Channing Robinson-Holmes and Michael Pitt were cited in FOX 2 News coverage of the announcement on filing of racial discrimination lawsuit against Anna's House restaurants:
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FOX 2 News/Detroit -- "Attorneys in Unemployment Fraud Cases Join Forces, Call for State Review of AI in Government"/1:42
FOX 2 News coverage of yesterday's announcement, featuring Kevin Carlson, Jennifer Lord, Tony Paris, and Christian Sandvig
Cary McGehee To Present at ICLE Annual Labor & Employment Law Institute on April 16-17, 2020
Firm co-founder Cary McGehee will be a speaker at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s upcoming Labor & Employment Law Institute set for April 16 & 17, 2020.
McGehee will be joined by co-presenter William Thomas (of Starr...
"Commentary: Artificial Intelligence Will Require Oversight, Regulation"
An op-ed authored by Jennifer Lord was published in the February 2, 2020 edition of Crain's Detroit Business.
Types of Wrongful Termination: The Reasons You're Being Fired Might be Wrongful Termination
Imagine landing your dream job - great responsibility, pay, and perks. Things go well for a while, but then you suddenly receive notice that you will be terminated. No matter your circumstances, losing a job is incredibly stressful. Losing your job...
Detroit Free Press -- "State of Michigan's Mistake Led to Man Filing Bankruptcy"
Jennifer Lord was cited in Detroit Free Press coverage of biased and harmful AI-driven programs being used to administer government benefits and related programs:
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Michigan Radio/NPR -- "Lawsuit Over State's False Unemployment Fraud Debacle Can Continue"
Jennifer Lord was cited by Michigan Radio/NPR in its coverage of the favorable Court of Appeals ruling on the UIA false fraud case
MLive -- "Suit Against Michigan Unemployment Agency Can Proceed, Court Rules"
A lawsuit alleging the state violated people’s constitutional rights by falsely accusing them of unemployment fraud and slapping them with huge fines will be allowed to proceed, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
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Crain's Detroit Business -- "Michigan Victims Wrongly Accused of Fraud Win Again in Court"
Residents who were falsely accused of defrauding Michigan's unemployment benefits system won another victory Thursday when the state appeals court ruled 3-0 that their lawsuit seeking financial damages should proceed.
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ABC News -- "Michigan Victims Wrongly Accused of Fraud Win Again in Court"
Residents who were falsely accused of defrauding Michigan's unemployment benefits system won another victory Thursday when the state appeals court ruled 3-0 that their lawsuit seeking financial damages should proceed.
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Bridge Michigan -- "Appeals Court: Michigan Workers Can Seek Damages from False Fraud Claims"
A lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of Michigan workers falsely accused of unemployment fraud can proceed on constitutional grounds and seek damages, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
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Detroit News -- "Appeals Panel Lets Unemployment Fraud Lawsuit Proceed Against State"
Lansing — A Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that thousands of people falsely accused of unemployment fraud could seek damages above the money and penalties that were seized from them.
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New York Times -- "Michigan Victims Wrongly Accused of Fraud Win Again in Court"
LANSING, Mich. — Residents who were falsely accused of defrauding Michigan's unemployment benefits system won another victory Thursday when the state appeals court ruled 3-0 that their lawsuit seeking financial damages should...
Washington Times -- "Michigan Victims Wrongly Accused of Fraud Win in Court Again"
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Residents who were falsely accused of defrauding Michigan’s unemployment benefits system won another victory Thursday when the state appeals court ruled 3-0 that their lawsuit seeking financial damages should...
Michigan Advance -- "Michigan Unemployment System Victims to Get Their Day in Court"
Thousands of people were falsely accused of unemployment insurance fraud in Michigan, thanks to an automated computer system. Now a Court of Appeals panel has ruled their class-action lawsuit against the state of Michigan will be heard.
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Lansing State Journal -- "Unemployment Fraud Case Moves Forward, With Millions at Stake for Victims, State"
A lawsuit filed against the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency by victims of a years-long fraud scandal can proceed, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday....
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Gongwer News Service -- "UIA Lawsuit Gets Greenlight from Courts; What Will Whitmer Do?"
Governor Gretchen Whitmer faces one of the biggest decisions of her nearly year in office now that the courts have cleared the way for the plaintiffs who sued the state more than four years ago over its wrongful conclusion they committed fraud to...
GM Tries to Dump Defective Transmission Suit
Law360 has published an update regarding a proposed class action accusing General Motors of selling vehicles with faulty transmissions. PMPR is one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs in this federal lawsuit.
Detroit News -- "Federal Lawsuit Alleges 'Filth,' Mold at Michigan's Women's Prison"
Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers was referenced by Detroit News as one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs in its coverage of a federal class action lawsuit filed in regard to unhealthy conditions at Women's Huron Valley prison in...
Jennifer Lord Provides Insight on UIA False Fraud Class Action at NYC Symposium on Harmful AI
Jennifer Lord was a guest presenter at the AI Now Institute's 2019 Symposium "The Growing Pushback Against Harmful AI." The event was held at NYU Skirball Center in New York City in early October.
The symposium, attended...
