The court held that BC/BS was arbitrary in their denial of insurance coverage for autism related treatments. The Detroit-based insurer rejected claims for applied behavior analysis, contending the autism treatment was investigative or experimental. Judge Stephen J. Murphy III ruled last week that the basis for denial was “arbitrary and capricious” and sent the claims [...]

As of October 1, 2012 the party not at fault in a motor vehicle collision may collect up to $1000.00 for damage to their vehicle. This amount may be collected from the other driver or their insurance carrier. Until now, that limit was $500.00.

The Michigan Supreme Court with its usual five person majority ruled that an insurance company may void coverage even after an injury accident where there is a claim of misrepresentation or fraud at the time of application. This remains true even where the insurance company could have “easily” determined the discrepancy. Thus if your driver’s license happens [...]

Five (5) justices of  the Michigan Supreme Court have denied insurance benefits previously purchased by the victim from State Farm Insurance. Four(4) justices disagreed. The insurance policy required notice of the injury to be given within 30 days. Even though the victim remained in ICU during and beyond the entire 30 day notice period, the court basically [...]

According to Safety Research and Strategies,  Inc. young children are showing up in emergency rooms every three hours to be treated for button battery ingestion. Some research identifies serious and fatal ingestion being linked to the increased emergence of lithium coin cell batteries as a common energy source in many products. Be watchful of the relative ease [...]

Michigan courts continue to review falls and injuries caused by falls on “Black Ice”. If one could not see such an ice accumulation and had no reason to believe that there was such a build up, one may recover damages for their injuries.