For most families, your dog is another member of the family. Most dogs are friendly, loyal and even therapeutic. However, when provoked or even unexpectedly, a dog can attack which can lead to serious injuries, scarring or even death. Dog Bite Facts and Statistics Every […]
Finding a Trustworthy Vehicle Accident Attorney in Warren, Michigan
If you’re seeking a vehicle accident attorney in Warren or greater Macomb County, of course you want one with a solid history of paid settlements. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could find a vehicle accident injury attorney who was also trustworthy? Despite all […]
What Does My Auto Insurance Cover Following a Car Versus Deer Accident?
Is a car versus deer accident treated differently under Michigan no-fault law? Fortunately, an accident with an animal is treated similarly to a standard auto accident (such as an accident with another vehicle or a stationary object). Following a car versus deer accident, your auto […]
Who Will Be Sued In Your Injury Case?
The legal system is confusing. After an injury accident, you may be wondering to yourself who is my attorney going to be suing? That depends on several factors including what type of case you have, the facts and circumstances of your case and when your […]
Choosing the Best Truck Accident Attorney in Macomb County
Becoming the victim of a truck accident is traumatic and life-changing. Especially when serious injury or death is involved. If you or someone you love has recently found themselves in this painful situation in Macomb County, then you need a truck accident attorney who knows […]
Top Questions to Ask a Macomb County Michigan Car Accident Attorney
The unfortunate fact is that many people can easily become the victim of an auto accident. Given the 500% increase in reported cases of road rage over the last 10 years, this isn’t surprising. Even so, if you or someone you love has recently become […]
Warm Weather Driving Tips
For many people, the summer usually means vacations and summer road trips. Even though the road conditions can be seen as much easier to drive in during the summer compared to the colder seasons in Michigan, summer driving brings an abundance of challenges that many […]
Video Conference and Injury Law Practice
As a practicing injury attorney for almost 30 years, I would say that the most significant change that has taken place in that 30 year period is the proliferation of video conferencing. For the first 25 years of my career, every single court hearing, status […]
Three Most Common Mistakes Witnesses Make When Testifying
After almost 30 years of sitting through endless depositions, I have become very opinionated as to what makes a good and a bad witness. Cases can be made or broken by how you testify in a deposition. After all, the deposition is an opportunity for […]
Bankruptcy After an Auto Accident
Following an auto accident, your auto insurance company owes you certain benefits. Two of the most critical benefits to your financial survivor are the payment of wage loss benefits and the payment of your medical bills. If either of these benefits are not being paid […]
Filing a Police Report Following an Auto Accident
“Do we need to file a police reporter? Should we just go?” This is a very common question that arises following an automobile accident. The fact of the matter is that a police report is a very key piece of evidence that is necessary or […]
Holiday Driving Tips
The holiday season is a time filled with joy, family time and good tidings. For most people, being able to enjoy these things requires an abundance of travel. Depending on what part of the country you live in, driving during the holiday season can present […]
Your Rights Following a Rideshare Auto Accident
You were just doing the right thing. You made the choice to be safe and let someone else do the driving. You chose to utilize one of the rideshare services such as Uber or Lyft. During that Uber or Lyft drive an automobile accident happened […]
Winter Driving Tips: How to Safety Warm Up Your Car
Whether you have attached or detached garage, it is important to recognize the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from running or warming up your car inside of your garage. It Is Certainly Tempting We all want our car to be warm when we get into […]
Rules of The Road: Roundabouts
Roundabouts are designed to slow traffic and decrease hard left and right turns. In doing so, roundabouts are supposed to decrease crashes. More importantly, roundabouts are designed to decrease high impact crashes. Frankly, they do just that. When a traditional intersection is converted to a […]
The Multiple Dangers of Road Rage
Road rage comes in all different shapes and sizes. Whether it is a parking lot disagreement over a parking space or a high speed brake checking major highway incident, road rage is very dangerous. Michigan road rage accidents are on the rise and there is […]
10 Tips for How to Make a Good Witness When Testifying at a Deposition or Trial
If you are the party who has been injured and is bringing the lawsuit, you will most certainly be called upon to testify in a deposition or in open court (if you are at the trial stage). You will be asked about the following topics: […]
The Expert Witness Your Will Need When Filing a Semi-Truck Accident Case
Every single auto accident case is different. However, auto accidents that involve semi trucks bring a whole host of different issues that your attorney must be prepared to address. If your attorney does not have the requisite experience for handling major trucking accident cases, this […]
The Rights of An Injured Passenger Following An Auto Accident
As a passenger in a car, you are putting your life into the hands of your driver. It is easy to assume that an accident will not happen. However, when an accident does happen, the injured passenger in an automobile accident has certain rights. Basic […]
Michigan Dog Bites by The Numbers
Unfortunately, dog bites are overwhelmingly common in the state of Michigan. In fact, Ingham County Animal Control reported over 600 dog bite reports just in Ingham County in 2022 alone. Furthermore, according to the US Postal Service, Michigan ranks eighth in the nation for most […]
Trucking or Commercial Liability Accidents – Is There a Difference?
Accidents that involve big trucks tend to result in some of the highest impact crashes in the State of Michigan and nationally every year. According to the US Department of Transportation, there were approximately 500,000 trucking accidents nationwide in 2022. Of those accidents there were […]
How Is An Attorney Fee Determined In A Michigan Personal Injury Case?
The phrases is most commonly used by injury attorneys that describe their fee in an injury case are as follows: “contingent fee” “we don’t get paid until you get paid” “no results, no fee” “no fee guarantee” What do these phrases mean and do they […]
Slip or Trip and Fall – Do I Now Have a Case?
On July 28, 2023, the Michigan Supreme Court announced its decision on two premises liability cases, Kandil-Elsayed v F&E Oil and Pinsky v Kroger. The decisions in these two cases present a landmark change in Michigan premises liability law. Prior to the announcement of the […]
What Are The Stages of My Personal Injury Lawsuit?
After you have been injured in an automobile, truck or motorcycle accident, you may wonder what the next steps may entail. If the accident was not your fault, you can expect the following basic steps to act as a general guideline for the process of […]
Will My Case Go To a Jury Trial?
Jury trials are certainly stressful for all of the parties involved in the litigation. Jury trials often take at least one week and sometimes even many weeks. If you are the injured party bringing the lawsuit you will be called the stand to testify about […]
Hit and Run Accidents – What To Do?
After an accident, it is against the law for a driver of a vehicle involved in an accident to leave the scene of the accident. MCL257.618(1) states as follows: “the driver of a vehicle, who knows, or who has reasons to believe that he has […]
What is Facilitation and How to Prepare for Facilitation
You may be wondering when your case will ever end. One of the most common ways that a lawsuit ends is through a process called facilitation. The dictionary definition of a facilitation is “the process of making something possible or easier“. (Courtesy of Cambridge Dictionary) […]
Don’t Fall for the Progressive Insurance “Buy Out” Tricks
You have been involved in an accident and that accident was very severe. You may not have any broken bones but you are sore. You don’t feel right and you are just trying to get yourself back together after your accident. Now, your insurance company, […]
Dog Bite Liability in Michigan
Generally, a dog owner in Michigan is strictly liable for a dog bite that occurs regardless of whether it occurs on the premises of the dog owner.. Michigan law states: “If a dog bites a person, without provocation, while the person is on public property, […]
St. Patrick’s Day and Auto Accidents
For many, St. Patrick’s Day is a day of revelry and celebration. Unfortunately, the revelry and celebration often centers around heavy alcohol intoxication. Often, this intoxication begins early in the day and leads to the all too familiar dangers of drunk driving. In fact, drunk […]