Law Student Allison Thornton Wins Our First Annual Legal Scholarship Our attorneys are proud to announce that future Virginia Law School student Allison Thornton is the winner of our $1000 Clark Law Scholarship. Each future law student that applied to our scholarship was asked to submit an essay answering the following question: What are your…
DetailsUnder the old Michigan No-Fault insurance which was adopted in 1973, car accidents were not covered by Medicare. This meant that recipients had to charge their medical expenses that were related to the auto accident to their unlimited lifetime Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage, a requirement for all motor vehicle owners. However, new laws that…
DetailsAccording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5,987 pedestrians died in the U.S. in 2016. Even more people suffer on a day-to-day basis in non-fatal pedestrian accidents. Studies even show that pedestrians are more likely to be killed in car crashes compared to passengers. Pedestrian accidents happen in both broad daylight and at night.…
Details New legislation that would make it illegal to use handheld cell phones has been proposed to strengthen the existing distracted driving laws in the state of Michigan. This is called House Bill 4277 or the 2021 Distracted Driving Update. The document presented by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entitled Overview of…
DetailsDriver Responsibility Fee, do I have to pay? – Snyder Passes Law in Michigan There was a new law in Michigan that is going to abolish responsibility fees for particular offenses by drivers. Offenses that have taken place after October 1, 2011 will no longer be calculated under the driver responsibility fees. This bill only…
DetailsMany gas stations throughout the State have been using a misleading tactic to display their gas prices. You probably already know what I’m talking about by that sentence alone. If you haven’t noticed, many stations also feature a car wash option when filling your tank. There’s nothing wrong with providing a car wash at a…
DetailsOne of the latest developments on the road safety front is that of a Virginia-based company developing a device that tells cops when drivers are texting. A little more than a year after Michigan became one of the states to ban texting while driving, the irresponsibility of drivers who continue to flout the ban may…
DetailsOver the last decade, many states across America have banned texting and driving for good reason. You have probably seen the nationwide advertisement campaigns such as the “It Can Wait” themed ads from AT&T attempting to make drivers more aware of the dangers and to make the roads safer. Unfortunately, these tactics don’t seem to…
DetailsAccording to The Detroit News, a report published by the Governors Highway Safety Association (the GHSA) in May 2014 said that motorcycle deaths in the United States decreased by approximately 7 percent in 2013 compared to 2012. Unfortunately, the state of Michigan did not experience a similar decline, and deaths among Michigan motorcycle riders not…
DetailsRear-end collisions remain to be a prevalent type of car crash across the United States. Each year, an estimated 1.7 million rear-end car crashes occur on US roadways. Of these accidents, 17 thousand people die, and 500 thousand get injured. In Michigan alone, there were 89 deaths, and 21,256 injuries out of the 79 thousand…
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