Good Business or No Business LLC v. Detroit, City of

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:25-cv-10308

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Laurie J. Michelson

Firms

  1. September 29, 2026

    Detroit Beats Takings Claims Over Fire Insurance Withholding

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed class action accusing Detroit of unconstitutionally withholding residents' fire insurance proceeds, finding that a property owner had no protected interest in a potential $24,000 insurance payout because the policy was subject to Michigan's decades-old Fire Insurance Withholding Program.

  2. June 01, 2026

    Mich. Biz Can't Appeal AG Intervention In Fire Coverage Suit

    A Detroit property owner can't seek Sixth Circuit review of the Michigan attorney general's intervention in the property owner's constitutional challenge to the state's Fire Insurance Withholding Program, as a federal judge said Monday the intervention won't "materially alter" the suit.

  3. February 02, 2026

    Mich. AG Can't Toss Fire Policy Challenge, Property Co. Says

    A property owner urged a Michigan federal court to allow its proposed class action over the constitutionality of the state's Fire Insurance Withholding Program to go forward, saying the state attorney general's bid to dismiss the suit is untimely and improper as an intervening party.

  4. October 21, 2025

    Mich. AG Can Step Into Fire Insurance Policy Challenge

    The Michigan attorney general can intervene in a dispute over the constitutionality of the state's Fire Insurance Withholding Program, which allows participating municipalities to withhold part of a property owner's insurance payout until fire-damaged property is repaired, a federal court ruled.