Michigan’s new No-Fault auto insurance law, which took effect on June 11, 2019, affects car accidents with pedestrians in a very specific way.
Even if you own a car, at one time or another we’re all walking around on foot....more
7/23/2019
/ Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Lost Wages ,
Medical Expenses ,
Negligence ,
New Rules ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Pedestrian Accidents ,
PIP Coverage ,
Private Right of Action
Now that we have a new Michigan No-Fault insurance law, most people will be disappointed that Auto No-Fault reform will fail to deliver any meaningful, long-term savings. Politicians – the Republicans in the Legislature,...more
More than any other question, the one I’ve been now asked the most since the Legislature passed No-Fault reform last Friday is how the new Michigan No-Fault law will affect attendant care. ...more
The whole point behind Michigan No-Fault auto insurance reform is to provide meaningful rate relief to drivers who pay too much. The point of real reform is to make auto No-Fault more affordable. ...more
For years, doctors’ and hospitals’ medical bills have been slashed by No-Fault insurers using the insurers’ own de facto medical-provider fee schedules -
How do doctors get paid by insurance companies under Michigan...more
4/5/2019
/ Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Damages ,
Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Insurance Claims ,
Medical Expenses ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physician Payments ,
Physicians
House Bill 4397 to replace No-Fault with fault based system in tort, where crash victims would sue for medical expenses, lost wages due to injury...more
4/2/2019
/ Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Catastrophic Impairment ,
Common Law Torts ,
Lost Wages ,
Medical Expenses ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
State Legislatures
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
Michigan House Republicans are planning a vote, perhaps as early as today – but I’ve just heard it is more likely to take place tomorrow – on new No-Fault reform legislation in lame duck. It is anticipated that lawmakers in...more
12/19/2018
/ Car Accident ,
Catastrophic Impairment ,
Damage Caps ,
Insurance Reform ,
Lame Duck Session ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Expenses ,
Motorcycle Accidents ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Political Parties ,
Private Right of Action ,
Remedies ,
Trucking Accident
Here’s the easy fix to Mayor Duggan’s lawsuit to find Michigan’s auto No Fault law unconstitutional and repeal No Fault law -
There’s an easy fix staring us in the face to Mayor Duggan’s lawsuit that was filed last...more
8/29/2018
/ Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Rates ,
MI Supreme Court ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Redlining ,
Repeal ,
State Constitutions ,
State Legislatures
Bazzi reversed.
Innocent car accident victims protected.
Bazzi v. Sentinel ruling stops auto insurance companies from automatically denying No-Fault benefits to blameless car crash victims based on fraud by an insured....more
7/25/2018
/ Auto Insurance ,
Burden of Proof ,
Car Accident ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fraud ,
Innocent Third Party Rule ,
MI Supreme Court ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Rescission ,
Reversal ,
Third-Party
The full Michigan Senate has passed two No-Fault bills – Senate Bill 787 and Senate Bill 1014 – which, if passed by the House and enacted into law, will substantially alter the rights and benefits guaranteed to car, truck and...more
Auto insurers balk at Detroit Medical Center CEO Conrad Mallett’s offer for a dollar-for-dollar price cut with hospital charges and No-Fault insurance premiums -
Did Detroit Medical Center CEO Conrad Mallett just call-out...more
FBI fraud ring investigation will hopefully force Attorney Grievance Commission and Administrator Alan Gershel to take long overdue disciplinary action against ambulance-chasing, solicitation injury lawyers who break the law....more
Study of 2.8 million people in Denmark confirms what doctors and auto accident attorneys have seen for years: Dementia risk skyrockets after TBI; dementia long-term effect for many brain injury survivors; defense IME doctors...more
We deserve to know why MCCA catastrophic coverage costs are again going up; political opportunism suspected behind latest hikes -
The cost of catastrophic coverage from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA)...more
So-called “Macomb Solution” to get rid of mandatory car insurance in Michigan and allowing drivers to elect to be uninsured is epically bad idea; financial ruin if a car crash occurs -
Macomb County Rep. Pete Lucido’s...more
Here is what a pure tort liability system will mean for car accident victims and drivers in Michigan -
Yesterday House Republicans introduced legislation to repeal Michigan’s 45-year-old No Fault auto insurance law and...more
2/8/2018
/ Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Catastrophic Impairment ,
Damages ,
Insurance Reform ,
Medical Expenses ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
State and Local Government ,
State Law Tort Claims
By allowing seniors to opt out of No Fault for Medicare, SB 787 jeopardizes seniors’ medical and financial health after a car crash -
It sounds good, at first. Allowing senior and elderly drivers to opt out of Michigan auto...more
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
Steps Michigan car accident lawyers can take to stop insurance company ‘fishing expeditions’ into the Facebook personal page of clients to harass and intimidate; don’t let your client be made a victim twice -
Car accident...more
12/27/2017
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Car Accident ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Facebook ,
Harassment ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Motion to Compel ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Scope of Discovery Requests ,
Social Media
Laws protecting injured car accident victims in Michigan from ambulance chasing personal injury lawyers should also protect people from the claims adjusters who prey on the unsophisticated after a crash; settling cases for...more
Be warned — submitting false replacement services forms will forfeit a car crash victim from receiving Michigan auto No Fault benefits.
I’ve represented several hundred Michigan car crash victims in my 22 years as an auto...more
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Repeat after me: There is no $250,000 cap on No Fault car insurance under Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s and Tom Leonard’s new No Fault reform plan that was announced yesterday....more
Detroit News editorial on reforming No-Fault law makes up facts, avoids reality of how No-Fault system works -
The Detroit News at least got the title of its Tuesday editorial correct when it said, “Make auto insurance...more
Will newest allegations finally get Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission to look into auto accident attorney fraud, kickbacks and illegal solicitation of auto accident victims in Detroit?...more