National Work Zone Awareness Week – Don’t barrel through work zones!
April 23, 2012
7 tips to keep workers safe and avoid car accidents in construction zones Today is National Work Zone Awareness week. I’ve decided to adopt this as part of the Michigan Auto Law blog in part because of my own past experiences as a lawyer representing injured construction workers and helping their families. It is truly […]
Who pays my PIP benefits if I’m injured in a car accident while in a limo, ambulance or shuttle bus?
April 13, 2012
Michigan’s No-Fault law delineates the insurance required to pay your PIP insurance benefits when occupying limousines, airport shuttles, etc. This is the third blog in my series about who pays No-Fault PIP benefits for people who are injured in auto accidents under different scenarios. Michigan has “priority” laws – rules contained in our No-Fault Act […]
Jeffrey Zaslow’s tragic car accident death highlights problems on Michigan roads
February 29, 2012
An auto accident that killed a renowned writer starts a discussion about driver safety and the car accident epidemic that our society seems to accept So many people are killed in auto accidents. Each loss is tragic. For families and loved ones, it’s a terrible shock to lose someone you love in a crash. We […]
How Michigan drivers 60 and over can save money on No-Fault insurance
December 16, 2011
Little-known section of Michigan’s No-Fault insurance law gives retirees chance to save on premium by waiving wage loss benefits As a Michigan No-Fault insurance lawyer who has represented hundreds of of auto accident injury victims and who fights for a living with insurance companies, I can say that there are rarely many opportunities I see […]
‘Unlawful’ treatment claim against Michigan chiropractors: What is the law today?
November 26, 2011
Court rules that chiropractor was properly licensed to perform treatments rendered to Michigan auto accident victims Update as of May 8, 2015: Dr. Boris Zigmond has been arrested after allegedly running a $5.7 million pain pill ring that illegally funneled prescription drugs to addicts and dealers. While I like chiropractors, our office did not know […]
The fine print in Allstate’s “claim satisfaction guarantee”
August 3, 2011
Michigan No-Fault insurance attorney explains that fine print in Allstate’s new “guarantee” suggests its “good hands” may still need washing As a Michigan No-Fault insurance attorney, let’s just say I’ve sued Allstate quite a bit over the past nearly 20 years I’ve been helping people. So I was a bit surprised to see Allstate’s new […]
After a Michigan auto accident, can I collect No-Fault wage loss and unemployment benefits?
January 27, 2011
Auto insurance attorney says you can get both, but only in specific situations, and there will be important issues to consider Car accident victims always have questions about No-Fault insurance. One of the most frequent questions we have is whether a person injured in a car accident can simultaneously collect No-Fault insurance wage loss benefits […]
New Michigan drunk driving law targets “drunker” drivers
December 9, 2010
Auto accident attorneys says those with a higher blood alcohol content will be punished more severely “Obliterated driving” has become its own crime in Michigan, as new laws are targeting extremely intoxicated motorists in efforts to prevent car accidents and save lives. Michigan’s Driving with a High Bodily Alcohol Content law includes stronger penalties for […]
Good Chiropractors and Bad Chiropractors
December 22, 2009
Why some fix people quickly, and others scam the system in Michigan For my latest year-end reflections on automobile insurance company abuse in Michigan, and the abuses that have sprung up on both sides as a result, I’d like to talk about chiropractors. Let me start by saying that I personally go see a chiropractor. […]
More bad insurance law for new Michigan residents
August 12, 2008
Most people don’t think about insuring and registering their automobiles immediately after moving to a new state. But thanks to another unfair Michigan insurance law, that’s what has to be done to be protected in case of an auto accident. In Jones v. SBC Teleholdings Inc., the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that Michigan […]
Michigan Supreme Court Abuse
May 14, 2008
We have frequently discussed many of the simply outrageous legal decisions that have been issued in recent years by four justices of the Michigan Supreme Court. Decisions such as Kreiner, Cameron, and Devillers have essentially destroyed the fundamental principles underlying Michigan’s no fault auto insurance system over the past decade. We’re not alone. On March […]
2 Car Accidents, 2 Cases? Benefiel v Auto Owners Insurance Company
February 1, 2008
I was interviewed today by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly about an important new auto accident decision released December 27, 2007, called Benefiel v. Auto Owners Insurance Company. For Michigan lawyers who litigate automobile accident cases, this is the first case to analyze what the Michigan Supreme Court meant when it wrote in Kreiner v. Fischer […]