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As an auto accident attorney, I often receive questions about car insurance, and how it works after a crash involving injury or property damage. Today I’m sharing a common question about what to do when you’ve been involved in an automobile accident and the other driver’s insurance company contacts you asking for money. Hope this …
Traffic enforcement cameras will likely reduce the number of auto accidents, but many worry about “big brother” intrusions Should Michigan allow speed cameras and red light cameras? These cameras, also known as automated traffic enforcement safety devices, or more aptly, speed cameras and red light cameras, are mounted by intersections. The aim in installing these …
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Healthy truckers means safer roads. Connecticut is living proof, literally. There is a clear correlation between truck drivers who are driving with serious health issues, and the number of truck accidents these drivers cause. And one state is tackling the problem head-on: Connecticut. Specifically, the number of truck driver fatalities last year was 14, …
DOT is mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) to track truck driver miles and duty status – instead of penciled-in log books The Department of Transportation (DOT) is sending a strong message that it wants truckers to stop falsifying their log books. It’s doing so by moving up the expected publication date for …
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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel urges drivers to call 911 about potholes; Rep. Marilyn Lane wants to stop auto insurance increases based on pothole damage No one can accuse Macomb County leaders of swerving around the issue of Michigan’s pothole-pocked roads. Leading the charge is Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel and Rep. Marilyn Lane …
House Bill 4020 proposes one seat belt per student; but NHTSA casts doubt on the need Should Michigan school buses be equipped with seat belts for each student? I’m a parent, and I’m also an attorney who’s been involved in many school bus accident and injury cases. I’ve deposed manufacturers of school buses and in …
Jones v. Home-Owners Insurance confirms a person must be ‘actively seeking employment’ but also that his ‘unemployed status’ need not be permanent I regularly sit as a case evaluator for several different counties in Michigan, and I see many different types of legal issues in the personal injury cases arise. But no area of our …
I was recently interviewed as a legal expert on a Channel 4 News story about the spike in bus accidents and injuries being caused by SMART buses. Channel 4 was investigating the reasons these SMART buses keep causing accidents and hitting pedestrians in metro Detroit. To begin with, bus accidents are a lot more common …
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I recently received a common question as to the legal age a child must be to ride a motorcycle or ride on an adult’s motorcycle. Q. What age does a child have to be to ride on their parents’ motorcycle? There are too many laws! A. Well, there may be too many laws, but the …
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