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Michigan truck accident attorney Steven Gursten speaking at National Trial Lawyers Summit

January 27th, 2012

This week, I’ll be speaking to truck accident attorneys from across the country at the National Trial Lawyers Summit in Florida.

The primary focus of the seminar will be on  all things trucking, from how to get better and faster settlements for people hurt in a truck accident, to tips on truck accident lawsuits, as well as  how to best protect  victims of truck accidents. There will be a number of tips for lawyers on managing their time and legal practices to be able to handle a catastrophic death or serious truck accident injury lawsuit, which can be large, complicated and very expensive.

Car accident injury victims, did you get a bill from your doctor?

January 26th, 2012

Michigan insurance lawyer says “balance billing” by doctors already paid by No-Fault not allowed

Last week, in one of my auto accident cases, my client told me she just received a bill from her own treating doctor. The doctor practices in a big office in Farmington Hills, Michigan and does see a number of auto accident injury victims, so I’m hoping this is a one-time problem with his billing company, and not something they are doing intentionally.

“Embrace life” seatbelt YouTube video saves lives

January 25th, 2012

Personal injury lawyer says over half of car accident deaths are due to not wearing a safety belt

What started as a local ad campaign to get drivers of Sussex, England to wear their seat belts, has gone viral and is now hopefully saving the lives of people around the world.  With close to 15 million hits on YouTube, “Embrace Life” turns our  attention to how seat belts save lives in car accidents, and of the tragedy caused by not wearing a seat belt.

Take a look:

Michigan No-Fault Law 101: What is Medical Mileage?

January 24th, 2012

Accident victims are entitled to mileage reimbursement for traveling to and from medical  appointments

There is no PIP benefit that is so often overlooked as medical mileage.  Many people fail to submit it to their claims adjuster, and as such  - poof - hundreds or thousands of dollars in gas and mileage reimbursement vanishes and the accident victim is out of luck. That’s a shame, because medical mileage is such an easy and simple PIP benefit to recover.

What is medical mileage?

Michigan auto accident victims are entitled to medical mileage reimbursement under Michigan’s No-Fault Law for the miles they travel going to and from medical and treatment appointments.

Truck accident fatalities rise 8.7 percent

January 23rd, 2012

Michigan truck attorney says truck accident injuries and deaths rise for the first time in four years

Last year, truck accident fatalities in U.S. highway crashes increased 8.7 percent in 2010. This is the first increase in four years, according to the annual report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

As a truck attorney, former president of the American Association for Justice truck accident lawyer litigation group and current president of the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, this statistic sadly doesn’t surprise me. I know that truck companies are pushing the boundaries now more than ever before. This can be anything from pushing their truck drivers to drive past regulated hours, rushing the pre-trip inspection, or turning a blind eye to truck drivers who have caused accidents in other states and hiring them because they cost less to employ.

Lansing, Michigan car accident statistics

January 21st, 2012

Auto accident attorney says latest Lansing and Ingham County, Michigan car accident numbers show a drop in crashes

Last year, Michigan Auto Law received the highest reported auto accident injury trial verdict in Lansing. And both myself and many of our auto accident attorneys help many people injured in car and truck accidents in the  Lansing, Michigan area every year.  From time to time, I try to publish information to  help keep Lansing and Ingham County drivers safe.

This information can be found  in our Lansing Car Accident Help Center.

How truck accident attorneys can use log book lies to prove a case

January 20th, 2012

Video tip 11 for truck accident attorneys

Here’s the eleventh video in my series of 13 videos for truck accident attorneys from a past American Association for Justice seminar for truck accident attorneys from around the nation. In this latest video clip, I discuss how any truck accident attorney must help a jury understand how serious it is when bad truckers falsify log books after they’ve caused an injury from a truck crash.  Jurors and insurance companies have to understand that falsifying log books is just as serious as lying under oath.

How hiring a lawyer will change in the near future

January 19th, 2012

AVVO is a legal resource website that has a lot of good advice and information for the public. Recently, I was asked by AVVO to write a blog on how many people who are injured in accidents are finding injury attorneys nowadays.

Here’s my full blog : When Hiring a Lawyer is Like Buying a Toaster from Amazon.

Motorcycle accident lawyer discusses Michigan motorcycle helmet repeal on radio show

January 18th, 2012

Why the helmet law repeal will cause more motorcycle accident injuries and deaths in Michigan, other states

I was recently interviewed,  as a motorcycle accident lawyer for nearly 20 years, on an Internet radio show about Michigan’s motorcycle helmet repeal.  The helmet repeal law is awaiting Governor Snyder’s pen, and it will end our nearly 40-year-old motorcycle helmet law requirement.  This is all a very bad idea.

The new law allows Michigan motorcyclists who are at least 21 years old to ride without a helmet. As I’ve been saying all along, this law will cause more motorcycle accident injuries, more deaths and will leave the taxpayers holding the bill.

Michigan No-Fault Law 101: Replacement services & household services

January 17th, 2012

No-Fault lawyer explains that Michigan PIP benefits pay for a ‘replacement’ to perform tasks and chores that an auto accident victim would have performed

An injured Michigan resident who is hurt in an auto accident may not be able to perform normal household chores and tasks, such as shoveling snow. But Michigan No-Fault PIP “replacement services” benefits make it possible for an accident victim’s normal household duties to still get done. It is an important Michigan No-Fault benefit (also referred to as Michigan PIP), that many people know nothing about.



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