835 COMME RCIAL TRANS ACTI ON S AND CON TRACT L AW MABLE MARTIN-S COTT † AND KEVIN S COTT †† I. I NTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 835II. COMMERCIAL LAW........................................................................... 836 A. Priority Rights of Secured Creditors under Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC) ........................................... 8 36 B. I nte rpre tation of the Mol de rs Lie n Act Pursua nt t o MCL Section 445.611................................................................. 838 C. W aive r of Sove re ign Imm un ity by I nd ian Tribe ......................... 84 1 D. Cont ract Inte rpret ation ............................................................. 843 E. Enforcem en t of a Garni shee J udg m ent—Bankruptcy................ 84 6 F. Con st ruction Lie n Act Filing Period : I m prov e m e nt ve rsus W arranty W ork................................................................ 848 G. Comerica Bank v. Cohen........................................................... 852 III. CONTRACT LAW .............................................................................. 857 A. Contracts in Violation of Statutory Provisions or Public Policy ............................................................................. 857 B. Pree m ption: The Health Ins urancePortabil ity and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Michigan MCL Se ction 600.2157........................................................................ 861 C. Modification of a Non-Modifiable Divorce Decree...................86 4 D. P roperty Settl em ent Agr ee m en ts ............................................... 8 6 7 E. Third-Party Beneficiaries .......................................................... 869 F. Adm iss ibil ity of Parol Evide nceto Det e rm ine the Scope of a Third-Party Beneficiary Release .............................. 87 1 1. Th ird -Pa rt y Bene f ic ia ry A na ly s is ......................................... 8 7 3 2. Laten t Am bi guity an d Contract Inte rpretation ....................87 5 G. Cont ract Con st ruction/Ins uran ce Policies ................................ 87 7 IV.CONCLUSION................................................................................... 880I. I NTRODUCTIONTh e following cases r efle c t r ecen t developmen t s in con t r act and com m ercial law in the sta te of Michiga n f or the 2 010 -201 1 Survey † Profes sor, Thom as M. Coole y La w Sch ool. B.S., 198 0, Univers ity of Ill inois; J.D. , 1 9 8 3 , Un iv e r s it y o f Io w a L a w S c h o o l. S h e wou ld like t o t h an k h e r resea r c h assistant, Cedric Osivandi, for his invaluable assistance. †† Ass ociate Profess or, Tho m as M. Cooley Law Sc ho ol. B.B.A., 19 78 , We ste rn Michiga n Univers ity; J .D., 19 83 , Univers ity of Michiga n Law Sch ool.
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7/29/2019 57 Wayne l. Rev. 835 - Commercial Transactions and Contract Law - Mable Martin-scott & Kevin Scott