Out-of-State Residents Injured in Michigan The Michigan no-fault law and Michigan car accident law in general can be extremely confusing. The rules are endless and the law is often poorly written and provides endless pitfalls for car accident victims and the unwary. This is especially the case for out-of-state residents injured in Michigan. The recent […]
Can veterans opt-out of PIP no-fault coverage in Michigan? There has been a lot of changes to Michigan car accident law over the past year. This includes the amount of PIP coverage motorists and policyholders much purchase for their vehicles. Beginning on July 1, 2020, Michigan drivers for the first time were able to purchase […]
Michigan Court of Appeals Finds No Fraud and Allows Injured Person to Pursue Claim for No-Fault Benefits A very important decision was released by the Michigan Court of Appeals this month that will greatly change the way Michigan no-fault PIP cases are litigated by car accident injury lawyers throughout the state. The decision is a […]
Detroit Pain and Suffering Injury Cases Getting compensation following a car accident is not easy. Contrary to what people are told or mistakenly think, just because you are involved in a Michigan car wreck does not mean you get money. There are a number of elements one must prove before receiving compensation from the insurance […]
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 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 […]
Secondary Crash Involved Detroit Department of Transportation Bus Authorities are currently investigating a secondary crash on Detroit’s east side involving a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus and an SUV driver and her vehicle. The crash injured at least one person and was a series of two accidents. Police say it started when two vehicles […]
Covenant Medical Center v. State Farm – What Was the Ruling And What Are Some of the Effects? Last month, the Michigan Supreme Court released the most important ruling the Court has issued on personal injury law in years. In Covenant Medical Center v. State Farm, docket no. 152758, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that […]
Detroit Free Press No-Fault Articles – Not The Full Story: This week, the Detroit Free Press published a series of articles that have been extremely critical of the Michigan No-Fault car accident system. The articles have touched on a number of different topics, ranging from the high costs of auto insurance premiums in Detroit, to […]
I wrote a few weeks ago about a troubling and very disturbing trend that has emerged involving unsuspecting people purchasing Michigan auto insurance without the mandatory liability and no-fault coverage. Under Michigan law, PIP no-fault and bodily injury coverage is mandatory. However, some Michigan car insurance agencies are selling car insurance policies to customers without […]
