From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Detroit’s Most Dangerous Intersections

by Steven M. Gursten on October 31, 2008

Have you ever been in Detroit, Michigan at the corners of Davison Street West and Linwood Street, and just missed an auto accident by a close call? Unfortunately, there have been many people who haven’t been so lucky at this intersection. From 2003 to 2007, Davison Street West and Linwood Street was the scene for [...]

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On Tuesday, I spoke at a Plymouth seminar on Michigan no-fault law for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). My topic, “Locating and Effectively Dealing with Experts on Direct- and Cross-Examination in First- and Third-Party Litigation,” was vital for Michigan plaintiff lawyers and defense attorneys alike, who must overcome jurors that are skeptical of [...]

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In a recent blog, “Vote for Judge Diane Hathaway in the Michigan Supreme Court Election,” I discussed the importance of voting for a judge that’s independent and not beholden to powerful insurance companies. As Election Day draws near, it’s imperative that voters do their homework, and hopefully take the advice of the car accident lawyers [...]

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This weekend, I will be in Atlanta, Georgia, speaking at a seminar for the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (AITLA) called, “How to Win Big in the Tough Trucking Case.” My topic is “Maximizing Personal Injury Damages in Trucking Cases.”
As a member of the AITLA board of governors and president of the American [...]

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As Michigan lawyers specializing in accident law, we are constantly asked by our clients and friends who we feel is best qualified for the Michigan Supreme Court. Our attorneys support Judge Diane Marie Hathaway for Michigan Supreme Court justice.
She is a 3rd Circuit Court judge in Detroit and a former prosecutor. Judge Hathaway is widely [...]

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Have you ever arrived at an intersection amidst a frenzied Michigan rush hour and wondered, “How in the world am I going to cross this?” Or have you seen car accident after car accident at certain intersections and thought, “This is dangerous. Why doesn’t someone do something about this?”
Well the accident lawyers of Michigan Auto [...]

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We have received much feedback from my recent blog, Michigan Man Killed by Epileptic Trucker Driving Out-of-Service Gravel Truck. The blog outlined the case of my client, who was killed in a truck accident when a fully-loaded 150,000-pound gravel hauler lost control on I-75 in Detroit and pinned his car against the highway retainer wall, [...]

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On Oct. 7, The Macomb Daily newspaper published another story about my car accident case out of Macomb County, Michigan. The case resulted in a $5.65 million jury verdict for my clients Tony and Lisa Broeren. Still refusing to accept responsibility, Chrysler is now contesting the verdict.
Tony sustained very serious injuries, including a traumatic brain [...]

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Truck Accident Lawyers Step Up

by Steven M. Gursten on October 7, 2008

Last week I went to Chicago for the American Association for Justice Interstate Truck Accident Litigation Group seminar. As president of the group, I helped organize the event, which was a great success with nearly 100 lawyers who specialize in truck accident cases coming together from all over the country. But the primary reason I [...]

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In my previous blog, “Crotch Rocket” Motorcycle Death Rates Continue to Rise in Michigan, I discussed the extreme danger of young, inexperienced crotch rocket drivers who daringly dart down Michigan roads at speeds exceeding 150 miles per hour. For supersport drivers who cause accidents, the legal outcomes regarding a third-party tort case for injuries and [...]

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