Posts tagged detroit

• Detroit Auto Insurance Cost Problem

  Steven Gursten | May 21, 2012 2:45 PM | 1 CommentDetroit, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Since the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) announced its latest proposed rate hike, there's been a lot of news coverage about the cost of Michigan auto insurance. The news has...

• MI Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Lawsuits Against 911 Operators

  David Mittleman | January 13, 2012 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The Michigan Supreme Court will soon hear arguments about whether lawsuits against two 911 operators and their handling of emergency calls from a 5-year-old Detroit boy should be dismissed. The...

• Don't Get Duped by Luxurious Nursing Home Amenities When Making Your Decision

  David Mittleman | December 13, 2011 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  The Detroit Free Press recently reviewed the state inspection reports for Michigan nursing homes and made several shocking discoveries. At least six individuals under the care of nursing...

• Catholic Priest and Former Detroit Teacher Arrested on Charges Stemming From Sexual Abuse

  David Mittleman | November 22, 2011 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Richard James Kurtz, a 67-year-old Jesuit priest, was arrested in Chicago yesterday after allegations of sexual abuse involving an underage male surfaced earlier this year. At the time, Kurtz was...

• Record Temps Scorch Mid-Michigan – Stay Cool and Safe

  Nolan Erickson | July 21, 2011 9:28 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Not all that long ago it seems like Michigan residents were sick of cold weather and ready for some sun. This week’s record-setting heat wave has a lot of people rethinking their earlier...

• Detroit Medical Center to Pay Feds $30 Million to Settle Doctor-Hospital Kickback Allegations

  David Mittleman | January 11, 2011 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Detroit Medical Center has agreed to pay federal authorities $30 million to settle claims that it engaged in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. According to Justice...

• Oak Park Man Killed in Wrong-Way Accident on Lodge Freeway in Detroit

  David Mittleman | November 14, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Early Thursday morning, an Oak Park man was struck and killed by a wrong-way driver on Lodge Freeway in Detroit. The accident shut the road down for hours while police investigated. According to...

• Michigan's Drug Industry Immunity Law Persists Despite Ending to Recent Pfizer Case

  David Mittleman | October 15, 2009 1:18 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Henry Greenspan made a brilliant point in a recent op-ed piece in the Detroit Free Press in response to the $2.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties levied against Pfizer for illegally marketing...

• Detroit Bus Crash Injures Six Students

  Devon Glass | September 30, 2009 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  An accident involving two Detroit school buses resulted in injuries to six students on Monday. The collision occurred in metro Detroit, at the intersection of Plymouth Road and West Outer...

• Unlicensed Driver Causes Tragic Crash

  David Mittleman | July 31, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An unlicensed Detroit woman caused a crash early Wednesday morning on the Ohio Turnpike outside of Cleveland. She was driving with three children in her minivan, and it appears that none of them...