New legal advertising rule in Michigan is a disaster
July 16, 2018
MRPC 7.2(d)’s legal advertising rule puts an end to lawyers’ ability to advertise on Google and Facebook, violates First Amendment Free Speech rights
Does personal injury lawyer advertising on television really work?
February 6, 2017
Studies show how automobile accident victims respond to legal TV advertising Continuing on my take of the good and the bad of lawyer advertising, I last wrote about how legal advertising often has a negative effect on people with lower incomes finding the very best injury attorneys. Today, I’m going to write about personal injury […]
What types of legal advertising can an auto accident victim expect to be bombarded with?
November 20, 2016
Part 1 of my blog series on the consequences of personal injury lawyer advertising and commercials when they’re done without regard for accident victims I recently wrapped up a blog series on how to truly choose the most qualified lawyer in Michigan to help you and your family after a serious auto accident. In the […]
State Farm’s ‘uninsured motorist’ policy gets shut down again … and again
March 10, 2016
Published Appellate Court rulings mark second, third times that State Farm is rebuked for same argument to avoid paying uninsured motorist claims to auto accident victims How many times does State Farm have to have its hand smacked by Michigan courts before it learns to stop trying to wrongfully deny auto accident victims the “uninsured […]
What attorneys must know about car accidents and cross border legal issues
September 26, 2015
Attorney Josh Terebelo will speak on litigating auto accident cases for Canadian drivers injured in Michigan during the Michigan Association for Justice No Fault seminar This week, trial attorney Joshua Terebelo will present during the Michigan Association for Justice 12th Annual No Fault Institute. The topic is cross border legal issues in car accident cases […]
What is neurofatigue?
July 24, 2015
This common – and commonly misunderstood – problem impairs many car accident victims with TBI I’m an attorney who helps many people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered from car wrecks. And I spend a lot of time helping people who suffer additional intense anxiety because so many people – including their doctors, families and […]
Steven Gursten on “Maximizing Damages in the Brain Injury Case”
March 22, 2015
During the Auto Crash Litigation 3.0 seminar, Gursten will explain how attorneys must understand the medicine behind brain injury to prove these difficult cases to defense lawyers and insurance adjusters Today I’ll be presenting again during the Auto Crash Litigation 3.0. conference in Las Vegas. My topic is “Maximizing Damages in the Brain Injury Case.” […]
How can a “temporarily unemployed” car accident victim collect No Fault wage loss benefits?
February 13, 2015
Jones v. Home-Owners Insurance confirms a person must be ‘actively seeking employment’ but also that his ‘unemployed status’ need not be permanent I regularly sit as a case evaluator for several different counties in Michigan, and I see many different types of legal issues in the personal injury cases arise. But no area of our […]
Why taking a video deposition of an insurance adjuster is more effective
February 26, 2013
Tips for auto accident attorneys preparing for the insurance adjuster deposition I’ve taken a few hundred depositions in my legal career, and certainly that includes my share of claims adjusters. In Michigan, we file No-Fault lawsuits and the reasonableness – or as is too often the case – the unreasonableness – of an insurance company’s […]
Helping juries connect with clients who have TBI, chronic pain or depression
December 13, 2012
How to help juries to understand and empathize with an auto accident victim with commonly misunderstood injuries Why are so many people who suffer from TBI, or chronic pain, found so unlikeable by juries? And what things can you as a trial attorney do to help make your client more likeable so a jury will […]
Is an 83-year-old man’s death only worth $250,000?
December 4, 2012
That’s what Secura Insurance Company said, Macomb County jury says $2.55 million instead If I have a reputation among insurance defense attorneys and insurance companies, it’s probably that I’m known for taking certain cases to trial when I get morally offended by something that an adjuster or defense attorney says to me. In the past, […]
How truck lawyers can use black box data to prove a case
November 24, 2012
Black boxes don’t really exist as such anymore. But for purposes of this blog, I use the term as the main source of information about the truck and its journey. These systems can show how a truck was operating, its speed and any braking that occurred in the moments before a serious crash. These systems […]