This past weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the Brain Injury Association of Michigan’s annual Legacy Dinner. Along with co-worker and trial lawyer Franci Silver, the Michigan car accident lawyers from Lee Steinberg, P.C. celebrated the wonderful work the BIAMI does for the catastrophically injured throughout the state of Michigan. The BIAMI is a […]
After years and years of increases, the special assessment on auto insurance polices will drop $36 per vehicle in the next fiscal year. Beginning on July 1, 2015, each policyholder will pay $150 per vehicle. This announcement by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) is a surprising one, although it comes on the heels of […]
Voters are going to the polls in a few weeks to decide on whether or not to pass Proposal 1, a referendum that if passed will raise significant revenues meant to improve our state’s crumbling roads and financially stressed school districts. Passage of the proposal would actually cause a few different things to occur, namely […]
On January 9, 2015, a pile-up of epic proportions occurred on I-94 between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. Due to bad weather, in particular a slick roadway covered in black ice, 193 cars lost control and slammed into other vehicles, embankements, road barriers and snow banks. The pile-up closed I-94 for two days and resulted in […]
Traumatic brain injury, also know as TBI, is an injury to the brain caused by a traumatic event, such as a car accident. It is also referred to as closed head injury, although traumatic brain injury is a more specific type of closed head injury. Traumatic brain injury manifests itself in many different ways. Because […]
Under the Michigan No-Fault Law, an accident victim is entitled to certain benefits. Besides the payment of medical expenses that are related to the car accident, as well as lost wages, the car insurance company must compensate for what’s known as “replacement services.” Found under MCL 500.3107(1)(c), replacement services are “ordinary and necessary services” the injured […]
What is Mini-Tort? Mini-tort is a type of insurance to cover vehicle damage caused by the at-fault driver. The coverage is called limited property damage and is insurance in case you cause property damage to another person’s vehicle. Under Michigan motor vehicle law, car owners must purchase collision coverage to ensure the damage to their […]
A tragic dog attack incident in Metamora Township is going to trial in Lapeer County soon. However, this trial is not about civil damages. Instead, it involves two dog owners facing second-degree murder charges. Last July, jogger Craig Sytsma was brutally attacked by two Cane Corsos while running near the property of Valbona Lucaj and […]
Michigan Wrongful Death Lawsuit: If a person is killed due to the wrongful conduct or negligence of another individual or group of persons, the decedent’s beneficiaries and heirs are entitled to compensation against those responsible for the decedent’s death. This type of claim is called a wrongful death claim. Under traditional Michigan common law, when […]
There are many different types of car insurance. Between no-fault, PLPD, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist, collision coverage and comprehensive coverage it can be very confusing. Car insurance agents in general do a poor job explaining coverage options and the positives and negatives of each. One type of insurance coverage that is often overlooked, but is […]
