Legal Opinion
John J. Fannon Co. v. Fannon Products, LLC
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 2006No. Docket 255480PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAAD, EJ.
This is an appeal by lawyers who were sanctioned $113,911.88 for pursuing frivolous litigation. The case arises out of a dispute over alleged misconduct regarding the assets of a family business, plaintiff John J. Fannon Company. The first lawyer for plaintiff in this suit, attorney Lawrence D. Heitsch, filed a complaint on behalf of plaintiff on August 15, 2000, and alleged that defendants breached their fiduciary duties to plaintiff and conspired to convert, transfer, or divert plaintiffs assets, including a policy that insured the life of company founder John J. Fannon, Jr. (“John…
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