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$1.9 MILLION | AUTO ACCIDENT (WAYNE COUNTY, MI)

An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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Free Consultation, No Obligation.

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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Free Consultation, No Obligation.

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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Free Consultation, No Obligation.

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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Free Consultation, No Obligation.

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An Overview of Michigan Dog Bite Laws

Each year in the United States, approximately 850,000 people receive medical attention for a dog bite, with the CDC estimating more than 4.5 million dog bite victims per year. Dog bites can be extremely painful and, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Dog owners who knowingly keep a vicious or dangerous animal not only face civil […]

Are Hand-Free Devices Safe While Driving?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states in 2012, 3,328 people suffered fatal injuries and 421,000 people sustained serious harm in accidents involving a distracted driver. Most people understand how dangerous it is for a person to remove their hands from the steering wheel while driving. Of course, this is even more dangerous if […]

Road Safety 101: How to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

Michigan drivers are no strangers to wildlife on the highways – deer, opossums, coyotes and even dogs and cats can cause serious car accidents involving damage to vehicles and injury to passengers. If a deer suddenly darts onto a highway congested with traffic, a collision may be unavoidable. But there are some steps you can […]

3 Types of Collision Coverage in Michigan

Michigan law requires you to have no-fault automobile insurance coverage on your car. However, what many drivers do not realize is that no-fault insurance pays only for injuries resulting from an automobile accident (regardless of who is at fault), and for vehicle damage up to a certain amount. In order to ensure you have coverage […]

Lawsuit Filed for Shelby Township Left-Hand Turn Car Accident

On November 19, 2014, a client of Goodman Acker P.C. was driving eastbound on W. Utica Road at Ryan when another driver turned left off of Ryan (see map below for location of collision), striking our client in the front driver’s side. The Shelby Township Police Department then investigated the scene and filed an accident report. […]

Goodman Acker Sponsors Detroit MADD Walk

Each year in the United States, more than 10,000 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. This amounts to about 28 people a day, or one person every 90 seconds, being killed from this preventable problem. It is these statistics that the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, wishes to decrease to zero. […]

IKEA Drawer Sets Recalled After Two Deaths

On Wednesday of last week, IKEA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) made an announcement recalling 27 million chest and drawer sets due to safety hazards. IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, has acknowledged that certain furniture pieces may not be safe if free-standing. In the past few months, two children died and others were injured due […]

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