Olsman MacKenzie Peacock and Wallace is excited to announce that Donna MacKenzie has been awarded the 2022 Respected Advocate Award from the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Every year Michigan Association for Justice and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) each presents…
Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance key legislation that will End Forced Arbitration for the survivors of sexual assault and harassment.
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted, on a bipartisan basis, to advance the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act. This is a huge step forward in seeing this bill become law. The American Association for Justice issued a statement today applauding…
AAJ Report: Forced Arbitration During a Pandemic
Today, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) released a new report, Forced Arbitration During a Pandemic: Corporations Double Down, which found that consumer and employment forced arbitrations increased during the pandemic while consumer and employee win rates decreased. Specifically, the…
Attacks Posing as ‘Tort Reform’ Limit Your Rights
The Seventh Amendment is based on the centuries-old belief that the best way to protect individuals from the negligence or misconduct of others is through a trial by jury. This fundamental right is under attack today for the same reasons it was…
Six attorneys from Olsman MacKenzie Peacock and Wallace selected to the 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
We are pleased to announce that Jules Olsman, Donna MacKenzie, Emily Peacock, Randy Wallace, and Ronda Little have been named to the 2021 Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers list and Emily Thomas has been named to the Rising Stars list. Along…
Distracted Driving: How to Define It, Avoid It, Stop It
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,142 people were killed in 2019 crashes involving driver distraction. This number accounts for almost 9% of all fatalities in 2019, which is a 10% increase from 2018. Preliminary data from 2020…
Distractions, Inexperience and Risky Behavior Spell Trouble with Teen Drivers
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of accidental death for teens. It is estimated that on average, six teenagers die every day in the United States from a car crash. As teens break…
Graphic surgery photos Spectrum doctors posted online may violate privacy laws
Read what Jules Olsman has to say about the graphic surgery photos posted on Instagram by Spectrum Health doctors in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Graphic surgery photos Spectrum doctors posted online may violate privacy laws.
Broken Promises and Exaggerated Claims Often Surround Supplement Market
According to Consumer Reports, dietary supplement sales have increased by 81 percent in the last decade. Over 90,000 supplement products are on the market, creating a $40 billion industry. Forty-five percent of doctors suggest taking at least one supplement, and seven…
Shady Retailers Use E-Commerce Sites to Sell Dangerous Products
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely upended the daily lives of almost every world citizen, and how we shop has been no exception. The closures of brick-and-mortar retail stores combined with access to online e-commerce and delivery has altered American shopping…