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Next step takes the case to the Michigan Supreme Court

In a newly released police report, A Kent County sheriff’s deputy describes the moments before and after his cruiser fatally struck a 17-year-old in April.

A court hearing for an Oakland County substitute teacher accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with three minor students was postponed until next month.

Families claim district ignored warnings about accused teacher.

Nearly a dozen families will sue the Huron Valley School District, a Detroit attorney said, because school officials failed to take action when the families’ elementary-aged children were sexually assaulted by a substitute teacher.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a trade association representing drug companies have urged a Michigan state appeals court to rule that Gilead Sciences is immune from a claim.

Arguments were heard Wednesday in the Michigan Court of Appeals as attorneys representing the families of the Oxford High School shooting victims look to have their civil case returned to Oakland County Circuit Court.

Some families also retained civil attorney Ven Johnson and had planned to sue the district and the principal.

“It is a ridiculous, frivolous motion. In any other type of a case would be sanctioned by the trial judge,” said attorney Ven Johnson.