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Attorney discusses how medical marijuana use may be relevant in a negligence lawsuit from a car crash Registered medical marijuana users can inhale and breathe easy. A little bit, at least. Although their criminal liability for driving after having used medical marijuana was limited by the Michigan Supreme Court (as long as they weren’t driving …
The message to teen drivers in West Michigan: “Distracted driving car accidents can happen to you.” Brandon Hewitt is a Grand Rapids native who became a successful lawyer. He works primarily in the law firm’s Grand Rapids office and helps many West Michigan clients injured in car accidents – many caused by texting and driving. …
How does legalized medical marijuana use in Michigan work with our impaired driving laws if a motor vehicle accident occurs? Many people are smoking pot. But what happens when these people who are using medical marijuana then get in the car, drive and cause a car accident? Michigan has a Medical Marijuana Act that was …
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What to teach your teen drivers during National Teen Driver Safety Week Being the parent of a new driver can certainly make for very restless and worrisome evenings. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2010 (the latest data available) motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. …
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The legal Recorder in California featured attorney Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law as an expert on autonomous cars in a recent story. Gursten told the newspaper that lawyers may become obsolete by a lack of car accidents due to autonomous cars. But Gursten noted he’d like to see federal agencies set minimum standards to …
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U.S. DOT traffic safety agency takes ground-breaking step by issuing policy statement and recommendations for “testing of self-driving vehicles” As the buzz continues to build about “driverless” or “self-driving” cars being a part of everyone’s future, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken the wheel and merged into the fast lane. And it …
The key to making driverless cars safe is not “killing all the lawyers” Bloomberg’s Megan McArdle got it all wrong in her September 11, 2013, column, “To Enjoy Driverless Cars, First Kill All The Lawyers.” I say this not out of any sense for self-preservation because I am a lawyer. Although, to be fair, I …
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Truck accident attorney Steven Gursten tells Bridge Magazine there will be a shift to driverless trucks in the future Amid the national truck driver shortage, and in Michigan where the economy is especially feeling the blow, industry insiders are predicting a shift from truck drivers to driverless trucks in the future. Bridge Magazine looked into …
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I was interviewed yesterday by Roop Raj on Fox 2 News in Detroit. Roop wanted to get my perspective as an automobile accident lawyer on what the human cost will be if speed limits are increased. There is now a law in the works that would increase Michigan speed limits. State Sen. Rick Jones is …
