Categories Archives: Auto Accident Lawsuit

Goren, Goren & Harris attorney, Bradley Harris, featured in Michigan Lawyers Weekly for Notable $1.025 Million Settlement for a Third-Party Automobile Negligence Claim

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We are happy to announce that a Grand Rapids motor vehicle accident that resulted in serious injuries to a family settled for $1.025 million in compensatory damages. The auto accident happened in February on a snowy afternoon, when a government-owned plow driving in the wrong direction collided with our client’s minivan, seriously injuring three occupants. [...]

Texting While Driving is as Dangerous as Driving under the Influence

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The fact is, if you use your cellphone while driving, you risk your life and the lives of others. Studies have found that distractions from using your cellphone while driving can lead to delayed reaction times similar to those of drunk drivers having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent.  To test this, one study [...]

Fatal Weather-Related Car Accident Settles for $1.675 Million

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The firm is proud to say that it recently obtained $1.675 million in compensatory damages for a passenger injured in a horrific car accident, as well as for the family of the person who was tragically killed.  Although no amount of money can make up for the loss of a loved one, monetary damages can [...]

Young Driver Deaths on the Rise

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Did you know? …Deaths among 16 and 17 year old drivers have increased by 11% from 2010 and 2011. Statistics released by the Governors’ Highway Safety Association (GHSA) notes that 23 US states saw increases in teenage motorist deaths over the one year period. The GHSA suggests two reasons for this sudden, significant increase in [...]

Attendant Care or Replacement Services: What’s the Deal?

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As Michigan No-Fault/Auto Accident attorneys, our clients constantly ask us, “What’s Attendant Care?  And how about Replacement Services?  And how do I make submissions for payment?” First, there are several differences between Attendant Care and Replacement Services that every No-Fault benefits claimant should be aware of: Attendant Care implies “skilled nursing care,” to be administered [...]

No-Fault Medical Mileage: Is it Really Worth My Time??

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Some of our clients are annoyed with the idea of tracking their medical travel after they’ve been in an auto accident. Here they are, injured and in pain, and now their lawyer is telling them to record every time they set foot in a car to go to the doctor or hospital?  The client’s first [...]

Know Your Auto Rights!

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In the State of Michigan, there are 3 potential cases an auto accident victim can bring: 1. First Party (No-Fault PIP Benefits) An auto accident victim pursues a Michigan No-Fault/PIP case with his or her own insurance company.  Under the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act, accident victims are entitled to benefits that include coverage of accident-related [...]

How Do Cases Settle? (Or When Will I Get My Money?)

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In every personal injury or tort case, there are two parties, the Plaintiff, or injured party, and the Defendant, the individual or entity accused of negligence and damages. When an attorney takes on a personal injury/tort case, the claim usually takes one of three routes before the client gets paid: 1. Negotiation Negotiation is basically [...]

Statutes of Limitation- A Ticking Time Bomb

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Did you know that for every claim, there is a Statute of Limitations? This means that if you are injured, you only have a limited period of time to file a lawsuit against the person that harmed you. If you run out of time, your claim will be forever barred. The Statute of Limitations depends [...]

Proving that You Have a Serious Impairment of Bodily Function

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As we discussed in a previous post, a Michigan car accident victim is only entitled to money for pain and suffering if he or she has experienced death, serious impairment of body function or permanent serious disfigurement. While the first and third points are pretty self- explanatory, “serious impairment of body function” might seem a [...]