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Dennis M. Haffey is the Director of the Litigation Department. He is listed in several editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and is named as a Super Lawyer in Michigan and in The Best Lawyers in Metro Detroit.
Experience
Mr. Haffey's practice focuses on complex business litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants, at trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts, administrative agencies, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolutions, on various subject matters, including:
Shareholder, partner and owner disputes
Minority shareholder/owner oppression, deadlock, and dissolution
Corporate mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions
Dealer, distributor, agency and employment terminations
Sales commission disputes
Supply chain disputes
Fraud, tortious interference, and other business torts
Non-compete agreements and trade secrets
Franchise terminations and other disputes (including wine and automotive).
Automotive (Tier 1 and Tier 2) disputes
Professional malpractice (accountant and legal)
Fiduciary duty
Probate litigation
Sports & entertainment
General commercial, contract and UCC
Warranty claims
Securities
Insurance (coverage and bad faith)
Accountings
Negligence
Significant Decisions
Rofe, et al. v. Robinson, et al., 93 Mich. App. 749 (1979), remanded 408 Mich. 899 (1980), 99 Mich. App. 404 (1980) (On Remand), rev'd 415 Mich. 345 (1982), 126 Mich. App. 151 (1983) (On Second Remand)
Doherty v. American Motors Corp., 728 F.2d 334 (6th Cir. 1984)
Central Sports Army Club v. Arena Associates, Inc., Detroit Vipers, International Hockey League, Sergei Samsonov, 952 F. Supp. 181 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Pung v. General Motors Corp., 226 Mich. App. 384 (1997)
Viviano Wine Importers v. Brown-Forman Corp., 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 19114, 89 F.3d 837, cert. den. 1997 U.S. LEXIS 326
Meyer Jewelry Company v. Meyer Holdings, Inc., 906 F. Supp. 428 (E.D. Mich. 1995)
ParaData Computer Networks v. Telebit Corp., 830 F. Supp. 1001 (E.D. Mich. 1993)
Mascarenas v. Union Carbide Corp., et al., 196 Mich. App. 240 (1992)
Grossheim v. Freightliner Corp., 974 F.2d 745, 1992 U.S. LEXIS .21080 (1992)
Grimm v. Ford Motor Company, et al., 157 Mich. App. 633, app. den. 428 Mich. 902 (1986)
DESCO v. Millers Cove, 646 F. Supp. 520 (E.D. Mich. 1986)
Cousineau v. Ford Motor Co., et al., 140 Mich. App. 19, den., cert. den. 474 U.S. 971 (1985)
Soderberg & Kimbrell v. Detroit Bank & Trust Company, 126 Mich. App. 474 (1983)
Standard Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n. v. Citizens Insurance Co., 99 Mich. App. 338, 19 A.L.R.4th 1261 (1980)
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Oakland County Bar Association
Past President of Board of Governors of Oakhurst Golf & Country Club.
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