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Michigan's no-fault insurance system means your own auto insurance covers your medical bills and certain other losses regardless of who caused the accident. But "no-fault" does not mean no recovery. If you suffered a serious impairment of body function, permanent serious disfigurement, or death, you retain the right to pursue a third-party bodily injury lawsuit directly against the at-fault driver.
Car accidents happen for countless reasons — distracted drivers glued to their phones, intoxicated motorists making reckless decisions, speeders running red lights, tailgaters rear-ending stopped traffic, fatigued drivers nodding off at the wheel, and vehicles with undisclosed mechanical defects. No matter the cause, identifying all liable parties and pursuing every available source of compensation is what we do.
Injuries from car collisions range from concussions and traumatic brain injuries to herniated discs, spinal trauma, serious fractures, internal organ injuries, and permanent facial scarring. Medical care is expensive and ongoing. Lost wages compound the hardship. Pain and suffering are real and compensable. We build cases that account for every dimension of your loss — past, present, and future.
Michigan No-Fault PIP benefits include unlimited medical expense coverage (subject to your policy tier), up to three years of lost wage replacement at 85% of your net income, and replacement services such as housekeeping and childcare. We pursue PIP claims alongside third-party bodily injury lawsuits when injuries meet the legal threshold. Our attorneys serve clients throughout Detroit, Hamtramck, Warren, Dearborn, and all of Southeast Michigan.
Any collision involving a motor vehicle — whether a passenger car, SUV, van, or pickup truck — falls under our auto accident practice. We pursue every available source of recovery, from the at-fault driver's bodily injury coverage and your own uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, to third-party liability against vehicle manufacturers when defective equipment contributed to the crash.
We handle all stages of the auto accident claim process: documenting the scene, securing police reports, obtaining surveillance footage before it is deleted, coordinating with treating physicians to establish the medical foundation of your case, retaining accident reconstruction experts when liability is disputed, and negotiating aggressively with insurance carriers who routinely undervalue legitimate claims.
Every auto accident case is handled on a strict contingency fee basis. You owe us nothing unless we recover compensation for you. That means our incentives are perfectly aligned with yours — we only win when you win. If you have been in any type of motor vehicle collision, contact our office for a free, no-obligation consultation. There is no cost to explore your legal options.
Commercial truck crashes are categorically different from ordinary car accidents. The physics are devastating — an 80,000-pound semi-truck traveling at highway speed carries a kinetic energy load that no passenger vehicle can absorb. Injuries are frequently catastrophic: severe traumatic brain injuries, complete and incomplete spinal cord damage, amputations, crush injuries, multiple complex fractures, and wrongful death.
Trucking cases involve multiple layers of liability that do not exist in standard auto claims. The driver, the trucking company, the cargo loading contractor, the vehicle maintenance provider, and the equipment manufacturer may each bear responsibility. We issue preservation orders immediately upon retention to protect electronic control module data — the truck's "black box" — as well as driver qualification files, logbooks, inspection records, and federal Hours-of-Service violation records. This evidence disappears quickly if not secured.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations impose strict requirements on commercial drivers and their employers covering maximum driving hours, mandatory rest periods, drug and alcohol testing, vehicle inspection schedules, and cargo securement standards. When trucking companies cut corners to meet delivery deadlines, the consequences are predictable. We know exactly where to look and how to hold every responsible party accountable.
Truck accident cases typically require 12 to 24 months to resolve fully, given their complexity and the resources trucking companies deploy in their defense. We prepare every case as though it will go to trial. That preparation is precisely what compels fair settlement offers and, when necessary, persuades juries to return verdicts that reflect the true magnitude of our clients' losses.
Motorcyclists face a unique and unjust burden when they are injured in a crash. Insurance adjusters and, sometimes, jurors carry implicit biases that assume the rider bears some responsibility simply by virtue of choosing a motorcycle. Combating that bias requires experienced legal advocacy backed by thorough evidence development and a willingness to take the case to trial.
The most common types of motorcycle crashes we handle include left-turn collisions where an oncoming driver fails to yield, unsafe lane changes where a driver merges without checking their blind spot, rear-end crashes caused by distracted or impaired drivers, single-vehicle crashes caused by road defects or debris, and mechanical failure cases involving defective motorcycle components. Each case type demands a different investigative approach and a distinct legal theory of recovery.
The injuries sustained in motorcycle accidents are among the most severe in personal injury law. Traumatic brain injuries occur even with helmet use. Spinal cord damage can result in partial or complete paralysis. Fractured femurs, pelvises, and arms require multiple surgeries and months of rehabilitation. Road rash — friction burns from sliding on pavement — causes deep tissue damage and permanent scarring. Internal bleeding and organ damage are common in high-speed impacts. Amputations and permanent disfigurement change lives forever.
We coordinate claims across No-Fault PIP coverage, the at-fault driver's bodily injury liability, and your own uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage to maximize every available source of compensation. Michigan No-Fault law creates particular nuances for motorcycle operators that require careful navigation. We handle that complexity so you can focus on recovery.
Property owners — whether private individuals, businesses, or government entities — owe a legal duty to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition. When they fail to meet that obligation and someone is injured as a result, the law provides a remedy. Our slip and fall practice covers the full spectrum of premises liability claims, from icy commercial parking lots and wet grocery store floors to broken stairways in apartment buildings and uneven sidewalks on municipal property.
Premises liability cases succeed or fail on evidence. We act quickly to secure surveillance camera footage before it is overwritten — most commercial systems retain only 30 days of recordings. We subpoena maintenance logs to establish how long a hazardous condition existed and what the property owner knew or should have known. We gather weather records, incident report histories, prior complaint files, and inspection records. Prior incidents at the same location are particularly powerful evidence of ongoing negligence and a pattern of disregard for visitor safety.
Hazardous conditions we routinely encounter include icy walkways that were never salted or sanded, wet floors lacking adequate signage, broken or missing stair railings, uneven pavement and cracked sidewalks, loose floor tiles and torn carpeting, falling merchandise improperly stacked on store shelves, and inadequate lighting in parking garages and stairwells. When negligent security allows a foreseeable criminal act to injure someone on the property, that too is actionable.
Fall injuries are frequently life-altering. Hip fractures in older adults carry significant mortality risk and extended rehabilitation requirements. Wrist and shoulder fractures impair daily function. Traumatic brain injuries from striking the head on hard flooring cause cognitive, emotional, and physical deficits that may be permanent. Spinal injuries, torn ligaments, and rotator cuff damage require surgery and prolonged recovery. We quantify every element of your loss and pursue full compensation.
When someone's negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct costs a human life, the law provides a path to accountability and compensation for the family left behind. Michigan's Wrongful Death Act allows designated family members to bring a civil action against the responsible parties, independent of any criminal proceedings that may result from the same conduct. Civil justice and criminal justice serve different purposes — we pursue civil justice relentlessly on behalf of grieving families.
Under Michigan law, eligible beneficiaries who may recover in a wrongful death action include the deceased person's surviving spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings, and other individuals who were dependents of the deceased. The personal representative of the estate brings the action on behalf of all eligible beneficiaries, and any recovery is distributed among them according to their respective losses.
Recoverable damages in Michigan wrongful death cases are broad and encompass: all medical expenses incurred prior to death; funeral and burial costs; the deceased's lost income and future earning potential over their expected working life; the economic value of household services the deceased would have provided; and, critically, compensation for the loss of companionship, society, guidance, counsel, and support that the deceased would have given to surviving family members. These intangible losses are real, significant, and legally compensable.
We build wrongful death cases using every available tool — police reports and crash reconstructions, complete medical record analysis, eyewitness accounts, surveillance and dashcam footage, expert witnesses in economics and life care planning, and, when appropriate, private investigators. Every case is prepared for trial from the outset, because we know that insurance companies respond to genuine trial readiness with genuine settlement offers. Our $4,800,000 wrongful death result speaks to our commitment to maximum recovery for families facing maximum loss.
Michigan imposes strict liability on dog owners under MCL 287.351. This means that a dog owner is legally responsible for injuries their dog inflicts by biting another person whenever two conditions are met: the victim was in a public place or lawfully on private property at the time of the bite, and the victim did not provoke the animal. Michigan has no "one free bite" rule — the owner's liability does not depend on prior knowledge that the dog was dangerous.
Strict liability significantly strengthens dog bite claims compared to states that require victims to prove the owner's knowledge of the dog's dangerous propensities. In Michigan, if the statutory conditions are satisfied, liability is established as a matter of law. This shifts the legal battle to the question of damages — and we pursue every component of your damages aggressively.
Building a strong dog bite case still requires thorough evidence development. We gather animal control reports documenting prior complaints or citations involving the dog, veterinary records that may reveal behavioral history, photographs and medical records documenting the injuries, witness statements from neighbors or bystanders, surveillance and doorbell camera footage capturing the incident, and scene photographs showing the location and circumstances. Where the owner's homeowner's or renter's insurance provides coverage, we pursue that policy on your behalf.
Dog bite injuries cause far more than puncture wounds. Deep bites sever nerves and tendons, causing permanent loss of sensation or function. Facial bites leave permanent scarring and disfigurement. Infections from animal bites — including streptococcal, staphylococcal, and capnocytophaga infections — can become life-threatening if not aggressively treated. Many bite victims, particularly children, develop significant psychological trauma including PTSD, acute anxiety, and lasting phobias of animals. Bone fractures frequently accompany attacks when victims fall or are knocked down. We account for all of these harms in calculating and demanding full compensation.
Patients place their absolute trust in healthcare providers. When a physician, surgeon, nurse, hospital, or other medical professional fails to meet the accepted standard of care and that failure causes serious harm, Michigan law provides a right of recovery through a medical malpractice claim. These cases are among the most complex in civil litigation — they require a sophisticated understanding of both medicine and law, and we bring both to the table.
Medical malpractice takes many forms. Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis allow treatable conditions to progress to life-threatening stages — a missed cancer diagnosis, a delayed heart attack recognition, or a failure to identify a pulmonary embolism can cost a patient years of life or life itself. Surgical errors include wrong-site operations, unintended organ perforations, foreign objects left in patients, anesthesia errors, and postoperative complications arising from inadequate monitoring. Medication errors — wrong drug, wrong dosage, dangerous drug interactions — occur at the prescribing, dispensing, and administration stages. Birth injuries, including cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, and hypoxic brain damage caused by delayed emergency intervention, alter children's lives permanently.
Every medical malpractice case in Michigan requires the affidavit of merit from a qualified medical expert attesting that the standard of care was breached and that breach caused the plaintiff's injuries. We work with leading physicians across relevant specialties who review medical records thoroughly, provide credible and compelling expert opinions, and testify persuasively on behalf of our clients. The defense of healthcare institutions and their insurers is sophisticated and well-funded. We match that sophistication with our own.
Medical malpractice cases demand meticulous preparation: complete medical record acquisition and analysis, expert consultation across multiple specialties, life care planning for catastrophic cases, economic modeling of lost earnings and future medical costs, and litigation strategy that accounts for every procedural hurdle Michigan law places in plaintiffs' paths. We undertake that preparation for every client who places their trust in us.
Pedestrians struck by vehicles face some of the most severe injuries possible — traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, broken bones, internal bleeding, and amputations. When a driver's negligence, a distracted motorist, or a poorly designed road causes you harm while you're on foot, Michigan law entitles you to full compensation for your medical expenses, lost earnings, and pain and suffering.
Michigan's no-fault insurance system provides PIP coverage for pedestrians injured in accidents involving motor vehicles, even if you were not in a car at the time of the crash. This means your own auto insurer — or in some circumstances the insurer of the at-fault vehicle — may be required to pay your medical bills and lost wages regardless of fault. If your injuries constitute a serious impairment of body function or permanent serious disfigurement, you also retain the right to pursue a third-party claim against the driver directly.
Pedestrian accident cases require swift investigation: traffic camera footage must be preserved, eyewitness accounts gathered, and road design defects documented. We act immediately upon retention to secure this evidence before it disappears. If you or a loved one has been struck by a vehicle while walking, crossing the street, or in a parking area, call us now for a free consultation. You pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
We serve pedestrian accident victims throughout Hamtramck, Detroit, Highland Park, Dearborn, Warren, and all surrounding communities in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. Our attorneys understand Michigan's complex no-fault framework and fight tenaciously to ensure pedestrian victims receive every benefit they are entitled to — including full PIP benefits and, where applicable, significant third-party bodily injury damages.
Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system is one of the most complex in the United States. Understanding how it works — and where its limits lie — is essential to protecting your legal rights after a serious accident.
Personal Injury Protection benefits are paid by your own auto insurer regardless of fault. They cover all reasonably necessary medical expenses for accident-related injuries (subject to your chosen coverage level), up to 85% of lost wages for up to three years, and replacement services such as housekeeping, yard work, and childcare you can no longer perform. You must file a timely PIP claim or risk losing these benefits. An attorney ensures your claim is filed correctly and that all eligible expenses are submitted.
Michigan's no-fault system restricts your right to sue the at-fault driver for pain and suffering unless you suffered a "threshold injury" — specifically, a serious impairment of body function, permanent serious disfigurement, or death. This threshold can be contested vigorously by defendants. Our attorneys have extensive experience establishing threshold injuries through medical records, expert testimony, and detailed documentation of how your injuries have affected your ability to lead a normal life. Meeting this threshold opens the door to compensation far exceeding your PIP benefits.
Even with no-fault coverage, insurance companies routinely dispute, delay, and deny PIP claims. They send you to their own preferred physicians for "independent" medical examinations designed to limit your benefits. They challenge the necessity and cost of prescribed treatments. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on your right to file a third-party lawsuit against the at-fault driver. An experienced attorney files your PIP claims correctly, fights insurance company interference, and simultaneously builds the strongest possible third-party case — ensuring you receive every dollar the law provides.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. But they demonstrate our commitment to pursuing maximum recovery for every client we represent.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances.