MT. CLEMENS, Mich. – A company hired to investigate the existence of mold and make recommendations for remediation and renovation at a Michigan school has charged the school district, its legal counsel, and other individual defendants with breach of conduct and defamation. Wonder Makers Environmental, Inc. and Dr. Michael Pinto

MT. CLEMENS, Mich. – The replacement of ceiling tiles and other repairs were left undone and contractors were allegedly left unpaid after mold was discovered at Washington Elementary School in the Romeo Community School District in Michigan. In response to being unpaid, one of the contractors, Dennis Schutte of DI-S

A group of 29 current and former Ziebart franchisees on Friday filed a lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court claiming that Troy-based Ziebart Corp. is violating franchise agreements by overcharging for products. The lawsuit also raises questions about the safety of a chemical Ziebart franchisees must use to rustproof cars

DETROIT — The attorney for the son of an exotic dancer killed in a drive-by shooting after she allegedly danced at a rumored Manoogian Mansion party hopes to get key text messages to help in the case to solve her killing. Tamara Greene’s son, Johnathan Bond, filed a lawsuit alleging

The recent allegations that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied in court when asked about his relationship with Chief of Staff Christine Beatty could be fuel for the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene who has sued the mayor and city police officials in federal court. Greene danced under the name

A federal judge today scheduled a hearing for Dec. 1 before deciding whether to sanction the city of Detroit for destroying ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s computer 2008 while lawsuits were pending involving e-mails and text messages. The evidentiary hearing was set during a closed-door meeting today in U.S. District Court involving

Detroit— A lawyer representing the family of Tamara “Strawberry” Greene wants the city to turn over records that could prove whether city boats were used to ship strippers and guests to a rumored Manoogian Mansion party. The demand was included in a filing late Tuesday asking a federal judge to

Yatooma’s Foundation For The Kids, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing guidance and generating stability to families with children who have suddenly lost a parent, has named Pam Wong its executive director. Most recently, Wong advised clients as principal in Connecting the Dots, LLC. Wong has also held

Detroit — Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s office computer is missing, but the city has found two external hard drives filled with data taken from his home computer, according to federal court records filed today. The disclosure was contained in an order signed by a federal judge in U.S. District Court

WXYZ) Detroit’s former mayor will be staying in his prison cell Monday. Kwame Kilpatrick had been scheduled to testify in a federal court hearing in the slain stripper lawsuit. The courtroom was being prepared to handle extra members of the media, the U. S. Marshals were ready to transport the

DETROIT (WXYZ) – It looks like the family of murdered exotic dancer Tamara Greene could be getting information from Kwame Kilpatrick’s computers after all. In an order issued late Monday, a federal magistrate said it has come to the court’s attention there are copies of what had reportedly been destroyed.

A federal magistrate ordered the City of Detroit to search for new evidence in a lawsuit involving a slain stripper said to have danced at a rumored but never-proved party at the Manoogian Mansion. Magistrate Steven Whalen on Monday gave city attorney John Schapka seven days to find two external

A federal magistrate today ordered the City of Detroit to conduct a new search for evidence for the lawsuit of a slain stripper said to have danced at a never-proven wild party at the Manoogian Mansion. Magistrate R. Steven Whalen gave city attorney John Schapka seven days to locate two

Karie Ross Dombrowski’s husband is too busy running the Detroit Tigers to take a bunch of dance lessons, and he’s a private sort of public figure anyway, so he volunteered his wife. Now she’s a day away from Dancing with Detroit’s Stars, and she cheerfully concedes, “I’m absolutely terrified.” Dombrowski

DETROIT — The city of Detroit can’t afford to store deleted e-mails longer than a week, a high-tech manager testified Wednesday at a hearing to learn why ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s old e-mails can’t be found. Information technology manager Terrance Sims said he couldn’t find any e-mails dated before 2006 when

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals has honored Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications for creative client achievement with three 2010 International MarCom Awards. The Tanner Friedman team received one platinum and two gold awards for work on behalf of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, Forgotten Harvest

It’s been 5 years since the woman – an exotic dancer known as Strawberry lost her life. Was she a target, or was it a cruel act of evil that took her life? Is Green’s death connected to the mayor’s office? Inquiring minds want to know. Five years ago a

A $165 million theme park proposal that’s been years in the making for northern Michigan is just steps away from acquiring a tract of state land along I-75 near Grayling for development. Rochester-based Main Street America Inc. will request some zoning changes before the Grayling Township Planning Commission on July