... Though the parties did not sign a formal agreement that defined the scope of Simen's legal
representation, plaintiffs [2] expected that Simen would be responsible for the legal due diligence
of the acquisition, which obviously included intellectual property matters. ...
... In order to establish a common law claim for injuries arising out of a dog bite, a plaintiff must show
that the owner of the animal had scienter, or knowledge, of the dog's "abnormal dangerous
propensities." Trager v Thor, 445 Mich 95, 99; 516 NW2d 69 (1994), citing Restatement ...