Timothy Mulligan

Published legal author on issues in civil litigation, which includes liability insurance, tort reform, and causation law. Obtained summary disposition for an employer-defendant in a wrongful death case involving an electrocution. Awarded summary judgment in a Federal civil rights case negating a case evaluation of one million dollars. Successfully defeated tenants appeal to Kent County Circuit Court (2022). This was a termination of tenancy based on lack of approved occupancy, other violation notices, and a threat to another resident. Obtained a prompt and complete dismissal of the tenants appeal. Successfully defeated tenants appeal to Kenty County Circuit Court (2022). This was a termination suit based on numerous violations of the lease and community rules. Appeal dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. Defeated tenants appeal to Kent County Circuit Court (2022). This tenant had been litigating against our client since 2015. Was able to put to rest the final stages of the tenants series of spurious claims and illegitimate defenses. Promptly defeated tenants attorneys appeal to Macomb County Circuit Court (2022). Attacked the jurisdictional basis for the appeal as well as cited multiple procedural defects raised by opposing counsel. Drafted the appeal motion that successfully defeated an attempted appeal by the tenant to the Ohio Court of Appeals (2023). The tenant failed to comply with appellate rules. The dismissal was also based on mootness because the tenant failed to comply with a trial court order requiring deposits of rent. Defeated an appeal to Jackson County Circuit Court (2023). The appeal was defeated based on jurisdictional grounds; the circuit court did not even have to reach the merits (or lack thereof), of tenants appeal. Defeated an appeal to Oakland County Circuit Court (2023), based on jurisdictional grounds as well as successfully defeated tenants effort to be represented in the appeal by a non-attorney. Successfully defeated tenants appeal to Ottawa County Circuit Court (2024). This tenant, who attempted more than one appeal, had made numerous false claims in the underlying nonpayment of rent case. Defeated tenants appeal of nonpayment of rent case to Wayne County Circuit Court (2024). Significant parts of the decision on appeal were taken verbatim from the appeal brief that was filed in support of our appeal. Successfully defeated an appeal to Calhoun County Circuit (2024). In this nonpayment case, the tenant was misusing the appeal process to try to obtain additional time and to delay the conclusion of summary proceedings. A mobile home had been abandoned so long ago, the title records were woefully outdated. After diligent skip tracing, was able to take the unorthodox step of filing a lawsuit against the home itself in Circuit Court. A judgment was successfully obtained allowing our manufactured housing community client to submit to the Secretary of State and obtain transfer of the title to the home.