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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

Can my Warren boss fire me for filing workers comp after a grain truck crash?

No - unlike nearby Indiana, where the same retaliation fight often looks more like a wrongful-termination case outside the comp system, Michigan law generally forbids an...

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...

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

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

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...

What happens if my husband files after a Kalamazoo electrocution and his boss threatens ICE?

Everyone says "stay quiet if you're undocumented," but actually Michigan workers' comp does not disappear because of immigration status. The common mistake is waiting. After a...

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

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

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...

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...

Should I use no-fault first or sue after my kid's Lansing road-zone crash?

The thing the driver, road contractor, and insurer hope you never find out is this: in Michigan, those are often two different claims, and the smarter first move depends on...

I read online old health issues ruin Detroit MRSA claims, true?

No. In Michigan, a pre-existing condition does not automatically kill a hospital-infection claim if the new infection made that condition worse or caused a separate injury. The...

What benefits can Michigan no-fault still pay besides medical bills?

In Indiana or Ohio, a crash victim usually starts by chasing the at-fault driver's insurer. In Michigan, your own no-fault PIP coverage can still pay several benefits even...

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

What happens if a hit-and-run driver injured my Kalamazoo employee and nobody got the plate?

The part that surprises most employers: no plate does not automatically kill the claim in Michigan. It just shifts the fight to your own insurance, the employee's no-fault...

Employee's tire blew on I-94 near Detroit do I get sued too?

3 years is the usual Michigan deadline to sue for a product-related injury, and yes - the worst-case version is that your business gets named in the lawsuit along with the tire...

Should I give the adjuster my old MRI or make them prove it?

"Have you ever hurt that body part before?" That is the adjuster's next question, and your answer matters because they want to turn an old MRI into a reason to pay less. Most...

What happens if I don't open an estate after a fatal Grand Rapids crash?

If your spouse was killed on US-131 near Grand Rapids during a holiday weekend crash, and you do not open an estate, the case can stall or die. In Michigan, a wrongful death...