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• Handicap Passenger Safety Issues Raised by Recent BATA Bus Accident

  Page Graves | November 14, 2007 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

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• Car Accident Insurance Coverage

  Tim Smith | November 05, 2007 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  When you ask your insured's agent to provide you with "full coverage", are you really getting what you think you're getting? Most people never really look at or understand what they've bought until it's too late...If you look at the coverage sheet or declaration page of your car insurance policy, the first line might look something like this "Bodily Injury - 100/300". Bodily injury coverage is...

• Insurance Reform Package Passes State House - Likely to Stall in Senate

  Timothy Smith | August 20, 2009 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  If you're not up to speed on the problem itself or the proposed fix, click here as I wrote an article on this very issue not too long ago -...

• The National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan - Part III

  Timothy Smith | August 06, 2009 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Yesterday, we finished our discussion of the early stages of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan [PABI Plan]. I promised the readers I would focus on the concepts of mild traumatic...

• Unpaid Overtime Hours - a rising trend.

  Timothy Smith | February 25, 2009 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  As the recession continues, it seems that we're seeing more and more employers getting into trouble by failing to pay overtime. As times get tough for area businesses, cutting overhead by limiting...

• Snowmobile Safety

  Timothy Smith | December 23, 2008 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Here in Northern Michigan we are at the beginning of what looks to be one of the best snowmobiling seasons in recent memory. The Traverse City Record Eagle recently published a forum piece by Bill...

• Insurance Company Doctors

  Tim Smith | February 06, 2008 7:34 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  I think it's important for attorneys to keep track of the different trial and appellate judges they appear in front of. It helps attorneys to give counsel to their clients. If you have an...

• Insurance Fraud

  Tim Smith | January 25, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  First things first. I don't handle medical malpractice cases. But, I do handle cases involving insurance fraud and claims involving insurance companies who have broken their contract with their clients. That being said, when insurance companies perpetrate a fraud upon the public, it typically catches my attention.In 1993, the Medical Malpractice Reform Act (MMRA) was enacted here in Michigan....

• Driving Safely in Winter

  Tim Smith | December 18, 2007 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Winter has come early here in Northern Michigan, at least a little earlier than it did last year. Now that the roads are covered in snow and ice, we have to use a little extra caution as we race about town looking for that last Xmas gift. We all need to keep in mind the following safe driving tips as we head into the coldest months of the year here in Northern Michigan.When driving in the...

• Michigan Senators Shielding Drug Companies

  Tim Smith | November 19, 2007 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  In 1995, Michigan passed a law that granted immunity to drug manufacturors when their products injured or killed an individual. This was the year that Michigan became the only state in the entire nation to grant this protection. Did other companies whose products injure and kill Michigan Citizens get the same immunity? Remember the Ford Pinto - the car that blew up when it got rear-ended?...