If you’re going to be taking a road trip outside of Michigan, it is important to know what your legal rights are in the event that you are involved in an out-of-state auto accident.
Can you sue the at-fault driver who...more
4/29/2022
/ Auto Insurance ,
Car Accident ,
Economic Damages ,
Insurance Industry ,
Liability ,
Liability Insurance ,
Liens ,
Lost Wages ,
Medical Bills ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
Pain and Suffering ,
PIP Coverage
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
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
With the new changes to Michigan’s No-Fault auto insurance law that began on July 2, 2020, all drivers now face increased liability risk if they cause a serious car accident. The most significant change is that an “at-fault”...more
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
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
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