Otherwise stated, when medical benefits are paid and a lien is asserted, the defendant is liable for the full amount of the medical bills. Insurers would be wise to remember this the next time they force a case to trial....
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What is the state-mandated minimum amount of auto liability insurance coverage? This is a common question across the country that should be easy to answer. And before July 2020, the answer for Michigan was relatively straightforward: $20,000 per person/$40,000 per person. The answer to this question matters not only to the insurance buying public, but also to practitioners, even those dealing with insurance policies containing higher limits. Why? Because there have always been exclusions in auto insurance policies that permit an insurer to reduce its stated coverage to the state-mandated minimum. The most common situations involve intentionally caused injury, failure to...
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Sinas Dramis Law Firm attorneys, Stephen Sinas and Kevin Komar obtained a jury verdict leading to a $2.8 million judgment against a no-fault insurance company, that wrongfully denied no-fault benefits to a person who sustained severe and ultimately fatal injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The verdict was rendered in the case of Estate of Kevin Lindsey, et al v Esurance Insurance, which, after a trip to the Court of Appeals in 2021, has been pending in the Ingham County Circuit Court since 2017. During the week-long trial, Michigan auto accident attorneys Stephen Sinas and Kevin Komar worked together to...
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No one wants to imagine getting into a car crash, but unfortunately crashes happen every day. It’s important to know what to do in the days and weeks following the crash, especially if you’re seriously injured. In the content below, Sinas Dramis Law Firm provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions we get from clients, in the firm’s 70-year history handling these types of cases....
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On Friday, May 13th, 2022 Sinas Dramis Law Firm Attorneys George Sinas, Catherine Tucker, and Lauren Kissel secured a significant victory in favor of their client Elisabeth Ostendorf when Clinton County Circuit Court Judge Shannon Schlegel held that the 2019 amendments to Michigan’s auto no-fault law could not be retroactively applied to Ostendorf and other patients who purchased no-fault policies and sustained injuries prior to the implementation of these amendments. This particular case (Kuhlgert v State Farm), was a challenge of whether or not the new Michigan fee schedule could be applied to Ostendorf, following its July 1, 2021 implementation. What is...
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As we near the three-year anniversary of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing Michigan auto no-fault reform legislation into law, we are once again reminded of the mess and destruction that signature has caused for a system that was once considered one of the best in the country. If you have not yet had the chance or heard, Sinas Dramis Law Firm recommends you check out a new mini three-part series on Michigan Radio’s Stateside podcast entitled Collision Course....
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What happens if a Michigan driver is in a car crash in another state? Do they still get Michigan no-fault benefits? Tom Sinas recently answered these questions in a "Know the Law" segment....
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Must-listen new podcast, "Silent Crash: The Quiet Unraveling of Michigan's Auto No-Fault" sheds light on the concerning new realm in Michigan's auto related healthcare....
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In a recent appearance on WLAJ "In the Name of the Law", Michigan auto accident attorney Stephen Sinas explains the special issues senior citizens injured in Michigan auto accidents face following the 2019 changes in the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Law....
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One of the most commonly asked questions we receive is "When should I contact a Michigan auto no-fault insurance lawyer?" This article helps answer that question....
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