Category: Car Accidents

Emotional trauma and distress after a car accident are serious injuries that can be just as debilitating and life-altering as physical injuries.

Electric scooter accidents are hurting more people every year. Scooter-related injuries increased by 222% over a 5-year period from 4,582 to 14,651. Electric scooter users hit by cars need to know their legal rights to get medical bills and lost wages paid and how they can receive pain and suffering compensation. As electric scooters continue …

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No, you don’t have to use the body shop the insurance company recommends. Your car accident repair rights allow you to choose the body shop of your choice.

Automobile crash victims should avoid posting on social media after a car accident. Insurance companies, defense lawyers and adjusters regularly check your accounts, hoping to find a photo, video or post to argue you aren’t as hurt as you claim, or to use as a basis to deny benefits and compensation you are legally entitled …

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If you have lost a loved one in a fatal car crash, the Michigan car accident death laws allow you to recover wrongful death compensation and monetary damages from the at-fault driver who caused your loved one’s death. The laws also allow you to recover survivor’s loss benefits for lost financial support.   An experienced wrongful …

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Health insurance covers car accident injuries in Michigan when a person has coordinated No-Fault insurance or when medical bills exceed a certain amount.

When someone happens to die in a car accident in Michigan, his or her dependents will receive financial support through No-Fault survivor’s loss benefits. Economic loss, pain and suffering compensation and other damages can be sought from the at-fault driver through a wrongful death lawsuit. About survivor’s loss benefits When someone happens to die in …

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Michigan traffic fatalities have increased 15% over the past 5 years, even though total car accidents dropped 6% over the same period. Significantly, the number of fatal car crashes in Michigan went from 905 in 2018 to 1,053 in 2022 – an 16.3% increase. These trends are also reflected in the increases in fatalities among …

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Trauma after a car accident is a real and serious condition. It most often takes the form of a TBI, PTSD, mental distress, emotional distress, or an adjustment disorder. It can interfere with an individual’s medical recovery, ability to return to work, engage in activities of daily living, and in severe cases, to productively resume …

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