Category: Car Accidents

October 13, 2016

What most No Fault attorneys will say is wrong.  By law, you don’t need a script for in-home nursing services like attendant care…but you will likely have an easier time when the doctor orders Attendant care is one of the most important No Fault benefits, but most people have no idea they’re entitled to it …

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August 24, 2016

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 …

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May 11, 2016

Our attorneys explain what it means when our clients tell us they have a disc herniation or a bulging disc on an MRI after a car accident Most doctors could use a little help on their bedside manner these days.  As appointment times shrink, what gets lost most is communication.  Little wonder that there are …

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May 2, 2016

Here are some helpful resources  to help drivers prepare for delays and navigating construction zones MDOT is beginning construction today on I-275 between I-96 in Novi to 5 Mile Road in Livonia. This project will also include some ramp closures in the I-96/I-275/M-5 interchange, as well as weekend closures of I-696 through parts of Farmington …

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March 25, 2016

Google self-driving car, while in ‘autonomous mode,’ gets in car accident with bus; assumed bus ‘would stop or slow’ to allow Google car to change lanes Does Google’s recent accident show that driverless, computer-driven cars might not really be ready for the road? Or does this crash with a bus show just how aggressive many …

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March 17, 2016

Auto insurers can recoup MACP costs by passing higher prices along to consumers and by claiming tax credits – but lawmakers want to change this Michigan’s No Fault auto insurance companies can have their cake and eat it, too, when it comes to assessment payments for Michigan’s “Assigned Claims Plan.” Too bad it leaves a …

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February 24, 2016

MDOT study shows 29% increase in traffic crash fatalities if speed limit goes to 80 mph for cars and 70 mph for trucks, as HB 4423 proposes Yesterday, I wrote about two recent MDOT-sponsored studies from 2014 and 2015 showing that increasing Michigan speed limits will cause a nearly 30% increase in motor vehicle accident …

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February 19, 2016

Our attorneys share a list of pothole vehicle damage claim spots for the state of Michigan, counties and cities With our unseasonably warm Michigan winter this year, the potholes have “blessed” us with their presence early. Our attorneys are getting more and more people calling our law offices asking what they should do when they’ve …

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February 17, 2016

Dr. Griffin’s grievance is dismissed, her attempt to suppress blog post asking if she committed perjury is rejected I recently asked: Will the First Amendment lose out when an IME doctor – who also happens to sit on the Attorney Discipline Board – files a grievance to suppress a blog post of her testimony under …

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