First, it was gyms. Now, it’s bars, restaurants, and even a donut shop. For Lansing attorney Dave Kallman, representing the small businesses that have had their liquor licenses suspended, been cited by the health department, or in the donut shop owner’s case, been criminally charged for allegedly violating the state’s COVID-19 orders, has become a bit of a cottage industry.
Since September, 26 businesses have had their liquor licenses suspended by the Michigan Liquor License Control Commission, at least as of December 21.
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“They re really attacking these people big time, and going right for their ability to operate and be a business,” Kallman said by phone last week.