- Posts by Bryan A. Janes
AssociateBryan A. Janes is a member of the firm’s Transportation Law, Construction Law and Torts & Litigation practice groups. He focuses his practice on the defense of motor vehicle negligence, commercial trucking liability ...
Recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling lifts caps limiting tort damages in No-Fault personal injury claims.
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This Michigan Court of appeals ruling confirms that the fee schedule under MCL 500.3157 applies to third-party claims and that a plaintiff has a duty to mitigate its damages.
Michigan Court of Appeals reverses case evaluation sanction award in lawsuit that predates amendment to state’s court rules.
Tags: Civil Litigation, Sanctions
Topics
- No Fault Liability
- Motor Vehicle Liability
- Transportation
- Appellate Law
- Civil Litigation
- Trucking Liability
- Cargo Liability
- Auto Liability
- Artificial Intelligence
- Personal Injury Protection (PIP)
- Insurance
- Fraud Activity
- Underinsured Motorist Insurance (UIM)
- Negligence
- insurance policy
- Sanctions
- Premises Liability
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- Judicial Estoppel
- Retail Liability
- Driver Exclusion
- Bankruptcy
- Risk Management
- Governmental Immunity
- Medicare Issues
Recent Updates
- What Canty v Mason Means for Michigan Auto Accident Defendants and Insurers
- Appellate Court Rules ‘Novel’ Pain Treatment Fails to Meet Reasonableness, Necessity Requirements for Payment of Michigan No-Fault Benefits
- How Truck Driver Monitoring with AI Technology is Reshaping Accident Litigation
- Ruling Clarifies Application of Michigan No-Fault Act’s Fee Schedule for Motorcycle Accident Claims Regardless of When Policy was Issued
- Michigan Supreme Court Denies Plaintiff’s Push to Retroactively Apply Amended No-Fault Act
- Michigan Appeals Court Affirms Key Limits on Underinsured Motorist Coverage
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Limits Scope of Preemption Governing Freight Broker’s Selection of Motor Carrier
- Fee Schedule Applies to Third-Party Claims for Excess Allowable Expenses
- Appellate Court Rules Insured Entitled to Unlimited Attendant Care Benefits
- Case Update: Appellate Court Updates Recent Decision to Published Status, Expanding Definition of ‘Unlawful’ Under Michigan PIP Law