It is a sad day in Michigan. Civil justice and our constitutional right to a trial by jury are on the brink of being taken away again by insurance companies and their lobbyists. The batch of medical malpractice tort “reform” bills currently pending in committee of the Michigan state senate will be devastating if enacted. [...]
A major issue I’ve noticed over the past few years in accepting and litigating Michigan dog bite claims and Michigan dog bite attacks is the lack of homeowner’s insurance by many dog owners. Under Michigan law, a dog owner is statutory liable for a dog bite attack done by their dog. Unless the dog was [...]
Well, the ER immunity bill has finally arrived within the smoke filled chambers of the Michigan State Senate. Many attorneys thought this bill would arrive last fall, but it has come none the less. The bill, as expected, is a catastrophe. Basically it says that no doctor or “licensed health professional” can be sued for malpractice for [...]
I attended a very informative seminar yesterday that was put on by the Michigan Association for Justice, the umbrella organization for the Michigan plaintiff’s bar. The presenters at the seminar talked about a host of issues Michigan personal injury lawyers face when taking on premises liability claims. First let me explain what I mean by [...]
Well, it looks like it may finally happen. The Michigan State Senate passed SB 291 and sent the bill to the Governor’s desk where it is expected he will sign this law which abolishes the motorcycle helmet law. Currently under Michigan law, persons operating or occupying a motorcycle are required to wear a crash helmet. [...]
As a follow up to my recent post regarding this early spring weather and motorcycling, I wanted to write about Michigan motorcycle accidents and their relationship to Michigan no-fault benefits. Here is a quick run down. As the Michigan No-Fault Law states, an insurer must pay benefits for accidental bodily injury arising out of the [...]
A recent case again highlights the difficulty in obtaining compensation in Michigan construction accident cases. In Shawl v. Spence Brothers, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the trial judge’s ruling dismissing the plaintiff’s personal injury lawsuit against Spence Brothers, who was the general contractor at the site plaintiff worked. In this case, James Shawl was [...]
The weather outside is unseasonably warm. In fact, I can’t remember a more mild winter here in Michigan. This warm weather has continued in to March. The high temperature today was over 70 degrees and it looks like the weather this weekend will feel more like mid-May instead of mid-March. This warm weather means the [...]
This is the latest section in our Michigan car accident attorneys’ No-Fault Practice Tip series. This particular post deals with replacement services, sometimes known as household replacement services. Replacement services is a no-fault benefit that a person involved in a car accident, truck accident or even a motorcycle accident can receive. The benefit is found [...]
A recent dog bite incident in Royal Oak, Michigan has caused a small uproar. A Doberman Pinscher named Heidi may soon be put down by the authorities after it bite a Warren man outside a grocery store. The story made it online and now the dog’s plight has gone viral. Apparently, people from as far [...]
