A Detroit T-Bone crash is a car accident where one vehicle strikes another at a perpendicular angle, creating a “T” shape. The driver of either vehicle could be at-fault for causing the T-Bone crash. For example, the driver of the striking vehicle may have gone…
When you have been injured in an auto accident in the Motor City, the Detroit motor vehicle crash laws may allow you to sue the other driver for pain and suffering compensation. There are three things you will have to be able to prove in…
You’ve been in a car crash that was serious enough to leave your vehicle totaled, and now your insurance company’s offer on your total loss car claim seems well below the fair market value of your car before the crash. What can you do? You…
Determining who is at fault in a Detroit T-Bone crash will depend on many factors. Importantly, the police and the courts will want to know: (1) Who was driving without the requisite level of care?; (2) Who was violating state traffic laws?; and (3) Who…
It is not uncommon for people who have been injured in a Detroit car crash to experience intense feelings of fear, helplessness and even horror for a long time afterward. Maybe for the rest of their lives. This mental trauma after a car accident is…
A brain bleed after a Detroit crash is a very serious injury that requires immediate medical treatment and care. Without a timely and proper diagnosis, a crash victim risks not only disabling, permanent brain damage but also death if the brain bleed interferes with vital…
You and your family may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit if you have lost a loved one in a Detroit car crash. An experienced wrongful death lawyer can help you and your family protect your rights to compensation and economic damages. Below…
36 Michigan municipalities represented by Timothy Smith of Smith & Johnson Attorneys are now closer to receiving pivotal Opioid Settlement funds to heal their communities from the effects of the ongoing opioid crisis. Judge Fresard of the 3rd Circuit Court recently sanctioned Ottawa County for…
A California woman was among the first women to sue cosmetics giant L’Oréal and other hair straightening manufacturers, claiming their products were responsible for her reproductive health issues. Rugieyatu Bhonopha filed her lawsuit in California federal court just days after the release of a U.S.…
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC Some individuals are “dual eligible” meaning they qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare. In certain cases, a Medicare Set Aside/special needs trust or pooled trust sub-account may be necessary to preserve the client’s dual eligibility. As discussed…
