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Lawmakers allow speed limit increase on ‘limited access freeways,’ which may include some of Michigan’s most heavily traveled roadways The wording of Michigan’s new, faster speed limit laws got me wondering: Could the speed demons whizzing around the Lodge Freeway in Detroit and the South Beltline Freeway in Grand Rapids rev things up to 75 …
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Studies show the poor are more likely to choose a lawyer based on legal advertising; here are some very real and tragic examples of what happens next My series on the good and bad of injury lawyer legal advertising has tended to take on the ugly side of how some law firm “mills” are using …
Gov. Snyder approved bills to increase freeway speed limit to 75 and highway speeds to 65; also allowing trucks over 10,000-lbs and school buses to drive faster The need for speed has prevailed with Michigan’s new speed limit law. Despite significant and credible research – not to mention common sense – showing that higher speed …
What you need to know on the Michigan Mini Tort maximum recovery limit, getting your car fixed and paid for, what do do if you’re in a crash with an uninsured driver, time limits to file a claim Now that winter is upon us, our attorneys are seeing a sharp increase in questions and phone …
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Kevin Seiferheld and Jordan Jones’s recovery on behalf of a 19-year-old U of M student who was killed when a tire separated from a moving trailer should compel commercial motor vehicle companies to follow mandatory safety rules on maintaining their fleets Some of the most horrific commercial motor vehicle accident cases our attorneys have litigated …
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Prior lawsuits may haunt car accident victims, as Court approves State Farm’s use of Wayne County crash victim’s previous legal actions to show ‘fraud scheme’ and justify insurer’s denial of No Fault insurance benefits Can you sue someone more than once? It’s actually a common question that I hear quite often as an auto accident …
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Learn the proper way to adjust your seat belt to accommodate your pregnancy’s growing belly and how to protect you and your unborn child in case of a car accident I received a question the other day from a friend of mine who’s pregnant. It’s about a concern that effects so many, but one we …
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Jeff and another Michigan Auto Law attorney help secure a future for their client, who was rear-ended by a speeding driver and sustained a traumatic brain injury From time to time, I write about recent trial verdicts and injury settlements that our attorneys secure for our clients, just as I did last week regarding Kevin …
To avoid ‘silent fraud,’ let your insurance company know who else is driving your car at car insurance renewal time. Here’s what can happen if you don’t, according to Dewley v. Pioneer State Mutual Be careful next time you renew – or make changes to – your Michigan No Fault auto insurance policy, as absent-mindedly …
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