Judge Tosses Sexual Assault Suit Against Lawyer in Battle Between Personal Injury Titans
The ABA Journal is reporting that a Michigan judge has dismissed a sexual misconduct suit against a Southfield lawyer in what appears to be an ongoing battle between rivals.
The judge dismissed the sexual assault suit against lawyer Michael Morse after finding that his accuser had lied when she was questioned in a deposition about a possible financial motive for the suit.
The Journal‘s report describes the defendant and the lawyer opposing him:
“Morse has built his practice with daytime television commercials that are ‘as ubiquitous as soap operas,’ according to the Detroit News. His mother appears in some of the ads, and he comes across as a likable lawyer. [The accuser’s lawyer, Geoffrey] Fieger, on the other hand, ‘has handled a bevy of prominent cases,’ including that of assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian. He doesn’t seem to care what people think, and he is full of ‘bombastic bravado,’ according to the Detroit News.
