Insurance

What about protecting driverless car accident victims?

  What about protecting driverless car accident victims? June 7, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Driverless car laws make big advances by allowing road testing ‘without a human operator’ and driverless Uber-type services, but swerves around issue of liability for driverless car accidents   More than two years ago, the Legislature changed the law to allow

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The high cost of being loyal to your own insurance company

  Price optimization: The high cost of being loyal to your own insurance company July 19, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten House Bill 5735 proposes banning ‘price optimization’ to stop auto insurers from raising prices on consumers who won’t shop around Are you a loyal customer to your insurance company? Did you know your loyalty is

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I was in a motorcycle accident, but I don’t have insurance. What are my rights?

  I was in a motorcycle accident, but I don’t have insurance. What are my rights? August 19, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten How you’re at risk when driving a motorcycle without the required insurance in Michigan I’ve written in depth about the extreme dangers of driving in Michigan without auto No Fault insurance. This goes for

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Tesla’s driving us all toward a future without car accidents

  Tesla’s driving us all toward a future without car accidents August 23, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten ‘Tesla on Autopilot’ is an important step toward preventing ‘19 of every 20 crashes on the road’ It’s not going to happen overnight. The process of abandoning how we’ve driven cars for more than 100 years and let

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When is a trucker an employee versus an independent contractor?

  When is a trucker an employee versus an independent contractor? October 14, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Trucking company lawyers try to reclassify truckers who cause wrecks as independent contractors (after the fact). Know the factors that determine ‘employee’ status to stop trucking companies from misclassifying truckers to avoid liability for truck accidents There’s a

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These bike crash dummies might finally convince you to wear your helmet

  These bike crash dummies might finally convince you to wear your helmet October 28, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Giro bicycle helmet makers show what happens to your head (and brain) after a bike crash It’s October in Michigan and Indian summer is just wrapping up. As I write this, the forecast for tomorrow is

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What types of legal advertising can an auto accident victim expect to be bombarded with?

  What types of legal advertising can an auto accident victim expect to be bombarded with? November 20, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Part 1 of my blog series on the consequences of personal injury lawyer advertising and commercials when they’re done without regard for accident victims I recently wrapped up a blog series on how to

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