Category: Spinal Cord Injuries

MI Court rules shoulder, neck and back pain could be an “objectively manifested impairment” under Michigan’s auto injury threshold law

Researchers show cervical spine injury and fractures double after motorcycle accidents involving unhelmeted riders; study debunks myth that motorcycle helmet use can cause neck injuries

Here are the recently obtained, top-reported personal injury settlements our auto attorneys have recovered for our clients

How No Fault has saved lives is what House Insurance Committee, Rep. Lana Theis need to hear, not politicians’ half-truths and outright lies on HB 5013

Jeffrey Feldman tells Michigan Lawyers Weekly how he and Leonard Koltonow handled the pre-existing injuries defense

Genesee County auto accident victim loses case because her doctors’ opinions were ‘flatly contradicted’ by her ‘long history’ of pre-existing medical conditions; here’s what to do when you see your doctor for care of your car accident injuries and you’ve had prior medical problems “The worst thing you can do is lie about a pre-existing …

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Attorneys Jeffrey Feldman, Leonard Koltonow secure $1.925 million settlement for victim of truck accident with preexisting neck, back and spinal injuries In the last few weeks I’ve written about several multi-million verdicts and settlements that our attorneys secured for our clients in 2016, always with a lesson for Michigan lawyers and auto accident victims to …

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A man who was paralyzed in a knife attack can now walk with the aid of a frame after receiving transplant treatment using cells from his nose As an injury  lawyer who devotes my practice to helping people seriously hurt in auto accidents, I have the honor of helping many people who have spinal cord …

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Let’s re-think what legal rulings like Admire v. Auto Owners are doing to people with SCI in Michigan There are about 200,000 people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the U.S., according to the National Spinal Cord Association. A majority of these terrible injuries occur in car and truck accidents. Our attorneys work with …

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