Besides the cost of medical treatment and recovery, the biggest financial concern of most auto accident victims is how they will make up the income that was lost while waiting for injuries to heal. In a Michigan car accident, the wage loss element of…
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When trains and cars collide, injuries happen — often serious and life-threatening injuries. Injuries occur most often and most severely to drivers and passengers of cars in such an accident. But train passengers and crewmembers can also get in…
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Getting caught in a blinding snow storm while driving can be a nerve-wracking experience. Heavy snowfall and high winds can drop visibility to near zero even during the daytime. During a Michigan winter whiteout, accidents often occur because condi…
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Parents of young children need to be aware of a pending change to state law. The Michigan Senate recently passed a bill that, if it is passed by the House and signed into law by the governor, would toughen up the Michigan’s child car seat law.…
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Unfortunately, when a person crashes while driving drunk, it’s rarely only the driver who suffers the cost. According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than a third of all people killed in fatal drunk dr…
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Earlier this summer, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a new report on fatal teen driving crashes. According to the report, authored by Dr. Susan Ferguson, former senior vice president of research for the Insurance Institute fo…
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Many victims of traumatic brain injuries due to Michigan automobile accidents worry about whether their injuries and impairments will qualify for third-party lawsuits under the state’s threshold injury requirements. The question of particular conce…
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You’ve heard plenty about the dangers of drinking and driving or texting and driving in the media. These dangers are well documented and public awareness campaigns to decrease them are abundant. But one of the biggest dangers on the road has receiv…
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Threshold injuries are injuries that qualify for pursuit of third-party or non-economic damages in a Michigan car accident injury case.
Michigan’s no-fault car insurance laws put strict limitations on personal injury lawsuits involving automobile a…
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According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation, over 3,000 people were killed and another 387,000 people were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2011. While nearly thr…
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