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First Microbrewery
FLINT, MI — The state has approved a license for what could be first microbrewery, planned for a shuttered Flint fire station near downtown.Despite the green light for the project, the Rev. Patrick McNeal, pastor at Living Grace Community Fellowship and My Brother’s Keeper, said his congregation will pray that the brewery fails even before it opens its […]
Michigan house approves $195 million for Detroit “grand bargain” bankruptcy deal
The Michigan House on Thursday approved sweeping legislation that would send $194.8 million to Detroit in a bid to minimize pension cuts for retirees and help end the largest municipal bankruptcy case in United States history. Philanthropic foundations and the Detroit Institute of Arts have pledged $466 million for the grand bargain in order to protect […]
Downtown Grand Rapids Bar liquor license suspended
The Michigan Liquor Control Commission Tuesday ruled that The B.O.B. bar’s liquor license will be suspended for 10 days. The complaints against The B.O.B. stem from one of three falling deaths at the establishment in four years. An autopsy found that Kevin O’Brien was drunk in May 2013 when he fell four floors to his […]
Local Bar Loses Liquor License
A Sand Lake bar that’s been in business almost 24 years will not see its 25th. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission revoked the licenses of the Lake Street Station (The Sand Bar), after a penalty hearing on May 13. 24 years gone down the drain. source: cedarspringspost.com/2014/05/22/local-bar-loses-liquor-license/
First Place to Receive a Liquor License After Prohibition
While I was in Cincinnati this weekend for my son’s graduation from Xavier, we happened to go to this bar. It is the first place to receive a liquor license after prohibition. I thought that was funny since a huge part of my law practice is liquor license related. There is also a great story […]
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MEKANI, OROW, MEKANI, SHALLAL & HINDO, P.C. SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS CLIENT AGAINST LANDLORD CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN A LIQUOR LICENSE PURCHASED BY THE CLIENT FROM THE LANDLORDS’ FORMER TENANT
As the economy continues to falter and businesses continue to fail, it has become increasingly important for commercial landlords to ensure proper measures are implemented to secure a tenants payment and performance pursuant to a property lease. In a recent case defended by Mekani, Orow, Mekani, Shallal & Hindo, P.C., the tenant went out of […]
SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS GUARANTORS OF A LOAN AGAINST A LENDERSEEKING A $1.6 MILLION DEFICIENCY
In the current financial climate, when a borrower defaults on a loan, lenders generally attempt to collect the loan balance owing from the guarantors of the loan. However, lenders fail to recognize that when the lender voluntarily eliminates the debt owing by the principal borrower, the bank gives up its rights to collect anything from […]