May 4, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
Appeals have been denied in the murder case against two men charged in Livingston County for their roles in a deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.
Attorneys for Barry Cadden and Glenn Chin filed motions in January to reverse earlier rulings against their clients that they should stand trial on 11 counts of second degree murder.
Last week, Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Michael Gadola denied both in a one-sentence opinion that cited a failure to persuade the court of the need for immediate appellate review. Cadden was a part-owner and Chin was a supervising pharmacist at the New England Compounding Center.
Man Who Broke Ankle on Obstacle Course on Michigan Farm Wins Appeal February 16, 2021
A man who broke an ankle on an obstacle course at a pumpkin patch will get his foot inside a courthouse again.
A judge wrongly dismissed Tarek Hamade’s lawsuit against DeBuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, the Michigan Court of Appeals said.
Hamade fractured an ankle while running across tires that were part of an obstacle course known as “Tough Farmer.” He said he was injured while stepping on a tire that was very soft at the fall attraction near Belleville.
DeBuck’s argued that the spongy tire was an open and obvious risk, a key legal standard under Michigan liability law.
A judge wrongly dismissed a lawsuit against DeBuck's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled after a man argued there was an obvious risk in part of the group's obstacle course.