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Ten Things Every Michigan Driver Should Know

Key Points of This Article: If you become injured or incurred significant damage to your vehicle in an accident, you probably want to understand your options for getting compensated for your losses and how to prove another individual’s negligence. From understanding how the Michigan Left works to the laws behind texting or driving while high, drivers […]

4 Reasons You Need to Hire a Social Security Disability Attorney

Synopsis About 8.8 million Americans depend on Social Security Disability support, but the wait to be approved can be too long for some Michiganders, and applicants sometimes won’t receive their decision until it is too late. The Social Security Administration has seen a considerable increase in the amount of initial and reconsideration disability claims since 2016. Those denied Social […]

Michigan Speeding and Red-Light-Running Accidents

Synopsis Red-light runners and those drivers who choose to speed are increasingly becoming a crash risk problem on Michigan roadways, according to Michigan State Police. Thirty-two people were killed in an increasing number of red-light running crashes which hiked up 18.4 percent since 2014. In 2018, there were 31,003 accidents involving speeding, including excessive speeders […]

Identifying Abuse and Neglect in Michigan Nursing Homes

Synopsis About one in five incidences of elder abuse or neglect are not being reported, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG). Overworked nurses and undertrained health care workers such as aides are most likely to fail in identifying possible incidents of abuse or reporting the dangerous neglect […]

How Do Pedestrian Accidents Happen?

Synopsis Official numbers from the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) show there were 5,977 pedestrians killed in U.S. traffic crashes in 2017. 156 pedestrians were killed in a Michigan traffic accident or crash in 2017, 28 of which occurred in the urban communities of Detroit. A preliminary report published by the Governors Highway Safety Association […]

Where and When Michigan Motorcycle Crashes Happen Most Often

Synopsis Michigan’s Highest Motorcycle Crash Ratings Come from Metro Detroit According to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties average more than three motorcycle-vehicle crashes every day in the peak riding season. Seven areas and intersections in Metro Detroit with the worst motorcycle crash ratings identified by Benson’s office come from […]