Medical Bills After an Accident
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Should I take the Kalamazoo crash offer now or force them to court?
The adjuster is about to ask, "Are you ready to settle today?" Your answer matters because once you sign, the case...
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Can my Detroit boss fire me for seeing my own doctor after a work crash?
Worst case: after a crash on I-94 by the Lodge in Detroit, a supervisor tells you to "use our clinic only," then...
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Why does the apartment insurer want my old back records after a Warren fall?
If you hand over years of records without limits, the insurer may use your old back problem to argue the fall didn't...
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Is it worth filing workers' comp if a Lansing shuttle crash wasn't my boss's fault?
What the insurance company does not want you to know about this is that in Michigan, you may have two claims at the...
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Is a Sterling Heights rideshare claim worth the hassle if I was just a passenger?
You generally have 1 year to apply for Michigan no-fault PIP benefits and 3 years to file a lawsuit for pain and...
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How much insurance is there after a Kalamazoo semi-truck crash?
What the insurance company does not want you to know is that the first number they mention is often not the full pot...
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Do I lose a Michigan injury claim if I already had a back problem?
No. Michigan law does not block an injury claim just because you had a pre-existing back condition. If a crash in...
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My coworker said undocumented workers can't file after a Kalamazoo work crash, true?
"Were you working when the crash happened, and who were you driving for?" That is the adjuster's key question,...
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In Michigan, what should I save right away if I think the other driver was texting when they hit me?
Save the evidence immediately, because some of the most useful proof can disappear within days. Start with the crash...
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What evidence do I need for an Ann Arbor apartment stair fall?
If you were hurt while working, give your employer written notice within 90 days and, if benefits are disputed, file...
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Is it too late to sue over a bad jack collapse in Kalamazoo?
Usually you get 3 years from the injury date in Michigan to file a product case, and if that deadline passes, your...
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How long do I have to report a Flint work crash before I lose workers' comp?
Give your employer notice of the injury within 90 days. If benefits are denied, cut off, or never started, file an...
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My brother died after a Lansing crash last year, is it too late to file?
Michigan did not extend wrongful death filing deadlines in the latest updates, so the core rule is still 3 years...
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Key Terms
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life care plan
A lot of money can ride on this document, because it can shape how much is set aside for future treatment,...
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occupational disease
It can decide whether medical bills, wage loss, and long-term care get paid - or denied. When an illness is tied to...
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Provocation Defense
This is the argument that a dog owner may avoid liability by claiming the injured person caused the dog to react. In...
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attendant care
Help with a person's daily needs because injury or illness has reduced independent function. "Attendant" means a...
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Material Safety Data Sheet
A chemical spill, burn, or breathing emergency can turn serious fast if no one knows what was in the product, what...
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exhibition of speed
Insurance companies and defense lawyers like to throw this phrase around because it sounds worse than ordinary...
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biomonitoring
It can directly affect the value of an injury claim because it may show that a chemical actually entered a person's...
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latency period
What trips people up most is that harm can be real long before symptoms show up. A latency period is the span of...
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dose-response relationship
Not a guarantee that more exposure always causes more harm in a neat, straight line. Sometimes a tiny dose does...
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toxic tort
A toxic tort is a civil claim alleging that exposure to a harmful substance - such as chemicals, dust, fumes,...
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failure to maintain lane
You just got a letter that says you were cited for "failure to maintain lane" after a crash or traffic stop. That...
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event data recorder
Three years can pass quickly after a semi crash on I-75 near Flint, but the most useful evidence may be captured in...
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Summary Disposition
If you do not understand this term, your case can be thrown out before a jury ever hears what happened. After a...
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strict liability traffic violation
You'll usually see this wording on a ticket, a court notice, or hear something close to it from an officer or clerk:...
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silicosis
Not a one-time lung irritation from breathing dust on a jobsite or after a single cleanup, silicosis is a serious,...
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mesothelioma
Like smoke trapped behind a wall, the damage can stay hidden for years before anyone realizes how serious it is....
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Superfund site
Not just any dirty property, old factory lot, or place with a scary rumor about chemicals. A Superfund site is a...
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occupational therapy
Not the same as physical therapy, which focuses mainly on strength, movement, and pain control. Occupational therapy...
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residual functional capacity
A person's residual functional capacity is the most they can still do in a work setting, on a regular and sustained...
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road rage charge
You just got a letter that says your traffic stop or arrest involved a "road rage" charge, and now you are trying to...
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cancer cluster
Why are several people in one place getting the same cancer? A cancer cluster is a higher-than-expected number of...
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environmental contamination
The presence of harmful substances in air, water, soil, buildings, or food at levels that can damage health,...
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benzene exposure
You just got a letter that says testing found benzene in the air, soil, water, or at your job site. That means you...
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absolute speed limit
How fast is too fast if the sign says 55? Under an absolute speed limit, anything over the posted number is a...
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prima facie speed limit
You'll usually see it on a ticket, in a police report, or hear it from a lawyer or judge in a sentence like, "The...
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permissible exposure limit
Not a promise that a chemical, dust, fume, or vapor is "safe" below a certain number. A permissible exposure limit...
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PFAS contamination
You may have seen it in a water test report, a landlord notice, an employer memo, or a letter from a state agency...
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