As an attorney, one of the toughest questions I face is “Why was I told I don’t have a case?”   Unfortunately, I hear this all too often.   Two weeks ago, on November 15, 2007, the Michigan Court of Appeals passed judgment on Cynthia Jones.  Now, I expect to face this question more and more from victims whose lives have been shattered by car accidents.

Thanksgiving weekend is considered one of the most dangerous across the U.S., and for Michigan drivers. As you and your loved ones travel across Michigan and to other states, please use caution and defensive driving to avoid serious car, truck and motorcycle accidents. 

Our Michigan car accident lawyers wish to remind you of safe driving tips to help avoid car accidents and travel more safely on Michigan roads. Special attention is given to holiday and winter driving, which is always more dangerous in Michigan.

Lawyers who litigate serious truck accident injury cases already know how common it is for drugs used by truck drivers to play a role in causing or contributing to many truck accident injury and death cases every year.  Last year, the Department of Transportation reported that roughly 30,000 truck drivers tested positive for drug use.  A recent undercover investigation suggests the problem of truck drivers using drugs and causing serious truck accidents is actually far worse then previously thought.  The investigation shows a widespread failure by drug testing facilities, the sites that test and screen truck drivers.   These facilities consistently failed to use strict guidelines in testing truck drivers, leaving industry experts to wonder just how many more impaired truck drivers there now are on Michigan roads.

Dealing with a “Normal MRI” is a common problem that many lawyers face when helping traumatic brain injury accident victims. A normal MRI is something that doctors who treat brain injuries actually expect will be normal in most brain injury cases. The misconception that many people have is that if a person truly has suffered a serious traumatic brain injury, an MRI scan of the brain will detect the injury.