2021

Comedians, pop stars, and “regular joes” have the same types of legal problems. Some may involve estate planning, and others may concern taxes. Another problem that isn’t limited to just your “average joe” is injury from medical errors and the negligence of healthcare professionals. Medical malpractice can affect just about anyone. Let’s look at...

An insurance company recently appealed a trial court's order finding that it was first in priority for purposes of paying a semi driver PIP or personal injury protection insurance. Personal injury protection insurance is auto insurance coverage that’s required in Michigan (unless you have a health insurance policy that covers auto injuries and has...

A 12-year-old boy appealed the dismissal of his case where he was struck and injured by a bus operated by Cass County Public Transit. The boy was walking home from Dowagiac Middle School with his friends and some other children when he tried to, or was about to, cross Riverside Drive, in Dowagiac, Michigan,...

An accident happened at a new subdivision in Rochester Hills in January 2019. A construction worker, Justin Prall, testified that he loaded equipment onto flatbed trailers and towed that equipment to job sites. Plaintiff Helps Unload Heavy Equipment from Semi Trailer On the day of the accident, Prall drove a semi and trailer to...

Recently, the Michigan Supreme Court heard a medical malpractice case in which the issue concerned the discovery rule, which extends the time a plaintiff has to file a lawsuit. Background Kelly Bowman and her husband brought a negligence action based on medical malpractice in the Macomb Circuit Court against St. John Hospital, Ascension Medical...