Victims injured in a Michigan automobile accident are entitled to receive no-fault insurance benefits from their auto insurance company. When the insurance company denies payment of benefits the only recourse a victim can take to collect payment is to file a no-fault insurance lawsuit against their own insurance company. At the law firm of Goodman Acker, P.C. […]
Drunk driving is a serious issue. However, for those who have become a victim of a drunk driving accident this serious issue can be a very life-altering situation. Serious or life-threatening injuries, often times death is a result of these entirely preventable crimes. Those who have become a victim have often become a victim for […]
Our Michigan motor vehicle accident attorneys recently came across an interesting report released by *TomTom that measured traffic congestion in more than 200 U.S. cities. The study revealed that the City of Detroit is ranked as the 29th most traffic congested city. In fact, the overall congestion level for Detroit, Michigan is 18%. This was an increase […]
With the use of an in-car computer, police now have an easy and quick way of identifying Michigan drivers driving without proper insurance. The system that allows a police officer to run a license plate number to identify if a driver has insurance was released in September of 2013. The new technology does not work […]
Pedestrian-auto accidents in Michigan are not uncommon. In fact, in 2013 there were 2,392 pedestrians involved in motor vehicle crashes, with 149 pedestrians killed and 1,941 severely injured (Michigan Traffic Crash Facts, Publication: Michigan Pedestrian Crashes) Other 2013 Michigan pedestrian accident statistics include: The age group with the highest percentage of pedestrians injured was 21-34 years […]
Michigan drivers will soon be seeing a $36 fee drop on their auto insurance policies. The decreased rate is due to an announcement made this past Tuesday, March 25th by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA). The MCCA is a private, nonprofit association made up of a board of five people comprised from the insurance […]
Under Michigan law, the owner of an apartment complex is legally liable to maintain its premise so that it is a reasonably safe condition for both tenants and other individuals who are lawfully on the premise. When an owner fails to do so, and as a result you or your family member suffers injuries, a […]
Our Michigan auto accident attorneys recently filed a lawsuit against the owner and driver of a vehicle our client was riding passenger in. The lawsuit arises out of a single-vehicle crash that took place in July of 2014 on M-39 in the City of Detroit. The driver of the vehicle our client was riding passenger in was […]
Michigan is a “No-Fault” state, meaning that both parties involved in a motor vehicle accident are entitled to valuable economic benefits from their applicable insurance companies, regardless of who was at fault for the accident. This includes drivers and occupants in a vehicle. In addition, many people do not realize that pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists […]
Sixteen years after Congress enacted the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, which called for the creation of a national database to track motor vehicle titles and prevent the fraudulent retitling of wrecked and stolen cars, Public Citizen and two California consumer organizations are suing the U.S. attorney general over delays in implementing it. (Public […]
