In Michigan, motorcycle hit-and-run accidents can really leave injured motorcyclists in the lurch. Unlike cars and trucks, motorcyclists are not covered by the state’s no-fault insurance system. Instead, they must rely on their own insurance po…
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Besides the cost of medical treatment and recovery, the biggest financial concern of most auto accident victims is how they will make up the income that was lost while waiting for injuries to heal. In a Michigan car accident, the wage loss element of…
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When someone’s negligent driving leads to a permanent disability, nothing is more important than making sure that all medical expenses are covered and that future earnings won’t be lost and destroy your lifestyle for the future. Fortunat…
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When trains and cars collide, injuries happen — often serious and life-threatening injuries. Injuries occur most often and most severely to drivers and passengers of cars in such an accident. But train passengers and crewmembers can also get in…
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Injured railroad employees have a tough row to hoe when it comes to holding the employer railroad accountable for its responsibility for the injury. Claim adjusters and defense attorneys in FELA injury cases work hard to create a case that persuades…
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Railroads are very dangerous places to work. Everything on a railroad is big, heavy, loud and requires operators to engage in repetitive activity or move in ways that are antagonistic to the body’s natural movements. As a result, thousands of r…
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The subject of the Federal Employees’ Liability Act (FELA) and recovery of damages for injured railroad employees is complex and confusing. It generates many questions among injured railroad employees and their families. Below, we briefly answer so…
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Waterborne accidents can result in very complex boating and maritime injury cases. Determining the cause of an accident and identifying the responsible party can be difficult given that circumstances change very rapidly on the water. Evidence can si…
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More formally known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act is a federal law regulating maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Among other things, the Jones Act gives working seamen the right to sue their employers for inj…
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Working around commercial ships is dangerous business. Whether a worker is handling cargo, repairing or performing maintenance on a ship’s hull or engines, or part of a ship-building crew, just about everything around longshoremen and harbor worker…
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