Trial Court Erred By Denying Partial Summary Disposition Under No-Fault Act Amendments
The trial court erred in failing to grant partial summary disposition on the issue of the 2019 amendments to the No-Fault Act, the Court of Appeals reversed.
MI Supreme Court Affirms Court of Appeals Decision on No-Fault Auto Reform
The MI Supreme Court issued an opinion stating the no-fault auto reform law cannot apply to crash survivors who bought policies and were injured before the new law took effect..
No-Fault Cases Remanded To Determine If Guardian Improperly Delegated Tasks
Even though a guardian may delegate tasks, a question remains in no-fault cases about whether a guardian improperly delegated certain tasks.
Appeals Court: 2019 No-Fault Insurance Changes Do Not Apply Retroactively
The changes to MI’s no-fault law limiting the payment of PIP benefits do not apply to car crash victims who were injured before the 2019 changes went into effect.
Relative “Domiciled” In Upstairs Of House Entitled To No-Fault Benefits
In this no-fault insurance case, the trial court properly denied the defendant-insurer’s motions for summary disposition.
Court Of Appeals Dismisses Appeal, Cautions Parties Against Procedural “Gamesmanship”
The COA held that the stipulated order from which the plaintiff appealed did not qualify as a “final order” and, therefore, the Court did not have jurisdiction over the matter.
No-Fault’s ‘Innocent Third-Party Rule’ No Longer Exists, Says Michigan Supreme Court
The MI SCT recently issued its highly anticipated decision in Bazzi v Sentinel Ins Co, in which the justices declared that no-fault’s “innocent third-party rule” no longer exists.
COA: Fraud After No-Fault Policy Procured Doesn’t Prevent Claim By ‘Innocent Third Party’
An auto accident victim is entitled to no-fault insurance benefits under his parents’ no-fault policy where the victim’s parents committed insurance fraud after the policy was purchased.