That first patient complained to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) in 2004, but the complaint was dismissed because the doctor had no priors and agreed to take classes on professional sexual misconduct.

“I chose to fight the Detroit Land Bank on this because I knew I had the financial means to do so,” Curtis said. “And I knew that it would take a team of attorneys to literally and figuratively fight city hall.”

A federal lawsuit has been filed against a Michigan body assembly company by an amputee who said he was fired because of his disability.

A former worker is filing a federal lawsuit against the company, Total Response EMS, claiming the employer deducted money from its employees checks for health insurance.