As published in Forefront By Patrick O’Keefe During the unprecedented government shutdown this year, 800,000 government workers were showing up for work and not getting paid. For an interim period, nobody really noticed except the workers who did not get… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Carolyn Riegler Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have moved from science fiction fantasy to reality on the roads today. Every significant automaker and most suppliers are pursuing AV technology. Some project that driverless technology will add $7… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Susan Koss GM recently announced it is cutting 15% of its salaried workforce and shutting down five plants in North America including two in Michigan. The company’s current vision of “Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Andrew Malec, Ph.D. The U.S. consumer’s appetite for trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) is undeniable, leaving industry experts to ponder if the U.S. passenger car market is coming to an end. In 2018, almost… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Anson Smuts You may have heard people fretting over the possibility of an inverted yield curve and how this inversion may indicate a coming recession. The yield curve is not a magical crystal ball to… Continue Reading  

As published in Michigan Lawyers Weekly By Anson Smuts On Feb. 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Mission Product Holdings (“Mission”) v. Tempnology, LLC (“Tempnology”), a case centered on the unresolved fate of rejected trademark licenses in bankruptcy… Continue Reading  

As published in Law360 By Anson Smuts If you saw two identical products sitting on a shelf — one labeled “Made in USA,” the other not — which one would you buy? A 2015 survey by Consumer Reports found that 8 in… Continue Reading  

As published in ABL Advisor and Equipment Finance Advisor By Keith Chulumovich Depending on where you get your economic news, you will find varying opinions on the timing and severity of an upcoming economic downturn. For the last eight and… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Susan Koss Over the years I have worked with many clients with less than perfect record keeping practices. In some situations, this resulted in avoidable (and expensive) professional fees to straighten out the books and records before any analysis… Continue Reading  

As published in Forefront By Andrew Malec, Ph.D. In December 2015, Congress passed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (“FAST”) Act. This Act mandated that the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) audit the recall processes of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (“NHTSA”) Office of Defects… Continue Reading