Personal liability and property damage auto insurance – which is also more commonly known as PLPD – describes the minimum amount of car insurance that a vehicle owner must have in order to comply with the auto insurance...more
3/1/2022
/ Auto Insurance ,
Bodily Injury ,
Car Accident ,
Economic Damages ,
Lost Wages ,
Medical Bills ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Personal Liability ,
PIP Coverage ,
Property Damage ,
Uninsured and Under-Insured Motorists
All too often, defense lawyers insist at case evaluation hearings, depositions, arbitrations and in court that auto accident victims with pre-existing injuries should not recover any – or should recover less - pain and...more
Court rules that a car accident victim’s Michigan insurance application must describe the nature of the injury, which may include symptoms traceable to an injury - Every person injured in a car accident in Michigan who will...more
Michigan auto No Fault insurance is expensive. If you’re planning on moving out of Michigan and becoming a resident of another state, you’re probably looking forward to insuring your car in your new state and cancelling your...more
Want to know one of the biggest causes of preventable car accidents that very few people know about?
It’s sleep deprivation.
Most lawyers look at the car crash itself, or the few seconds leading up to the crash. But...more
Recognizing the signs and symptoms of closed head injuries as soon as possible gives victims the best chance to get the proper medical treatment and to recover from whatever type of closed head injury they have suffered....more
A person’s response to the distressing and disturbing nature of a crash can result in feeling a loss of control, helplessness, pain, confusion, loss of sense of self and self-worth, and an inability to cope.
Injuries may...more
It can be an unpleasant and confusing situation when your car is hit by another vehicle while parked. It only makes matters worse when the at-fault driver takes off without leaving a note or any contact information.,
When...more
People are electrocuted and killed after car crashes every year. Tragically, it is not the car accident itself that causes their fatal injuries, but it is their deadly exposure to high voltage electricity that occurs when a...more
There continues to be considerable and understandable confusion about the effects of Michigan’s new auto No-Fault insurance law, which the Legislature passed in June 2019.
No area of the new law has created more confusion...more
11/4/2020
/ Auto Insurance ,
Bodily Injury ,
Car Accident ,
Health Insurance ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Military Service Members ,
Motor Vehicles ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Opt-Outs ,
TRICARE
People often ask me “how much car insurance do I need?”
Never has this question been more important than now. Michigan drivers now face the biggest changes in auto No-Fault insurance since the No-Fault Act was enacted in...more
1/29/2020
/ Asset Protection ,
Auto Insurance ,
Bodily Injury ,
Car Accident ,
Casualty Insurance ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Deductibles ,
Insurance Reform ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Liability Insurance ,
Medical Expenses ,
Mini-Tort Laws ,
Motor Vehicles ,
New Legislation ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
PIP Coverage ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Damage ,
Uninsured and Under-Insured Motorists
There is no legal THC limit in Michigan to prove a person is guilty of marijuana-impaired driving. There is also not likely to be any limit to prove marijuana-impaired driving anytime soon. That’s because a legislatively...more
9/23/2019
/ Accident Scene ,
Auto Insurance ,
Bodily Injury ,
Cannabis Products ,
Car Accident ,
Drugged Driving ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Liability ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Negligence ,
Reckless Driving
Should I buy rental car insurance?
That’s the question that haunts so many of us as we stand at the rental car counter.
We’re standing at the rental counter and the rental agent asks us if we would like to purchase rental...more
Catastrophically injured car crash victims are concerned about how the new, rushed, and poorly drafted No-Fault law could affect the vital medical benefits coverage they receive through the Michigan Catastrophic Claims...more
There are big changes coming to what is required for motorcycle insurance in Michigan under the new No-Fault law. These changes take place July 1, 2020, and involve the following four important areas...more
Instead of providing specifics, Senate Republicans use Senate Bill 1 to grandstand on auto No-Fault reform -
Senate Bill 1 was introduced by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton) on Tuesday.
But in reality Senate Bill 1 is...more
1/21/2019
/ Auto Insurance ,
Bodily Injury ,
Car Accident ,
Catastrophic Impairment ,
Elder Issues ,
Insurance Rates ,
Insurance Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
PIP Coverage ,
Political Parties
Temporary car insurance, such as 7 day policies, hurts uninsured drivers in cities like Detroit & Flint – who will face severe consequences after a car accident...more
1/17/2018
/ Auto Insurance ,
Bodily Injury ,
Car Accident ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Insurance Industry ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Right to a Jury ,
Seventh Amendment ,
UI/UIM ,
Wrongful Death