Rarely does the United States go outside the Department of Justice for legal representation. In June of 1997, however, the Department interviewed Michigan trial lawyers for a case pending in the Western District of Michigan. Our senior attorney, Carole Bos, was selected. She was sworn in at the Department of Justice as Special Attorney to the United States Attorney General.

In one of the few multi-level marketing cases that have actually been tried to jury verdict, Bos & Glazier won a major victory for two California distributors against a multi-level marketing company, Amway Corporation. The $1.1 million judgment on the jury’s verdict was even more satisfying since the case had been thrown out of court by the trial judge who was reversed on appeal. This was a significant victory for our clients since the case was tried in Amway’s hometown. The trial received extensive media coverage with the Associated Press filing reports on final arguments and the jury’s unanimous verdict.

In another multi-level marketing case involving four distributors for Morinda, a Utah based direct selling company, Bos & Glazier received an arbitration award of $463,841.12. This case, involving a dispute over lines of sponsorship, was presented to an arbitrator after three days of testimony in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In 2003, Bos & Glazier negotiated the 4th largest reported settlement in the State of Michigan, as reported by Lawyers Weekly. Michigan Department of Transportation ("MDOT") paid a total of $9.1 million dollars to settle a case involving land taken for the construction of the South Belt Freeway. The original good faith offer on this case was $1.9 million dollars.

In 2002, Bos & Glazier represented DeVries Development in a trial against the Michigan Department of Transportation ("MDOT"). The case involved a taking of about 4,300 square feet of property and the closure of the main access road to the DeVries property to accommodate the piers for the reconstruction of the S-Curve. MDOT's original good faith offer for its taking was $186,000. The jury awarded $650,000 and MDOT paid approximately $950,000, including reimbursement of costs, interest and attorney fees.

In 2001, Bos & Glazier represented property owners whose land was taken for construction of South Belt Freeway. MDOT's original offer to the property owner was $1,370,000. Using an alternative dispute resolution process of facilitative mediation, Bos & Glazier negotiated a settlement in the amount of $1,727,000. An additional amount was paid by MDOT to Bos & Glazier for attorney fees.

In 1999, Bos & Glazier negotiated the 5th largest reported settlement in the State of Michigan, as reported by Lawyers Weekly. This condemnation action involved property owned by Crown Development Corporation located near Kalamazoo Avenue and 60th Street in Gaines Township. MDOT paid $3.5 million in a case where the original offer to the property owner was $444,000.

Bos & Glazier continues to represent developers and other major property owners in cases involving highway construction projects. Review our Speeches and Publications section of this site for information about eminent domain and condemnation law.

In today’s world of complex litigation, not every lawyer can perform every type of specialized analysis required to successfully try a case. When an intellectual property case is tried to a jury, the case frequently requires a trial team with both “patent” attorneys and “trial” attorneys. We fill the role of trial attorney. On the team representing Haworth Corporation in its patent infringement case against Herman Miller, our senior attorney worked with patent counsel from Washington, D.C. to achieve a pretrial settlement of $44 million for our client.

In the late 1970s, massive chemical contamination of the Love Canal became front-page news throughout the country. Niagara Falls, New York became the focus of a nationwide concern about pollution to groundwater. It was because of Love Canal that Congress enacted Superfund legislation. Not surprisingly, Hooker Chemical (later acquired by Occidental Chemical) fought a bitter coverage battle with its insurers. In what was likely to be the only jury trial involving Love Canal pollution, Bos & Glazier was retained as trial counsel for an insurer sixteen years after the case began. Our team’s preparation of a convincing position for our client forced a settlement of the case on the eve of trial. This result was even more gratifying since Bos & Glazier was preparing for the jury trial of another significant coverage case, involving a different insured, set to commence trial in Wheaton, Illinois within days of the Love Canal trial. In both cases our opposition insisted that settlement was contingent upon our lawyers not trying the case for any remaining party. We have similarly managed and achieved excellent results in other major coverage litigation nationwide.

Breach of contract, age discrimination and sexual harassment are just a few of the types of employment disputes where Bos & Glazier lawyers have a proven record of success. Bradley Glazier has secured substantial, confidential six-figure settlements where executives had been terminated for “poor performance.” In most cases, favorable mediation awards for our clients forced settlement before expensive trial preparation efforts were needed. In 2001, Mr. Glazier prevailed in a jury trial in Muskegon over the sexual harassment of a server and bartender. We have also worked extensively with employees to negotiate severance packages and to arbitrate employment disputes.

Divorce, child custody and parenting time are some of the family law disputes where Bos & Glazier lawyers have extensive expertise. Based upon its excellent reputation and experience in this area, the firm has been retained by attorneys in other states to handle jurisdictional battles where different states compete over which court should decide custody of minor children. Bos & Glazier brings a personal and compassionate approach to assisting individuals who are struggling through what is often the most difficult time in their lives. The firm is also experienced in handling more complex issues involving the valuation and transfer of family-owned businesses and working with experts in disputed custody cases. Bos & Glazier has also focused much of its pro bono efforts in helping battered women seek relief from abusive relationships.