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Today I’ll be presenting in Kansas City, Missouri for the Kansas Association for Justice. I was asked to speak on the challenges of convincing adjusters and juries in motor vehicle accident and traumatic brain injury cases. So I’m tackling the challenging “mild” traumatic brain injury case, primarily the one that most injury lawyers will see …
Michigan Auto Law attorney Steven Gursten settles trucking accident lawsuit for $34 million Last Thursday, I settled a truck accident lawsuit for $34 million. I’m limited by the terms of a confidentiality agreement and cannot share the names of the parties or insurance companies, or discuss the injuries involved in the case, but some broad …
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Attorney Steven Gursten featured in Online Auto Insurance News as a legal expert as insurance companies try to require man to have car insurance for his wheelchair George Veness of Macomb County, Michigan is seeking benefits from State Farm and Allstate for injuries he sustained when a car hit him in his motorized scooter as he was crossing …
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Gursten tells Bloomberg Businessweek that if Allstate gets its way in a Macomb County case, all people in motorized wheelchairs better watch out Attorney Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law was featured as a legal expert in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek story about an underhanded shot Allstate insurance is taking at all people in motorized …
Striking the balance between protecting an emerging technology that promises to save millions of lives, and compensating victims when driverless cars crash Worldwide, approximately 1.2 million people die every year in car and truck accidents, according to the World Health Organization. Of that number, approximately 30,000 to 40,000 people are killed every year in automobile …
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Attorney Steven Gursten tells The Detroit News how data can be used against drivers in court after auto accidents Every time a driver gets behind the wheel, odds are that car or truck is gathering information from built-in “black boxes.” Black boxes are data recorders that preserve inputs from the vehicle’s sensors. This often includes …
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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 …
Just how old is too old to drive? Attorney Steven Gursten weighed in as a legal expert on Fox 2 News Detroit’s “Let it Rip.” Here’s the show: Sadly, the debate about older drivers bubbled up again following the tragic death of an 88-year-old Livonia woman. According to published reports, Lorriane McKaig was driving to …
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Detroit Legal News interviews Gursten on new laws that would allow testing of self-driving cars in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed laws that would allow “driverless” cars to be legally road-tested in Michigan. Attorney Steven Gursten, head of Michigan Auto Law, answers questions from the Detroit Legal News on the legislation, and issues surrounding …
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