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Medical Expenses After An Auto Accident A car accident can result in a wide range of injuries, which in turn, can require many different types of medical treatments. Whether you need a couple of stitches or you require extensive, long-term care, you will receive medical bills […]

Causes Of Michigan Wrong-Way Crashes The National Transportation Safety Board[1] recently released a special investigative report on wrong-way driving. According to the report, alcohol and drug use are main contributing factors to wrong-way driving accidents.  The report further provides that more than half, and as […]

Michigan Street Racing Statistics According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration[1], 153 people were killed in 122 crashes while racing between 2001 and 2010.  The agency changed the way it tracks street racing cases in 2009 so that a crash is considered “racing […]

What Will Happen At The Deposition For My Michigan Accident Case? A deposition is a recorded statement where a participant in a lawsuit answers various questions under oath.  The Michigan Rules of Civil Procedure[1] set forth when a deposition can be used and for what purpose in a Michigan lawsuit.  It […]

Michigan Injuries Caused By Driver Negligence Negligence is a legal theory often used in automobile accident cases. A driver must use care to avoid injuring other motorists, passengers, or pedestrians. If a driver is not reasonably careful and injures someone as a result, the driver may […]

Spinal Cord Injuries Caused By Michigan Auto Accidents Every year, about 12,000 people sustain a spinal cord injury[1]. That’s 30 new injuries every day. Most of these people are injured in auto and sports-related accidents, falls and industrial mishaps. An estimated 60 percent of these individuals are 30 […]

Injuries from Rear-End Accidents in Michigan The U.S. Department of Transportation[1] Federal Highway Administration released statistics which showed that more than 6 million auto collisions take place every year, nationwide. Close to half of those accidents, reported at about 2.5 million, are rear-end accidents. No one […]

Michigan Auto Collisions Can Lead to Memory Loss It has been estimated that 1.4 million traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur annually throughout the United States. A TBI happens as a result of impact, sudden jerking, or even impalement of the head by a foreign object. In the case […]

Who Is Liable In a Michigan Hit-And-Run Accident? Michigan Hit-and-Run Statistics The Michigan State Police[1] Office of Highway Safety Planning provides that in 2011 there were 53 fatalities caused by hit-and-run accidents.  In 2012, there were 46 such fatalities. Who is Liable After a Hit-and-Run Accident in Michigan? […]

Michigan Dram Shop Law – Who is Liable? In every U.S. state, a person who is injured by the actions of an intoxicated individual may choose to bring a personal injury claim directly against the wrongdoer.  And in several states, including Michigan, the injured person may also bring […]

Michigan Single Vehicle Accidents The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute provides that there were 876 fatal crashes in the State of Michigan in 2013, resulting in 947 deaths.  Of those, 510 involved single-vehicle accidents[1].  The driver in a single-vehicle accident […]