News News Home / News AllFirm NewsHonors & AwardsIn The CommunityLegal UpdatesAll Firm News Honors & Awards In The Community Legal Updates A Message from Managing Shareholder Mark ZausmerZausmer is Excited to Announce the Launch of Our New Website!Nathan Scherbarth to Moderate at MDTC’s “How To Appeal Proof Your Case” WebinarCovid-19 Relief Package: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021Operation Good Cheer 2020!Zausmer Shareholders Present to ACC on Diversity InitiativesPre-Litigation Investigations Prove More Crucial Than Ever When Denying Fraudulent ClaimsShareholder Adam Post to speak at Live Virtual Litigation Boot Camp for ParalegalsZausmer Attorneys Honored as 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising StarsZausmer Attorneys Present at IAM Insurance SeminarBest Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards for Mark Zausmer and Michael CaldwellThe Effects of COVID-19 on Appealing a Summary Judgment RulingMichigan Court of Appeals Warns Against Boilerplate Affirmative Defenses by Reinforcing the Need to Plead Fraud with ParticularityZausmer Attorneys Prevail in Appeal Involving Expired Insurance PolicyZausmer Attorneys Awarded Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in 2021Meemic v Fortson: Deny the Claim, Don’t Void the PolicyNew Supreme Court Case Expands Religious Organizations’ Exemption From Discrimination ClaimsFraud, Perjury, and Trial: Two New Michigan Published Opinions Make Fraudulent Insurance Claims More Likely to Proceed to TrialZausmer Ranks #17 in Michigan Lawyers Weekly List of Largest Law FirmsDaniel Jedell Wins Appeal, Obtains Sanctions Against Plaintiffs in Professional Liability CaseCOVID-19 Update: CARES ActU.S. Supreme Court Rules That LGBTQ Discrimination Falls Under Title VII ProtectionsAre Your COVID Losses Covered? Potential Insurance Coverage Issues for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19Michigan Supreme Court Orders Case Initiation Deadlines to “Stay in Place” During State of EmergencyCOVID-19 UpdateCOVID-19 and Sick LeaveCOVID-19 Preparedness PlanNew Court Of Appeals Decision Tips Scales of Equity Against Insurers in Rescission Cases Involving Innocent Third PartiesCasual for a Cause: Oakland Literacy CouncilDanielle DePriest Makes The Well and Jewish News’s 36 Under 36 ListZausmer Announces New ShareholdersCasual for a Cause: Lupus Foundation of AmericaDBusiness Names Michael Caldwell Top Lawyer for 2020Zausmer Ranks on U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 “Best Law Firms” ListOperation Good Cheer!Zausmer Attorneys Volunteer at GleanersZausmer Shareholders Volunteer for Pistons’ Season of GivingZausmer Shareholder Cameron Getto Earns ABOTA MembershipShareholder Janetta Ksar and Associate Chris Chesney Present at the IASIU SeminarZausmer Places in Top 3 at the 40th Annual 5K Race JudicataZausmer Attorneys Present at Insurance Alliance of Michigan SeminarSixth Circuit Rules on Limitations Periods in Employment AgreementsZausmer Attorneys Honored as 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising StarsZausmer Goes Casual for a Cause in Support of Community En AcciónZausmer Sponsors Association of Corporate Counsel’s Golf OutingZausmer Supports Southwest Covenant House AcademyCasual for a Cause: Team in Training at America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride!Zausmer Associates Danielle DePriest and Kyle Warwick Co-Author Wayne Law Review Survey of No-Fault LitigationSupreme Court Removes Statutory Bar Blocking No-Fault Benefits for Owners of Vehicles Insured by OthersZausmer Shareholders Mischa Boardman and Michael Schwartz present to ACC MichiganZausmer Continues its Rise Up the List of the Largest Michigan Law FirmsMark Zausmer Receives Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly 2019 Hall of Fame AwardNew Name and Brand, Same Vision and CommitmentIn Memoriam of Kate McCarthy July 5, 1987 – May 27, 2019Gary August and Amy Applin Announce RetirementsZausmer Shareholders Travel to Portland to Present to Industry ExpertsMichigan Court of Appeals Clarifies that Underwriting Guidelines are Not Part of the Insurance ContractDevin Sullivan and Nick Guttman Present on Boundaries and Easements at HalfMoon Education SeminarMischa Boardman and Devin Sullivan Offer Tips on “Maintaining Effective Relationships with Outside Legal Counsel”Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that No-Fault Priority Defenses are Not Waived if Absent from Initial Responsive PleadingsMichigan Court of Appeals Holds that Trial Courts Lack Subject Matter Jurisdiction When Owners of Property Are Not Provided a Good Faith Written Offer Prior to Instituting a Condemnation ActionZausmer Rises Up the List of the Largest Michigan Law FirmsNew Act Limits County Road Commissions’ Autonomy in Looming 5G RolloutMichigan Court of Appeals Finds Fraud Provision in Policy Triggered Even Though the Plaintiff Later Admitted to FraudMichigan Court of Appeals Offers Reminder that Requests for Admission are Not Meant to Establish the Merit of ClaimsZausmer Associate Brian D. King Presents to Michigan Trucking AssociationZausmer Names Janetta A. Ksar ShareholderMischa Boardman and Devin Sullivan Offer Tips on “Avoiding Bumps in the Road” if Litigation Looms for Right-of-Way ProjectsMischa Boardman Presents on Takings at National Eminent Domain ConferenceFederal District Court Holds that “Bodily Injury” Caused by a Drone is Excluded from Coverage under the Aircraft ExclusionZausmer Associate Danielle DePriest Co-Authors Wayne Law Review Survey of No-Fault LitigationMichael Caldwell and Theresa Bodwin Win in the Michigan Court of AppealsZausmer Lawyers Attend Women’s Leadership Breakfast in Support of City Year DetroitElizabeta Rumery Obtains Summary Disposition in No-Fault Case and Dismissal of Five Other Lawsuits Due to FraudZausmer is Proud to Join with ITC Holdings Corp. to Support MSU’s InnovateGovMischa Boardman and Devin Sullivan Present on a Judge’s Role in Valuation DeterminationsLandowners Beware: Res Ipsa Loquitur Applies to Premises Liability ClaimsJeremy Mullett and Jim Wright Obtain No-Cause Verdicts in Multimillion-Dollar Negligence DisputeZausmer Lawyers Present at Insurance Alliance of Michigan SeminarZausmer Attorneys Honored as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2018Casual for a Cause: The Friendship CircleCasual for a Cause: Be the MatchDaniel Jedell Obtains Dismissal of Lawsuit Against LandlordZausmer Attorneys Turn Out to Volunteer with Hashtag Lunchbag to Feed the HomelessZausmer is Proud to Support City Year DetroitZausmer Sponsors Golf Outing for County Road Commission of MichiganMichigan Supreme Court Holds that Rescission of Insurance Policies Requires an Equitable ApproachJames Wright and Danielle DePriest Use ‘Out of the Box’ Approach for Win in Federal CourtTheresa Bodwin and Elizabeta Rumery Obtain Summary Disposition based on FraudZausmer Continues its Climb Up the List of the Largest Michigan Law Firms in 2018Casual for a Cause: Bethany Christian ServicesMischa Boardman and Devin Sullivan Share the Spotlight at the IRWA Educational Conference in EdmontonMichael Schwartz, Amy Applin, and Danielle DePriest Obtain Court of Appeals Reversal of Trial Court DecisionMischa Boardman and Devin Sullivan’s Article on Learning to Love Lawyers Published in Right of Way MagazineCovenant Update: Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Anti-Assignment Language in Insurance Policy UnenforceableJames Wright and a Team of Zausmer Attorneys Obtain Summary Disposition in Multi-Million Dollar No-Fault LawsuitTitle VII Prohibition on Sex Discrimination Applies to Transgender Persons Despite Religious Freedom Restoration ActMichigan Court of Appeals Finds Social Media Evidence Fatal to Plaintiff’s Claim for PIP BenefitsMischa Boardman Discusses Easements at Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors’ 77th Annual MeetingZausmer Moves Up the List of Metro Detroit’s Largest Law Firms by Crain’s Detroit BusinessBryan Padgett & Danielle DePriest Obtain No-Cause Verdict in "Serious Impairment" CaseZausmer Appoints Michael Schwartz, Devin Sullivan, and Lauren Wawrzyniak as ShareholdersMichigan Court of Appeals Clarifies Requirements for Showing ‘Objectively Manifested Impairment’ and Proving Causation in Auto Negligence CasesCasual for a Cause: The Devoted BarnMischa Boardman and ITC Holdings Corp.’s Jenny D’Anna Present at IRWA Ohio Chapter’s 2018 Utility Day SeminarMischa Boardman and Devin Sullivan Present on Boundaries and Easements at HalfMoon Education SeminarPaige Gross Discusses Civility and Ethics with Wayne State Law School StudentsCasual for a Cause: The Friendship CircleDanielle DePriest Named to the 2017 Class of “Up & Coming Lawyers”Zausmer Welcomes 10 New Attorneys