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11 child safety tips to prevent child “backover” car accidents

  11 child safety tips to prevent child “backover” car accidents  by Steven M. Gursten   Auto accident lawyer gives 11 safety tips to keep children safe around cars The winter has been unseasonably warm, which actually brought up a tough, but important conversation that I had with one of my neighbors – how exactly […]

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Preventing seatbelt entanglement

  Preventing seatbelt entanglement by Steven M. Gursten Readers of this blog know that from time to time, I invite guest blogs from accident lawyers I know throughout the country. Today, I’m posting a guest blog from Console Hollawell. This blog tackles an important subject: keeping our children safe in the car and preventing something terrible

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How traumatic brain injury victims face driving dangers

  How traumatic brain injury victims face driving dangers by Steven M. Gursten   Diminished attention and concentration frequently challenge Michigan auto accident victims suffering from TBI   Dangerous driving is an obstacle that many Michigan auto accident victims suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) must overcome. According to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where

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The connection between traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s

  The connection between traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s  by Steven M. Gursten   Study shows brain injury survivors, even younger ones, suffer accelerated neurodegeneration As a Michigan brain injury attorney, I have a unique challenge when helping many of my clients who have suffered “mild” traumatic brain injury in car accidents and truck accidents. It’s my job

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Get Claims Adjuster’s PIP File in Every No Fault Case

  Get Claims Adjuster’s PIP File in Every No Fault Case  by Steven M. Gursten   There is gold in PIP files. Here, PIP stands for personal injury protection, as in, personal injury protection benefits related to no-fault auto insurance. There are only 4 or 5 law firms that really understand no fault litigation in Michigan, and for

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Who pays my PIP benefits if I’m injured in a car accident while in a limo, ambulance or shuttle bus?

  Who pays my PIP benefits if I’m injured in a car accident while in a limo, ambulance or shuttle bus? by Steven M. Gursten   Michigan’s No-Fault law delineates the insurance required to pay your PIP insurance benefits when occupying limousines, airport shuttles, etc.   This is the third blog in my series about

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Teen distracted driving: Graphic teen crash video by MDOT

  Teen distracted driving: Graphic teen crash video by MDOT  by Steven M. Gursten   Distracted Driving Awareness Month highlights most dangerous and deadly behavior by Michigan teen drivers We’re into the last week of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and as auto accident attorneys we would like to turn today to the subject of teen driving.

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The horrifying, often overlooked consequences of chronic pain

  The horrifying, often overlooked consequences of chronic pain by Steven M. Gursten   TED talk by Dr. Elliot Krane says chronic pain is not just a symptom of injury, but an injury itself I often write about the connection between car accident injuries like TBI and chronic pain syndrome. Sadly, so many of these injuries

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Recognizing Symptoms of Head Trauma Can Be Difficult

  Recognizing Symptoms of Head Trauma Can Be Difficult  by Steven M. Gursten   According to MedlinePlus (the National Institutes of Health’s Web site) every year, millions of people suffer a head injury. But the danger is that so many head injuries can be difficult to recognize. Sometimes symptoms of head injuries begin to manifest

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