Rovas v. SBC Michigan

Decided July 23, 2008. Robert P. Young Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

482 Mich. 90 · Cited 263 times

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• Koontz v. Ameritech Services, Inc · 645 N.W.2d 34
• Boyer-Campbell Co. v. Fry · 260 N.W. 165
• Ludington Service v. ACTING COMMISSIONER OF INS. · 511 N.W.2d 661
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134
• Auer v. Robbins · 519 U.S. 452
• Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 421 U.S. 60
• United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822
• Michigan Employment Relations Commission v. Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc · 223 N.W.2d 283
• Cameron v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n · 718 N.W.2d 784
• General Motors Corp. v. Erves · 395 Mich. 604
• Complaint of Rovas v. Ameritech Michigan · 740 N.W.2d 523
• Robinson v. City of Detroit · 613 N.W.2d 307
• In Re MCI Telecommunications Complaint · 596 N.W.2d 164
• Hi-Way Motor Co. v. International Harvester Co. · 247 N.W.2d 813
• Griffith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 697 N.W.2d 895
• Marquis v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity · 513 N.W.2d 799
• Coblentz v. City of Novi · 719 N.W.2d 73
• Viculin v. Department of Civil Service · 192 N.W.2d 449
• Department of Natural Resources v. Seaman · 240 N.W.2d 206
• Adrian School District v. Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System · 582 N.W.2d 767
• Taylor v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. · 658 N.W.2d 127
• Brown v. Mayor of Detroit · 734 N.W.2d 514
• Catalina Marketing Sales Corp. v. Department of Treasury · 678 N.W.2d 619
• City of Taylor v. Detroit Edison Co. · 715 N.W.2d 28

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