Accidents and injuries we handle

Michigan motor vehicle injuries and no-fault law are the center of our practice, which is why those pages go deeper than a general injury firm’s. We also handle the other matters listed at the end.

Types of crashes

• Car accidentsSuing the at-fault driver for pain and suffering and excess losses.
• Truck accidentsSemi-truck crashes, federal safety rules and evidence that disappears.
• Motorcycle accidentsHow no-fault and liability work for riders.
• Pedestrians and cyclistsNo-fault benefits even if you do not own a car.
• Uber and Lyft accidentsRideshare coverage periods and who pays.
• Bus accidentsSMART, DDOT, school and private bus crashes.
• Hit-and-run crashesBenefits and claims when the driver is never found.
• Uninsured and underinsured driversUsing your own UM and UIM coverage.
• Drunk and impaired driversClaims against the driver and the bar that served them.
• Government vehicles and road defectsShort notice deadlines for claims against public agencies.
• Delivery and company vehiclesAmazon, FedEx, work trucks and employer liability.
• Injured passengersClaims for passengers, including against a family member.
• Fatal crashes and wrongful deathClaims for the family after a death.

Injuries

• Traumatic brain injuryConcussion to severe TBI, and proving invisible injuries.
• Spinal cord injuryLifetime care under no-fault and against the driver.
• Back and neck injuriesHerniated discs, surgery and the threshold.
• Whiplash and soft tissue injuriesWhy insurers discount them and how they are proven.
• Fractures and broken bonesSurgery, hardware and long-term limits.
• Catastrophic injuriesAmputation, burns and permanent disability.

Suing the at-fault driver

• The serious impairment thresholdThe test for suing for pain and suffering.
• Excess medical and wage claimsRecovering what PIP did not pay.
• Comparative faultHow shared blame reduces or bars recovery.
• How much insurance the other driver hasBodily injury limits and how to find more coverage.
• What a case is worthThe factors that drive settlement value.
• How long a case takesFrom the crash to the check.
• Taxes and liens on settlementsWhat comes out of a settlement and what does not.

For medical providers

• Provider PIP collectionsRecovering unpaid no-fault bills for Michigan providers.
• The fee scheduleHow MCL 500.3157 caps reimbursement and where insurers get it wrong.
• The one-year-back ruleKeeping aging balances collectable.
• Direct claims and assignmentsMCL 500.3112 claims versus patient assignments.

Other matters we handle

• Dog bitesMichigan’s strict liability dog bite statute and insurance.
• Slip, trip and fall injuriesInjuries on someone else’s property after the 2023 open-and-obvious change.
• Medical malpracticeNotice, affidavit and deadline rules for claims against providers.
• Michigan lemon lawRefunds and replacements for defective new vehicles.
• BankruptcyChapter 7 and 13, and how bankruptcy affects an injury claim.
• Real estate and foreclosureForeclosure defense and residential property disputes.