Adler Stilman Pllc v. Oakwood Healthcare Inc

STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS ADLER STILMAN, PLLC UNPUBLISHED February 13, 2018 Plaintiff-Appellant, v No. 333538 Wayne Circuit Court OAKWOOD HEALTHCARE, INC., and STATE LC No. 16-003850-NZ FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Defendants-Appellees. Before: MURRAY, P.J., and FORT HOOD and GLEICHER, JJ. GLEICHER, J. (dissenting). Under the American Rule, litigants pay their own attorney fees. The rule provides that unpaid fees may be recovered only though a contract enforcement action. But there are statutory and equitable exceptions. This case presents an equitable exception.…