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An important theme from the No-Fault Law Institute Seminar this past week was to encourage Michigan trial lawyers to take on smaller cases against auto insurance companies when they deliberately refuse to pay out on small first-party auto claims that they are clearly obligated to pay. If there are enough Michigan lawyers willing to take …
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A recent case shows how dangerous it is when anyone injured in a car accident with a US postal truck, or any car or truck owned and operated by the federal government (DEA, ATF, FBI, etc) does not comply with the requirements of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). Unlike all other car accidents and …
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Helping people who have been injured in car accidents throughout Michigan, our lawyers have found that some hospitals, for example Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, and Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, do not always aggressively follow-up with auto insurance companies for payment of medical bills for people who have suffered …
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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 …
“What was the weight of the truck driver who caused the accident?” This is a question that lawyers should be exploring after a new safety recommendation issued in April that could have important legal ramifications for truck accident lawyers in Michigan. The Medical Review Board of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed …
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Earlier this month, we posted “Do I Have a Good Case?”, illustrating 8 inconsistent examples of how Michigan’s car accident injury laws unfairly impact real people, with identical injuries from car accidents. All examples were based on actual cases, although one example (Gagne v. Schulte) stands out as so extreme, it has been questioned by …
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On April 1st, 2008 the New York Times reported on the practice of automobile and disability insurance companies overloading the Social Security Administration by forcing people to apply for Social Security Disability. It is a practice that Michigan social security disability lawyers and lawyers who help people injured in car accidents already know too well. …
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On April 3rd, 2008, the conservative, 4-justice majority of the Michigan Supreme Court, referred to as the “Gang of Four” by many Michigan personal injury lawyers, wiped out all lawsuits and legal claims based on consortium in any car accident caused by government employees. Parents, children and spouses are now barred from making any claim …
Last week, I was asked to teach a class at Cooley Law School on Michigan’s automobile accident law. The class normally covers Michigan No Fault Law, but this class was on third-party claims – suing the insurance company of the person who causes an accident. Below are some examples I used during the class to …
