Our team can help people who have been hurt physically or financially, as a result of negligence or criminal wrong-doing. Learn more about specific areas of personal injury practice by reading below.
Personal Injury and Accident Law
In many circumstances, the law allows a person to make claims for compensation, when he or she suffers injuries to the body, mind or emotions, or to property or financial rights through the unlawful misconduct of another person, corporation or an insurance company. State and federal law provide remedies for many losses from wrongful conduct under controlling statutes and case law (judicial decisions), though not every loss a person suffers is compensable. So, if you or a family member suffer serious personal injuries or property losses it is important that you know your legal rights under state and federal law, and also under any existing insurance policies that may provide you benefits to help you recover your losses.
Highlighting Client Success
Recent Win #1:
A motorist was driving her car on Old Mission Peninsula toward Traverse City, when another car suddenly crossed the centerline and hit her head-on. Both vehicles were destroyed as a result of the force of the accident. The woman suffered multiple soft tissue and abdominal injuries, as well as being emotionally traumatized by the accident. The firm assisted with litigation against the at-fault driver. A successful resolution was reached to provide appropriate financial compensation for her injuries.
Recent Win #2:
A young man was injured when another driver struck him, totaling his car and causing foot injuries. The firm negotiated a reasonable settlement, and the young man was very happy with the result.
Car, Truck, Motorcycle, ORV and Boat Accidents
The term “personal injury and accident law” is often associated with a “tort” lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but there are numerous state and federal statutes that incorporate common law tort concepts into statutory rights to have a claim for compensation heard in court, whether against the person or corporation who caused the damages, or their insurance company. Sometimes the law requires you to pursue your own insurance companies for certain benefits, rather than the at-fault party.
Some of the most common personal injury and accident claims are traffic accidents, accidents at work, trucking accidents, recreational vehicle (boating accidents; motorcycle accidents; off road recreational vehicle accidents; ATVs) accidents in the home or on the property of a business or landowner, and product liability injuries caused by defective products sold to consumers.
Product Liability Cases
Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Although the word "product" has broad connotations, product liability as an area of law is traditionally limited to products in the form of tangible personal property. Michigan law incorporates a significant statutory overlay onto the common law of products liability, and also “caps” an injured person’s rights to recover damages for non-economic injuries, no matter how severe those losses are, unless the injured person can show additional elements of “notice” of the defect or aggravated misconduct by the wrongdoer-product maker above and beyond a showing of negligence.
Hiring an attorney with extensive experience in accidents and insurance can help you deal with the process of your claim and alleviate some of the stress that follows accidents. Click on the links below to learn more about our areas of expertise in accidents and insurance.
Serious Injuries & Insurance Claims
Snowmobile & Boating Accidents
Bicycle & pedestrian Accidents
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