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I gave birth in Ann Arbor and now nobody wants to own the epidural damage

An Ann Arbor accountant is dealing with nerve damage after childbirth while the hospital, doctor, and staffing insurers all try to dump the claim on somebody else.

ARTICLE by LaKeisha Davis

Your kid got bit in the face and now some creep is filming from the street

A plumber in Ann Arbor is dealing with a child dog-bite claim and a private investigator hired to film the family for the insurance company.

ARTICLE by Frank Kowalczyk

Sorting Out Michigan No-Fault After a Passenger Injury

In Michigan, an injured passenger usually has to chase no-fault benefits in a strict priority order, and insurers love using that confusion to stall.

ARTICLE by Tina Blackwell

My leg is still throbbing from that dog bite in Lansing and the insurer just denied everything

A Lansing auto mechanic got bitten by an unleashed dog in a public park, and now the insurer is dodging the claim without saying why.

ARTICLE by Marcus Thompson

I just found out the clock may run out while insurers fight over the rental car

A Kalamazoo college student with no income, no health insurance, a workplace hand injury, and CRPS can get trapped between Michigan fault rules, workers' comp, and a rental car coverage fight.

ARTICLE by Jorge Delgado

Is the insurer setting a trap with my Ann Arbor employee's storm injury statement?

Yes - a recorded statement can lock your employee, and sometimes your business, into facts before the full injury picture is clear. In Michigan, you do not have to let an...

Lansing insurer went quiet after your kid's "mild" head injury - now everyone's giving different advice

When a Michigan child's head injury was brushed off at first and symptoms keep building, the claim does not work like an adult's case and a fast payout can turn into a trap.

ARTICLE by Brian Saarinen

I'm ready to drop this Flint claim and that's exactly what insurers want

A treatment gap after a Flint crash can hammer the value of a back injury claim, especially when you already had back problems, Medicare is involved, and multiple insurers are dodging the bill.

ARTICLE by Marcus Thompson

Will my Warren hospital push me out if I report a work injury?

Michigan resets workers' compensation benefit rates every year, and that year-end timing is when some employers and insurers get aggressive about quick reports, rushed...

Your lawyer went quiet while the insurer called your neck injury "minor"

If your Michigan injury case is stalling and your current lawyer won't push back on the "you were discharged, so you're fine" argument, you can change lawyers mid-case.

ARTICLE by LaKeisha Davis

Why is Warren's insurer stalling on who ran the work zone?

"Who controlled that work zone - the City of Warren, Macomb County, or MDOT?" That is the question the adjuster is about to force onto you, and your answer matters because...

Your mom's stage 4 bedsore case can get wrecked by the wrong insurance fight

A stage 4 bedsore case is its own serious claim, but a rental car insurance mess can drain time and money fast, especially if any public agency is involved.

ARTICLE by Deborah VanDyke

Can multiple insurers in Detroit all dodge paying after one crash?

They will try, but no, they do not all get to walk away just because each one blames somebody else. What an insurance company will tell you is simple: the other driver, the...

FR-44 insurance

Think of it like being put on financial probation after a serious driving offense: the state wants proof that a driver carries much more insurance than the usual minimum before...

Can an Injured Michigan Trooper Sue a Drunk Driver?

What happens in Michigan when a state trooper, road worker, tow operator, or anyone else gets hit on the job by a drunk or negligent driver and workers' comp enters the picture.

ARTICLE by Ahmed Hassan

habitual traffic offender

What trips people up most is that this label usually does not come from one especially bad ticket. It is a legal status tied to a pattern of serious driving offenses within a...

license revocation vs suspension

A driver's license suspension is a temporary loss of driving privileges for a set period or until certain conditions are met, while a revocation ends the license entirely and...

What evidence proves my husband's Warren storage-facility back injury before insurers blame his old disc?

The ER note saying "possible herniated disc after lifting/fall" helps him; the insurance company will read that same note looking for anything vague, delayed, or missing so it...

My coworker said Michigan no-fault picks my OB after a crash, true?

$2,000 for emergency fetal monitoring and evaluation is enough to make people panic and let the insurer steer treatment. That is the common mistake. In Michigan, you generally...

look-back period

A lot can ride on this window of time: higher fines, longer license suspension or revocation, more expensive insurance, and a tougher path if you are trying to keep or get back...