16 January 2020

School Employee’s Immunity Claim Rejected by Co...

  In a recent unpublished case, Stanton v Anchor Bay School District, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s determination that Anchor Bay School District and its superintendent, Leonard Woodside, were absolutely immune from intentional tort claims.  The court also allowed the case against Sherry Kenward (Director of Student Services at the District’s […]

16 January 2020

Appellate Court Allows OMA Case Over Terminatio...

  The Michigan Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in Meyer v Oakland Community College Board of Trustees, a case involving alleged violations of the Open Meetings Act (OMA), MCL 15.261 et seq.  The salient facts involved a May 2017 meeting by the Defendant Board, during which the Board met in closed session to […]