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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

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

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 of coverage. They will usually tell you there is just one...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

exhibition of speed

Insurance companies and defense lawyers like to throw this phrase around because it sounds worse than ordinary speeding. They use it to suggest a driver was showing off, acting...

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 is over, even if your back, shoulder, or head gets worse...

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...

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 starts trimming your shifts when you ask for another doctor....

Like smoke trapped behind a wall, the damage can stay hidden for years before anyone realizes how serious it is. Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that forms in the...

Not a one-time lung irritation from breathing dust on a jobsite or after a single cleanup, silicosis is a serious, long-developing lung disease caused by inhaling very small...

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, because in Michigan the answer can decide whether workers'...