No-Fault Statute Misinterpreted: MSC Reverses Denial Of PIP Insurance Benefits
In this no-fault insurance case, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ denial of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits to the injured plaintiff, finding the appeals court misinterpreted the applicable no-fault statute and wrongly extended dicta from case precedent.
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Tolling Amendment To One-Year-Back Rule Does Not Apply Retroactively to Pre-Amendment No-Fault Claims
The tolling amendment to the one-year-back rule in the no-fault act at MCL 500.3145 does not apply to claims for services which accrued before its effective date, even if a lawsuit was filed after its effective date.
Decedent Did Not ‘Regularly’ Support Child: Survivor’s Loss Benefits Denied
The trial court properly dismissed this action for no-fault survivor’s loss benefits, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.