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Michigan Crosswalk Claims When the Driver Says They Never Saw You

In Michigan, a driver saying "I didn't see you" does not wipe out a pedestrian claim, especially if the crash happened in or near a marked crosswalk and the insurer is trying to dump blame on you.

ARTICLE by Frank Kowalczyk

Your Flint crash payout can disappear into a hospital lien fast

A bad lane shift can wreck your car, your income, and then the hospital comes after the settlement before you ever touch it.

ARTICLE by Deborah VanDyke

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 usually means an officer, insurer, or court believes your...

i'm dead tired after getting rear-ended on I-96 and now the insurance company says my bad back makes this pointless

A Grand Rapids overnight security guard got rear-ended in traffic and now the insurer is trying to pin everything on an old back issue while the clock keeps running.

ARTICLE by Ahmed Hassan

Rear-ended in a Detroit drive-through and now Medicare wants my settlement

A low-speed crash can still wreck your neck, and if Medicare covered the treatment in Detroit, part of any settlement may already be spoken for.

ARTICLE by Frank Kowalczyk

borrowed truck, loose cattle, no ticket - and now they're acting like your injuries are your problem

A ranch hand gets hurt in a chain-reaction crash and then by panicked livestock, and the mess gets worse when the borrowed truck's owner says their insurance won't cover it.

ARTICLE by Ahmed Hassan

Steps To Take After a Jackknifed Semi Crash

What actually matters in the first hours and days after a Michigan semi-truck crash, especially when weather, road closures, and multiple insurers get involved.

ARTICLE by Frank Kowalczyk

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 scene. Take photos and video of all vehicle damage, license...

Hit going straight on a green in Sterling Heights and your boss says stay quiet?

The biggest deadline is not the lawsuit deadline - it's the first year after the crash, and a scared worker can lose benefits fast.

ARTICLE by Jorge Delgado

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 cause anything new and push you toward a cheap settlement...

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 the first few seconds before impact. An event data recorder...

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: you can be found responsible even if you did not mean to...

Not just any dirty property, old factory lot, or place with a scary rumor about chemicals. A Superfund site is a contaminated location the federal government has identified as...

Summary Disposition

If you do not understand this term, your case can be thrown out before a jury ever hears what happened. After a crash on I-94, a fall in a snowy parking lot, or a pedestrian...

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 same time: workers' compensation against your employer's...

i got rear ended on the shoulder near Grand Rapids and now they're saying he wasn't working

A treatment gap after a shoulder-side crash near Grand Rapids can wreck the value of your injury claim fast, especially when the company tries to dodge responsibility by saying its driver was off duty.

ARTICLE by Tina Blackwell

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 an Employee's Report of Claim (Form WC-117) with Michigan's...

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 symptoms to watch for, or what treatment is unsafe. A...

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 figure out whether that is a ticket, a crime, or just the...

Why are several people in one place getting the same cancer? A cancer cluster is a higher-than-expected number of cancer cases occurring within a specific group of people,...