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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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Michigan Department of Transportation sees autonomous vehicles on our roads in the near future, but answers are still needed about crash risk and legal liability The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pressing down on the accelerator and moving forward to bring fully autonomous cars onto our roads in Michigan. At a recent House …
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Just how many truck drivers with dangerous medical conditions are causing wrecks? Last week, I was interviewed as a truck accident attorney expert on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. Scott, CBS and its producers wanted to dig deeper into the issue of how it’s possible that we have thousands of truckers with very …
The low-cost coach travel option claims to be “safe” and “convenient,” but recent Megabus accidents are cause for safety, legal concerns Megabus touts itself as a bus service that can get passengers to more than 100 cities in the U.S. and even Canada — in a “safe, convenient” way and for very low prices. But …
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 …
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 …
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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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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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 …
