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Michigan relaxes driving restrictions for vintage cars

April 9, 2024

According to the way the law was previously written, a vehicle with historic or authentic license plates could only be used for “participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses, including mechanical testing, but is not used for general transportation.” The new legislation expands the definition of “exhibition” considerably.

Read more at Hagerty Media via MSN

New law to protect milkweed in Michigan

April 8, 2024
A new law in Michigan bans noxious weeds and includes protections for milkweed.
The law is meant to help eradicate certain noxious weeds. Townships, villages, and cities can have a lien for expenses in controlling the weeds. Governing bodies can also appoint commissioners of noxious weeds, define their duties, and pay them.
Read more at WoodTV 8
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Reducing speed limits is easier under new Michigan law

April 4, 2024
Communities concerned about their local speed limits will have more freedom to make a change under a new Michigan law.
Signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, April 2, the legislation gives municipalities more flexibility with their speed limit changes following a speed study, and reduces spending by removing a previously required engineering and safety study from the process.
Read more at mLive via MSN

As Michigan legalizes surrogacy, here's how families found ways around the ban

April 2, 2024

On Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation repealing that criminal ban and legalizing surrogacy contracts and compensated surrogacy.

Read more at NPR

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International contracts: Drafting considerations

April 1, 2024

When drafting domestic contracts, lawyers need to have a good understanding of the client’s business and the underlying transaction in order to properly allocate and mitigate attendant risks.

Read more at Michigan Bar Journal

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AG Nessel Warns Renters, Homebuyers of Fraudulent Real Estate Ads

March 28, 2024

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a new consumer alert, Real Estate Scams – How to Avoid Being Taken in by Fake Listings to educate renters and homebuyers on how to avoid property scams, spurred by recent reports. Fraudulent real estate listings often advertise properties that don't exist, are not for sale or rent, or are not what they appear to be.

Read more at Michigan.gov

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Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants

March 26, 2024
Visa and Mastercard announced a major settlement with U.S. merchants on Tuesday, potentially ending nearly two decades of litigation over the fees charged every time a credit or debit card is used in a store or restaurant.
The deal would lower and cap the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard and allow small businesses to collectively bargain for rates with the payment processors in a similar way that the large merchants do on their own now.
Read more at ABC News

Tennessee becomes first state to pass a law protecting musicians against AI

March 25, 2024

The move makes Tennessee, long known as the birthplace of country music and the launchpad for musical legends, the first state in the U.S. to enact such measures. Supporters say the goal is to ensure that AI tools cannot replicate an artist's voice without their consent. The bill goes into effect July 1.

Read more at CBS News

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Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data With Insurers, Spiking Rates

March 22, 2024
Do motorist-assistance systems like GM’s OnStar feed data to auto insurers, resulting in higher premiums for some drivers?
A south Florida man says indeed, they do, and has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against General Motors and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, claiming his premiums shot up after “erroneous” information was illegally supplied to insurance carriers.
Read more at Insurance Journal
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Michigan will become the last US state to decriminalize surrogacy contracts

March 20, 2024

Michigan is currently the only state in the nation where surrogacy contracts are criminally banned, according to the governor’s office. A 1988 law passed by Republicans makes it a misdemeanor or felony charge to take part in a compensated surrogacy contract.

Read more at WZZM 13

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