, Hastings, MI 49058.

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		PART-TIME  LAWYER FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON MICHIGAN, INC.*Lawyer needed (15  - 20
hrs/wk) at busy domestic and international Fortune 500 corporate  trademark
law practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Strong analytical and  writing skills
and excellent attention to detail are required. This  is a year-round
position. Please do not apply unless you have an interest  in practicing
trademark law. No telephone calls, please. Send your  resume to: Ann Jackson,
Harley-Davidson Michigan, Inc., 315 W. Huron  Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48103.

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		RESPONSIBILITES  of this person are to provide advice to various departments.
Draft,  review and negotiate agreements, debt instruments, and guaranties
for domestic and international business units. Review all advertising  for
compliance with FTC regulations, trademark usage and adherence  to corporate
policies. Defend employment related legal actions and  review and advise on
hiring practices and procedures. Minimum qualifications  are seven years
experience from a law firm and/or a major corporation  with relevant practice
experience. Plus strong background with employment  law. J.D. from a
accredited law school, admitted to practice law in  Michigan or other U.S.
jurisdiction. Please send resume to Ashleys@dominos.com  or fax to
734-930-4350. Salary is 110K.Legal Department, Domino's  Pizza, 30 Frank
Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.

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		UNIVERSITY  OF MICHIGAN*The Office of the Vice  President and General Counsel
of the University of Michigan is seeking  exceptionally qualified applicants
for an attorney who will provide  advice and counsel on health law matters in
the areas of managed care,  reimbursement, research and privacy/security. The
position requires  experience in the above-noted areas. Candidates with
strong business  acumen-gained through in-house experience or by working
closely with  business clients-will be preferred. Minimum qualifications
include  excellent academic credentials, a law degree from an accredited law
school, membership in the Michigan bar or eligibility for admission  based on
reciprocity, and at least 5 years of relevant experience.  The salary will be
commensurate with the selected candidate's experience  and employment in the
public section. Applications will be accepted  until the position if filled,
but applications should be submitted  promptly to ensure full consideration.
To apply, please send a cover  letter and resume to: Office of the Vice
President and General Counsel,  Attention: HEALTH, 4010 Fleming
Administration Building, Ann Arbor,  Michigan 48109-1340. The University of
Michigan is an equal opportunity,  affirmative action employer.

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		UNIVERSITY  OF MICHIGAN--The  Office of the Vice President and General
Counsel of the University  of Michigan is seeking exceptionally qualified
applicants for an attorney  who will take primary responsibility for
coordinating the University's  litigation in the medical malpractice area.
The successful candidate  will engage and supervise outside counsel in
medical malpractice and  will provide advice and representation in other
areas of health care  law. This position will work closely with the senior
leadership of  the University Health System, including the Chief of Staff for
Clinical  Affairs and the Director of the Medical Center Risk Management
Office,  other attorneys in the Office of the Vice President and General
Counsel,  and with individual members of the medical staff. The successful
candidate  will draft and review policies; serve on University committees;
conduct  educational programs on legal topics for the University community,
and carry out other duties as assigned. Experience providing legal  services
for a university affiliated, or similar, health care system  is desired. A
law degree from an NALS accredited law school, membership  or eligibility for
membership in the State Bar of Michigan, at least  five years litigation
experience with an emphasis on medical malpractice,  reasonable experience in
health care law are required. Applications  will be accepted until the
position is filled, but applications should  be submitted promptly to ensure
full consideration. To apply, please  send a cover letter and resume to:
Office of the Vice President and  General Counsel, Attention: MED MAL, 4010
Fleming Administration Building,  Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1340. The
University of Michigan is an equal  opportunity, affirmative action employer.

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		Services

		SOUTH FLORIDA  ATTORNEY available for consultations, all legal and business
matters, referrals, or local counsel, litigation and estates. Contact  Mark
M. Berkley, 385-C West 49th Street, Hialeah (Miami) Florida  33012, telephone
305.556.2626. Member of the State Bar of Michigan  for 25 years and the
Florida Bar for 14 years.

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Yeah...what he said!!!!!!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Constantine
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:29 AM
To: chad knipe; Chris McComb; Keith McComb; EriK Wollam; Joe Parks
Subject: RE: Possible new lease member

Yeah and rattle in some unhunted area and kill 10 point???s like Chad did!!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: chad knipe [mailto:knipe3@msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:10 AM
To: Chris McComb; Keith McComb; Brian Constantine; EriK Wollam; Joe Parks
Subject: Re: Possible new lease member

That means it's time to hunt outside the boxes.

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris McComb
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:55 AM
To: 'chad knipe'; 'Keith McComb'; 'Brian Constantine'; 'EriK Wollam'; 'Chris McComb'; 'Joe Parks'
Subject: RE: Possible new lease member

I agree, we started out with 3, went to 1, no we are going in the wrong direction again.  By the way, wasn't Mertz supposed to add more acreage to this ranch?  I think we have hunted everything we can on ol' Autry.

Chris McComb, P.E.
McComb Construction Co., Inc.
V.P., Business Development
512-385-5555
-----Original Message-----
From: chad knipe [mailto:knipe3@msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:22 AM
To: Keith McComb; Brian Constantine; EriK Wollam; Chris McComb; Joe Parks
Subject: Re: Possible new lease member
Wait a minute, lets think about this.  We already have one attorney on the lease, can we handle another??     We're gonna need a bigger ranch!

----- Original Message -----
From: Keith McComb
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:16 AM
To: 'Brian Constantine'; 'Erik Wollam'; knipe3@msn.com; cmccomb@austin-mccomb.com; Joe.Parks@enron.com; kmccomb@austin-mccomb.com
Subject: RE: Possible new lease member

If he buys the first keg, he's in!

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Constantine [mailto:brianc@saltgrass.com]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:12 AM
To: Erik Wollam; knipe3@msn.com; cmccomb@austin-mccomb.com;
Joe.Parks@enron.com; kmccomb@austin-mccomb.com
Subject: RE: Possible new lease member

Think this a great idea...he is just the ideal person to have on the lease
and as standup and nice of a guy you would ever want to know. I'd give him a
bid right away!!!

BC

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Wollam [mailto:erwollam@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:04 AM
To: knipe3@msn.com; cmccomb@austin-mccomb.com; Joe.Parks@enron.com;
kmccomb@austin-mccomb.com; Brian Constantine
Subject: Possible new lease member

Deer All:

I have a person that might fit what we are looking for in the 8th spot or to

fill a gap left by Joe (who is currently unable to provide a firm response).

B.J. Johnson. Played football with Chad and I at Jesuit. Was a year a head
of us. Met Zander at UH in College and hung with he and Brian while they
were rooming together. Went to lawschool a few years after me. Is out and
doing well with at a well known plaintiff's lawfirm.
Nice guy. He mentioned a year or so ago to call him if we ever had a spot.
His dad used to take him hunting and BJ wants to return the favor. Looking
for a place he could take his dad once or twice a year, just to get out
there not to shoot deer. He has two small girls, is busier than I am and
would go no more than the rest of the Houston boys.

He is a good guy. Don't know much about his deer hunting experience, but I
don't care about that.

Chad and Brian give him the stamp of approval. My thought is we could
proceed as set with Chris and I splitting the 8th spot, but if Joe winds up
taking a job out of state (which is a possibility) we would be left with two

spots to fill and less time to do it. I think it might be best to offer this

spot to BJ and fill up all 8 spots, then if we lose Joe, Chris and I can be
the fall back plan.

Thoughts and comments from the McComb guys please.

Erik.

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Please see attached.

Thanks.
Donna

 <<1-3-02.doc>>


Hi, Diomedes.  I just tried to reach you on your cell phone (713.539.6731)
for Jeff.  Could you please give him a call at your earliest convenience?
713.853.6894 is his number.  Thanks, SRS


---------------------- Forwarded by Darron C Giron/HOU/ECT on 10/24/2000
10:15 AM ---------------------------

	Enron North America Corp.

	From:  Jeffrey C Gossett                           10/24/2000 07:30 AM

To: Dutch Quigley/HOU/ECT@ECT, Darron C Giron/HOU/ECT@ECT, Kam
Keiser/HOU/ECT@ECT, William Kelly/HOU/ECT@ECT, David Baumbach/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Sally Beck/HOU/ECT@ECT, Bob M Hall/NA/Enron@Enron, Leslie
Reeves/HOU/ECT@ECT, John J Lavorato/Corp/Enron@Enron
Subject: Top Levels

If you are asked to top level any dollar amount for any reason by anyone,
John Lavorato needs to approve that top level before it can go into the
books.  Absolutely no exceptions.  Please forward this to all people in your
groups.

Jeff


Start Date: 4/23/01; HourAhead hour: 23;  No ancillary schedules awarded.
Variances detected.
Variances detected in Generation schedule.

    LOG MESSAGES:

PARSING FILE -->> O:\Portland\WestDesk\California Scheduling\ISO Final
Schedules\2001042323.txt

---- Generation Schedule ----
$$$ Variance found in table tblGEN_SCHEDULE.
     Details: (Hour: 23 / Preferred:   0.00 / Final:   0.00)
  TRANS_TYPE: FINAL
  SC_ID: EES
  MKT_TYPE: 2
  TRANS_DATE: 4/23/01
  UNIT_ID: BADLND_7_PL1X2
$$$ Variance found in table tblGEN_SCHEDULE.
     Details: (Hour: 23 / Preferred:  29.00 / Final:  28.89)
  TRANS_TYPE: FINAL
  SC_ID: ARCO
  MKT_TYPE: 2
  TRANS_DATE: 4/23/01
  UNIT_ID: CARBGN_6_UNIT 1


Forwarded at the request of Joe Hillings:

---------------------- Forwarded by Lora Sullivan/Corp/Enron on 12/06/99
10:15 AM ---------------------------

"Linda Schmid" <schmid@uscsi.org> on 12/03/99 12:41:00 PM
To: Undisclosed.Recipients@smtp-gw.vma.verio.net
cc:  (bcc: Joe Hillings/Corp/Enron)

Subject: Aaron letter change

Dear Transborder Data Flow Working Group:

A significant change has been made to the letter to Aaron.  The following
two paragraphs have been rewritten to achieve recognition of the adequacy of
the existing federal and state legislative framework.  Under the procedures
of the Directive, the Commission will have to make a determination of
adequacy, thus, the rewrite to soften the suggestion of how they make that
affirmative determination.

Article 25 of the EU Directive calls for "adequate," not "equivalent"
protection, and the Financial Services Modernization Act, added to the
existing federal and state legislative framework, establishes a high and
enforceable standard for notice, choice, access, and security of consumer
information. This comprehensive legislative framework achieves equivalency
to the Data Protection Directive in protecting customer information covered
by Title V of the FCRA.

Over the next 18 months, the European Commission should follow the process
of rulemaking and implementation of the Act during the Safe Harbor
transition, in order to make a subsequent determination of adequacy based on
how the Act is interpreted and applied.  In the short-term the Commission
should conclude that the federal and state financial services regulators,
with their new statutory privacy mandate, can serve as the independent
enforcement bodies for those financial services companies that choose to
certify under the Safe Harbor.

Please let me know if you object to this change.  The comments are due
today.

Sincerely,

Linda Schmid
Director Electronic Commerce
Coalition of Service Industries
805 15th Street NW, Suite 1110
Washington D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 289-7460
Fax: (202) 775-1726
Email: schmid@uscsi.org

************************************************************************
Visit http://www.WorldServicesCongress.com to view industry resolutions for
the WTO Services 2000 Negotiations.
************************************************************************

 - CSI draft letter to Aaron 11_ 19.doc


-----Original Message-----
From: 	Robertson, Audrey
Sent:	Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:03 PM
To:	Campos, Kathy; Harris, Steven; Watson, Kimberly; Lokay, Michelle; Mcconnell, Mike; Y'Barbo, Paul; Lindberg, Lorraine; Lohman, TK; Donoho, Lindy
Cc:	Geaccone, Tracy; Moore, Jan
Subject:	RE: Jan Moore's 20th Anniversary Luncheon

Please remember to place on your calendars for tomorrow.  Lunch for Jan.....

adr

Audrey D. Robertson
Transwestern Pipeline Company
email address:  audrey.robertson@enron.com
(713) 853-5849
(713) 646-2551 Fax

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Campos, Kathy
Sent:	Monday, November 12, 2001 4:42 PM
To:	Harris, Steven; Robertson, Audrey; Watson, Kimberly; Lokay, Michelle; Mcconnell, Mike; Y'Barbo, Paul; Lindberg, Lorraine; Lohman, TK; Donoho, Lindy
Cc:	Geaccone, Tracy; Moore, Jan
Subject:	Jan Moore's 20th Anniversary Luncheon

Please plan on attending Jan Moore's 20th Anniversary Luncheon at:

Ruggles Bistro Latino
711 Main Street
713-227-9141

Wednesday, November 14, 2001

11:45 AM

Please let me know if you are not going to be able to make it by the end of Tuesday.

Thank You,

Kathy Campos
ETS Finance
EB4055
713-853-6833