2018 Case Review and Large Settlements Represented by The Lee Steinberg Law Firm, P.C. As we welcome 2019 with reading cheer and more educational posts for our blog followers, we also wanted to take a few minutes to review a few personal injury cases that ended in great favor for several of our clients in […]
No-Fault Law Under Attack The Michigan legislature is making a last second run to dismantle the Michigan no-fault automobile law during the last week of this year’s tumultuous and controversial lame duck session. The Michigan legislature has already passed a number of controversial bills this lame duck season. In fact, Governor Snyder may end up […]
Michigan No-Fault Maximum Benefit Increases On October 1, 2018, the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) issued Bulletin 2018-19-INS, which changed the monthly maximum Michigan auto insurance carriers must pay for both wage loss and survivors’ loss benefit claims. For Michigan motor vehicle accidents that occur between October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, […]
6 Steps to Winning a Car, Truck, or Motorcycle Accident Injury Case Michigan has been fortunate to see a slight decrease in the number of traffic fatalities occurring on its roads over the past several years. However, that doesn’t mean accidents aren’t trending. In fact, 78,394 traffic related injuries were reported in Michigan in 2017. […]
Car Maintenance Provides No-Fault Benefits Woodring v. Phoenix Insurance Company Michigan drivers involved in a car accident are entitled to Michigan no-fault benefits. These benefits range from the payment of wage loss benefits, to payment of all medical expenses to the payment to friends or medical professionals who assist a car accident victim in recovering […]
The Cost of Michigan Car Insurance is High, But the Cost of Not Having it Can Be Much Worse The high cost of Michigan car insurance has been an ongoing issue for awhile now. The insurance industry blames medical providers and even trial lawyers for running up large medical bills following car accidents, thus causing […]
Michigan No-Fault Law – The Parked Vehicle Exception Most Michigan car accidents involve injuries resulting from a moving vehicle. Whether from a rear-end accident, a t-bone wreck following a missed stop sign, or a head-on collision due to a drunk driver on a rural roadway, most Michigan auto accident injuries arise out of the involvement […]
7-Day Insurance Policies Ultimately Harm Those Who Purchase Them There has been a lot of press recently about the cost of Michigan auto insurance. Michigan is the only state that offers unlimited medical expense protection from a car insurance carrier following a Michigan car accident. This means an individual injured in a car accident can […]
Out-Of-State Car Accident Injury Lawyers Individuals and families from outside of Michigan use our roadways every day. Whether it is people visiting family, new arrivals from other states setting up residency in Michigan, or tourists visiting the state, car, truck and motorcycles accident unfortunately do occur. But what happens when a car accident in Michigan […]
The Michigan Court of Appeals again held that medical providers do have an independent cause of action, this time in cases involving the Michigan Assigned Claims and Michigan Automobile Insurance Placement Facility. In Bronson Healthcare v. Michigan Assigned Claims Plan, a woman was injured in a car accident in Kalamazoo County in October 2014. Following […]
