Michigan Basic Property Insurance v. Hackert Furniture Distributing Co.

Plaintiff, Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association, appeals from a circuit court order awarding $59,968.75 in mediation sanctions to defendants, Ervin Hackert, Hackert Furniture Distributing Company, Inc., and Furniture Mart, Inc. Plaintiff asserts that the trial court erred in awarding attorney fees for services that were not necessitated by its rejection of the mediation evaluation. It also contends that the $125 hourly fee used by the trial court to calculate attorney fees was too high. Defendants cross appeal, arguing that the $125 hourly fee was too low. We affirm.

In 1987, a fire…