Construction Close-Out: Accounting and Compliance

Here is a link to a construction close-out webinar presentation that I gave with Jim Schmid of Grant Thornton on February 18, 2010. Jim is a talented forensic accountant with a focus on the construction industry. Together, we provide check lists of construction close-out procedures and important red flags that should alert . . . → Read More: Construction Close-Out: Accounting and Compliance

Michigan First Verdict Among 2009′s Largest

The January 11, 2010 edition of Lawyers Weekly reports that the verdict in Michigan First Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance Society was the state’s sixth highest in 2009.  As reported earlier, the jury awarded our client, Michigan First Credit Union, $5,050,000 in damages against its insurer Cumis.  Then the court tacked on another $2,730,415 . . . → Read More: Michigan First Verdict Among 2009′s Largest

Michigan First Awarded $8 Million in Bond Claim

On January 22, 2009, a federal jury in Detroit awarded Michigan First Credit Union everything it asked for in its lawsuit against its Credit Union Bond carrier Cumis Insurance Society.  In 2007, Michigan First, led by its Vice President of Lending, had entered an indirect lending program under which participating car dealerships sent loans . . . → Read More: Michigan First Awarded $8 Million in Bond Claim

Michigan First Wins Fraud Case Against Al Long Ford

Don Blevins in trial for Michigan First against Al Long Ford. Reprinted with permission of Macomb Daily. Click to view original article.

In October 2008, a Macomb County, Michigan jury awarded Michigan First Credit Union $360,776 on Michigan First’s fraud action against Al Long Ford.  The jury found that Al Long had . . . → Read More: Michigan First Wins Fraud Case Against Al Long Ford