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Lawyer Steven Gursten in Michigan Lawyers Weekly on proposed laws that would stop lawyers from contacting crash victims within first 30 days Steven Gursten, attorney and head of Michigan Auto Law, is featured in a Michigan Lawyers Weekly story on the status of House Bills 4770-4771, which would prohibit attorneys – and other special interests …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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Michigan Lawyers Weekly discusses unethical ways injury attorneys are soliciting crash victims Steve Gursten tells Michigan Lawyers Weekly about the negative repercussions that ensue when a small group of injury attorneys in Michigan call, visit and mail solicitations to accident victims shortly after a car accident. Gursten said he wants it all to stop, as …
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There is gold in PIP files. Here, PIP stands for personal injury protection, as in, personal injury protection benefits related to no-fault auto insurance. There are only 4 or 5 law firms that really understand no fault litigation in Michigan, and for these firms, the importance of getting the insurance company’s PIP File is known …
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Tom James’ great trial record, outstanding injury settlements and work ethic result from an MBA, previous career and drive that only comes with maturity Today I’d like to share a Michigan Lawyers Weekly article that features personal injury attorney, Tom James. The story is about how Tom, who has only practiced as an injury attorney …
Today, I’ll be departing from my usual posts on tips for lawyers involving car accidents or Michigan’s No-Fault law. A friend recently e-mailed me a link to the “Web’s Worst Lawyer Commercials.” I have to admit, I was laughing out loud at some. But mostly, I was cringing and thinking to myself, “Of course, these …
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