On February 2, 2022, a federal grand jury in Grand Rapids returned an indictment charging Dr. Daniel Castro with defrauding health care insurers and creating false medical records. Dr. Castro was employed by Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek from February…
Many Advocates Feel Medical Boards Are Protecting Doctors, Not Patients
We trust doctors to diagnose correctly; we trust surgeons to perform procedures to the best of their ability; we trust nurses and hospitals to protect us if something goes wrong. And most often, they do. But numerous respected studies over…
Michigan Supreme Court Bryant v Oakpointe Villa Ruling and the Unsteady Future of Medical Malpractice Cases
Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s 2004 opinion in Bryant v Oakpointe Villa Nursing Ctr, Inc, it has been suggested that it is possible for allegations against an unlicensed employee or agent of a licensed health facility or agency to sound in…
Donna MacKenzie Awarded the 2022 Respected Advocate Award
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…