Serving Those with Serious Injuries
We work hard to understand your insurance claims and work within the system to get the most out of your claim. Motor vehicle and car accidents can become unnecessarily complicated, which is why we strive to make sense of your rights to help you get fair compensation for serious injury and insurance claims cases.
No Fault Insurance
The Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act applies to car and truck accidents that occur in Michigan. The No-Fault Act often applies to motorcycle accidents and other types of motor vehicles, under certain circumstances.
Underinsured or Uninsured Motorist Claims
Sometimes, you or a family member are hurt by an uninsured motorist (or an “underinsured motorist” - a driver without adequate insurance limits to pay your claims). It is wise to purchase “uninsured motorist” coverage and “underinsured motorist” coverage from your own insurance company to protect against bad drivers with no insurance, or minimal insurance coverage in place. There are a shocking number of motorists operating their cars illegally (uninsured) or with very minimal “PL/PD” coverage, that is woefully inadequate in many situations.
Uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage and benefits from your own insurance company can provide an alternative source of recovery of the insurance benefits you are entitled to. However, it is important to report your accident to the police and your insurance company immediately whenever there is an accident. Many uninsured/underinsured insurance policies require you to report the accident quickly and sometimes these insurance policies require you to file suit or demand arbitration on very short timelines - therefore, you should read the policy immediately and comply with all of its requirements (there is no “one size fits all” answer - underinsured motorist/uninsured motorists policies vary significantly in their policy language, so you must READ YOUR POLICY (or have an attorney read your policy for you) to make sure you timely comply with all the individual (and sometime idiosyncratic and even surprising) requirements. If you don’t, your potential claims may be barred for failure to comply with the terms of the policy. Our legal team services clients that are avid motorcycle enthusiasts to weekend riders.
The lawyers at Jay Zelenock Law Firm handle cases for injured motorcyclists and their passengers. These cases often involve no-fault insurance, negligent motorists, other motorcyclists, drunk drivers and against the government over roads in disrepair. Our lawyers also have experience in cases in which off-road vehicles (ORVs) are involved. If you’ve been in a motorcycle or ORV-related accident please get in contact with our lawyers to see how we can help.
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“In the midst of a very difficult and uncertain situation, Jay's careful personal attention to our case helped us weather the storm and reach a successful conclusion. He always made time for our questions and concerns.”
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