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Western District Rulings in Wayside Cases Continue the Fight

A number of recent Opinions and Orders in the Western District Court of Michigan have significant consequences for our clients and their efforts to claim the surplus proceeds from the sale of their property at tax foreclosure auction. While some of t… Read More
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A Win for Former Property Owners in Jones Rivera Appeal Decision

Our office has spent years fighting for the rights of former property owners in Michigan tax foreclosure and surplus proceeds cases. This post continues our series on the court decisions, past and present, that have shaped that fight. In a published… Read More
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Victory at Michigan Court of Appeals with Chaveriat Decision

On September 8, 2025, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided In re Petition of Chippewa County Treasurer (Chaveriat) in favor of our Client. A man had lost 20 properties to tax foreclosure in Chippewa County. Four of them sold for more than he owed, b… Read More
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Felkers & Grainger Join List of Sixth Circuit Successes

On October 19, 2026, the 6th Circuit Federal Appeals court followed its recent Perry & Cunningham Opinions with Opinions in Felkers v. Kent County and Grainger v. Ottawa County. This was the third unanimous Opinion that found that the Wayside cla… Read More
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Cunningham v. Allegan Opinion in Sixth Circuit Echoes Perry Decision

On October 5, 2026, the same federal appeals court followed its Perry ruling in a second case, Cunningham v. Allegan County. The Court’s unpublished decision supports their recent finding of our clients’ claims in Perry v. St. Joseph Coun… Read More
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