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Lost wages compensate car accident victims for what they would have earned at work while they’re recovering from their injuries. Learn how seniors can benefit here No Fault wage loss in Michigan is an important No Fault insurance benefit that compensates you for your wages lost, when you’re unable to work due to auto accident …
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Attorney Steven M. Gursten was featured in a story on carinsurance.com about the insurance crisis in Detroit, where No Fault auto insurance is so expensive that drivers go without and put themselves at great risk if they’re injured in a crash. Gursten said it’s a matter of putting food on the table for Detroiters who …
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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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Why it’s not a good idea for you to cash out your No-Fault claim after a car accident, even when your attorney wants to Insurance companies want to close out no fault PIP claims. And for years they have offered a little “sweetener” – some additional sum of money – to people injured in car …
A to-do list for Canadian drivers on how to register a car Canadian drivers who live in Michigan for extended periods of time are putting themselves at great risk if their vehicles are not registered properly according to the Michigan No-Fault law. Last week, I wrote about why this can be so dangerous for Canadian …
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Learn about two important No-Fault insurance benefits for injured auto accident victims in Michigan It’s easy to get these two important No-Fault benefits confused. Often, when I appear in Court at case evaluation on a very significant lawsuit involving attendant care benefits, I have to even start off educating the lawyers serving on the panel …
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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 …
Michigan Auto Law insurance lawyer Steve Gursten explains to Macomb County newspaper that Michigan is without bad faith laws to prevent insurance abuse On Sunday, I was interviewed by Jameson Cook from the Macomb Daily newspaper in a story about a paralyzed Sterling Heights woman who is forced to sue for her No-Fault insurance benefits. …
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 …
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