Category: Accidents

Michigan’s No-Fault law delineates the insurance required to pay your PIP insurance benefits when occupying limousines, airport shuttles, etc. This is the third blog in my series about who pays No-Fault PIP benefits for people who are injured in auto accidents under different scenarios. Michigan has “priority” laws – rules contained in our No-Fault Act …

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An auto accident that killed a renowned writer starts a discussion about driver safety and the car accident epidemic that our society seems to accept So many people are killed in auto accidents. Each loss is tragic. For families and loved ones, it’s a terrible shock to lose someone you love in a crash. We …

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Motorcycle attorney Steven Gursten says taxpayers will pay for medical care when motorcyclists without helmets are seriously injured Steve Gursten, motorcycle attorney and head of Michigan Auto Law, was featured on Channel 4 news, in an in-depth story about the consequences of the proposal to repeal Michigan’s helmet law requirement. Gursten told the reporter, Dr. …

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Truck accident attorney supports FMCSA rules for obese truck drivers with obstructive sleep apnea On November 27, I received a comment from a truck driver named Tom after my blog about the New York Times article that overweight truckers account for 13 percent of fatal truck accidents. Tom wrote in: “I am fat. I have …

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Little-known section of Michigan’s No-Fault insurance law gives retirees chance to save on premium by waiving wage loss benefits As a Michigan No-Fault insurance lawyer who has represented hundreds of of auto accident injury victims and who fights for a living with insurance companies, I can say that there are rarely many opportunities I see …

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Court rules that chiropractor was properly licensed to perform treatments rendered to Michigan auto accident victims Update as of May 8, 2015: Dr. Boris Zigmond has been arrested after allegedly running a $5.7 million pain pill ring that illegally funneled prescription drugs to addicts and dealers. While I like chiropractors, our office did not know …

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Video tip 6 for truck accident lawyers This is the sixth tip from my series of 13 videos for truck accident lawyers on how to handle truck lawsuits. This video is from a past American Association for Justice truck accident attorney seminar. I’m discussing the importance of GPS black boxes (also called on-board hours of …

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Steven M. Gursten discusses the dire consequences that could come of the state’s proposed No-Fault “reform” bills and motorcycle helmet repeal   Michigan Auto Law partner and accident attorney Steven M. Gursten was interviewed on the Oakland Connection public access television show on two possible looming developments in state law. Gursten discussed with host Timothy Burns the …

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Michigan No-Fault insurance attorney explains that fine print in Allstate’s new “guarantee” suggests its “good hands” may still need washing As a Michigan No-Fault insurance attorney, let’s just say I’ve sued Allstate quite a bit over the past nearly 20 years I’ve been helping people. So I was a bit surprised to see Allstate’s new …

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