Walking into poles and potholes (or right in front of traffic), because you have a cell phone in front of your face, sounds more like a cartoon than like reality. But more and more people are getting into serious accidents caused by texting.
Bill would leave elderly drivers poor and lacking medical care to start House Bill 4959 would exempt and exclude senior drivers over the age of 65 from the Michigan No Fault Law’s guarantee of reasonably necessary, lifetime medical benefits. This legislation does not protect or…
If you live in Michigan, you’re now more likely to die from a gunshot wound than you are to die from a car accident, according to a recent article in Bridge Magazine, “As cars get safer, gun deaths eclipse traffic fatalities.” The reason: As cars…
The current $750,000 motor carrier insurance limit would be adjusted for 33 years of inflation under H.R. 2730 to adequately protect truck accident victims.
Where’s baby? Look before you lock Ok, it was 52 degrees this August morning as I was driving to work, and our temperatures this month are definitely more chilly in Michigan than normal. But there’s a heat wave moving across the country and temperatures are…
The FMCSA estimates that the new hours of service rules will prevent about 1,400 truck accidents and 560 injuries and save 19 lives that would otherwise have been lost. And the trucking industry doesn’t think it’s worth it. The FMSCA says the new 2013 HOS…
How unpopular are insurance companies? It’s a fair question, especially as they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on television commercials, sponsor football and baseball games, and engage the very best marketing minds in the advertising industry to influence consumers’ perceptions and opinions
Colossus injury claims software is widely used by the insurance industry today. Variations of this program exist at close to 50 auto insurance companies, and the program has completely changed how insurance companies approach and settle car accident cases across the nation. Colossus is also…
Report shows that No Fault “reform” would result in massive cost shift to taxpayers, cause more bankruptcies, higher health and auto insurance, and increase strains on Medicaid and Medicare Someone should have told Gov. Rick Snyder, who has been aggressively pushing No Fault “reform” in…
Learn why uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage is the most important part of your auto insurance policy I practice law in Michigan, where in many cities, such as Detroit, up to 50% the drivers on the road do not have auto insurance. And if drivers…
Insurance companies in a minority of states, including Michigan, are allowed to look at your credit score in determining your car insurance rates. Yes, the practice of insurance companies looking…
