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Category: Elderly Driving
Michigan Auto Law attorney Joshua Terebelo proves that elderly plaintiffs hurt in car accidents are entitled to the same pain and suffering damages as everyone else One of the most offensive arguments I hear from defense attorneys and claims adjusters throughout the country is that elderly car accident victims aren’t worth as much; that the …
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Tragic car accident raises questions, again, about Michigan’s law and when older drivers are too old to drive How old is too old to drive? Sadly, that’s the question that was on my mind – and, likely, the minds of many other people – after the deadly, head-on car accident involving an 86-year-old driver who was …
Attorneys Kevin Seiferheld and Steven Gursten weigh in on Fox 2 News The issue of when it’s time to take away the keys away from elderly drivers is in the news again, this time after a Michigan State trooper was allegedly hit and killed by an elderly driver. It isn’t the first time. It won’t …
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Latest deadly elderly driving car accident raises question: When is it time for an elderly person to hand over the car keys? Last Friday, there was a wrong-way car accident caused by a confused elderly driver. This one was in West Michigan, near Marne in Ottawa County. Donna Laymon, 81, of Grand Rapids, died at …
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Attorney Steven Gursten explains how we can protect society and preserve the rights of elderly drivers on Fox 2 Detroit “Let it Rip” I was a guest legal commentator last Thursday on Let it Rip on Fox 2 Detroit News, where the topic of elderly driving and how old is too old to drive was …
Attorney Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law weighs in on the elderly driving debate with the Grand Rapids Press When 85-year-old Carl Hainer of Grand Rapids, had his drivers license taken away from the Secretary of State due to a medical condition – but despite a clean driving record – he filed a lawsuit against …
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HB 4959 would take essential protections away from injured senior drivers and drive them into financial ruin House Bill 4959 was introduced last week to exempt senior drivers over the age of 65 from the Michigan No Fault law. It sounds like a good idea. At first. But as an attorney who practices in this …
How the elderly driving law really protects the doctors On Monday, I was interviewed on the Mitch Albom show on WJR 760am. The subject was the new Michigan law on elderly and unfit drivers. You can listen to the interview here. It’s a topic I’ve spoken and written about before, both at legal seminars on …