Accident lawyer says No-Fault insurance benefits are the right choice for passengers, but injured Amtrak employees might want to pursue FELA
I was recently interviewed about the train that crashed with a semi-truck in Jackson, Michigan this week, and about what the various legal rights are for the injured people involved. Afterward, I wrote a quick blog to explain the unusual insurance loophole that exists in Michigan that will allow injured train accident victims to collect Michigan No-Fault insurance benefits — even though they were passengers on the Amtrak train when the crash occurred.
Under Michigan’s No-Fault law, No-Fault must pay PIP benefits to Amtrak passengers injured today in train-truck crash
The Amtrak train passengers who were injured this morning in a crash in Jackson, Michigan, are entitled to collect No-Fault benefits, even though they were not in a car or truck.
Under Michigan’s No-Fault law, if a person is injured in an accident that involves a “motor vehicle,” the person is entitled to receive Michigan No-Fault PIP benefits to pay for the person’s accident-related medical expenses, lost wages, replacement services, attendant care services, medical mileage and any home or vehicle modifications.
No-Fault attorneys and auto insurance group CPAN file lawsuit to get protected info about the MCCA – in the ongoing effort to expose No-Fault “reform”
CPAN, a coalition opposing Michigan No-Fault insurance “reform” has filed a lawsuit against the insurance industry association that handles medical bills for seriously injured auto accident victims, the MCCA.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with these two groups, CPAN is the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault. The MCCA is the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association. The MCCA currently provides lifetime benefits for people who sustain debilitating injuries in auto accidents after their medical treatment exceeds $500,000.
Michigan insurance attorneys say dreaded ‘business-use’ exclusion in personal auto insurance policies may deny liability coverage if you or family member cause work-related crash
It may not seem like a big deal for you to use your personal car or truck on the job. Or to let your teen driver use the family car every day after-school or to drive to and from a summer job.
But if you or your teen driver causes an accident in either event, it may be a huge problem.
SB 291 waiting for comprehensive No-Fault “reform”
First off, you know I’ve written quite a bit about how dangerous SB 291 is, a senseless proposal to repeal Michigan’s motorcycle helmet law. SB 291 would enable motorcyclists 21 and up to ride without a helmet. It would also require them to purchase a completely inadequate amount of additional Michigan No-Fault insurance coverage. That is, completely inadequate to actually pay the medical bills and protect any motorcycle rider in the event of a serious motorcycle accident injury.
Car accident lawyer says Monroe County saw a 28 percent increase in auto accident fatalities and a 3 percent increase in crashes
From time to time, I write about cities in Michigan where our car accident lawyers do a lot of work. The headlines about the spike in auto accidents and especially wrongful death cases last year was surprising. Here are recently released statistics about Monroe County, Michigan auto accidents.
Between 2009 and 2010, there was unfortunately a 28 percent increase in fatal auto accidents. There was also a 3 percent hike in car crashes. Even though I practice in Monroe Circuit Court quite often, I don’t have an explanation yet as to why there was such a spike in auto accidents in Monroe last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
