Posts tagged michigan

• GM-Certified Used or Welded Together Wrecks?

  David Mittleman | May 05, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  State Consumer Protection Acts have been enacted in every state in the nation to protect consumers. Each state law varies in the degree to which they are effective. Michigan's Consumer Protection...

• Patient Safety At Risk If Senate Bills Pass

  David Mittleman | May 18, 2012 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  If you haven’t heard the story about Dr. Yasser Awaad of Dearborn, let me summarize it for you: This neurologist took advantage of as many as 255 of his patients – maybe more –...

• Calhoun County Michigan Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Report

  Daniel Buckfire | September 16, 2008 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  A Report on Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect for Calhoun County was recently released. This report breaks the data down into several categories, which can be used to compare area nursing homes. If you...

• Slip and Falls and the "Open and Obvious" Defense

  Timothy Smith | September 17, 2009 5:12 PM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Over the last few years Michigan courts have gone out of their way to throw plaintiffs out of court. Even Black Ice which by its very nature can't be seen, was looked at as Open and Obvious which...

• Insurance Doctors Exams - how to force them to play fair.

  Timothy Smith | December 15, 2010 10:49 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An article appearing in the New York Times put a spotlight on the shady world of “independent medical examinations”. These medical examinations often take place when auto insurance...

• The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act: timely help for employees

  Timothy Smith | January 12, 2009 11:28 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act have reached critical mass in Congress and looks to become law under our next administration. So, what are they and how does this...

• “Patients First Reform.” Do Michigan Voters Know What It Really Means?

  Mark Bello | May 29, 2012 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michigan lawmakers are considering more medical malpractice reform that would make it even harder (trust me; it is difficult enough!) to successfully sue doctors. Senate Bills 1115 - 1118, known...

• Fatal Car Crash On US-31 Near Muskegon

  Devon Glass | February 12, 2009 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Earlier this morning on US-31 a pickup drove the wrong way down an off ramp, resulting in a head-on car accident with a Jeep. This car crash invovled 3 vehicles, killing the driver of the pickup and...

• Michigan Governor Signs Bill Granting Legal Immunity to Bowling Centers

  Nolan Erickson | November 16, 2011 11:18 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Thanks to a new law signed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder yesterday, bowling alleys will now have an even easier time avoiding the civil justice system under certain circumstances. Under the new...

• Michigan Dog Bite Lawyer| Proposed Dog Bite Ordinances

  Daniel Buckfire | September 23, 2008 3:35 PM | 1 CommentDetroit, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Proposed dog bite ordinances are being considered in several Metro-Detroit suburbs. Several cities are considering dangerous or vicious animal ordinances, like the recently-enacted Farmington Hills...