Douglas J. Fryer

Significant Decisions

• Secura Insurance v. Stainless Sales, Inc., 431 F.3d 987 (6th Cir. 2005). Upholding the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan’s ruling that the plaintiff insurer had a duty to defend and indemnify the insured in the underlying suit arising from a train derailment.

• Matrix Construction, LLC v. Barton Malow Co., 2006 WL 399762 (Mich. App. 2006) (Docket No. 265156). Upholding the Wayne County Circuit Court’s ruling that plaintiff contractor failed to allege that defendant construction manager owed a duty to plaintiff separate and distinct from its contractual duties.

• Richard J. Gibbs, Jr., et al.  v. Joseph C. Gibbs, et al., 2007 WL 838952 (Mich. App. 2007) (Docket No. 266718). Upholding the Macomb County Circuit Court’s order enforcing a settlement agreement.

• Burns Rolland, et al. v. International Transmission Company, 2008 WL 2038025 (Mich. App. 2008) (Docket No. 274411). Upholding the Lapeer County Circuit Court’s ruling that defendant electric transmission company’s plan to replace aging wooden utility poles with updated steel utility poles on the property of private homeowners did not violate the language of an express easement agreement.