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WILLIAM RIVARD AND JEFFREY SCHULTZ OBTAIN SUMMARY DISPOSITION IN AUTOMOBILE NEGLIGENCE CASE
Anthony Johnson v. John Baker, et al., Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed an automobile negligence lawsuit against our clients, seeking economic and non-economic damages allegedly sustained as the result of a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accident. We filed a Motion for Summary Disposition, arguing that Plaintiff had failed to […]
MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT AND NATE PEPLINSKI OBTAIN AFFIRMATION OF SUMMARY DISPOSITION FROM THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS DENYING PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTY LOSS UNDER A HOMEOWNERS POLICY AFTER A FIRE
Latonya Hurt v Depositors Insurance Company, unpublished per curiam decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No. 346995 (2020). Plaintiff filed suit to obtain additional property loss from a house fire pursuant to a homeowner policy issued by Depositors Insurance Company. We obtained summary disposition on the basis that […]
JASON MATHERS AND MERIAM CHOULAGH OBTAIN SUMMARY DISPOSITION IN PROVIDER SUIT BASED ON FRAUDULENT ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS FORM
Plaintiff/provider filed suit for recovery of expenses incurred for medical services provided to underlying insured based upon assignment of rights forms allegedly signed by the insured. Through discovery, it was revealed that Livonia Care represented that the insured signed the assignments when, in fact, the signatures on the assignments were […]
MICHAEL F. SCHMIDT AND NATHAN PEPLINSKI OBTAIN SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR A CLAIM AGAINST HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE
O.L. Matthews, MD, PC v Harleysville Insurance Company, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, Case No. 18-11659, Hon. Gershwin A. Drain. The plaintiff O.L. Matthews, MD, PC filed suit against Harleysville Insurance Company seeking to recover in excess of $1 million for alleged damage […]
Michigan Lawyers Weekly Reports on Insurance Coverage Case Won by Michael Schmidt and Nate Peplinski in Which Insurer Held to Have No Duty to Provide Coverage or a Defense in Underlying Class Action
Invecor, LLC was sued in a class action filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey alleging that Invecor had sent unsolicited faxes in violation of federal and state law. AMCO Insurance Company filed a declaratory complaint in Oakland Circuit Court alleging that it had no duty to provide […]
Anne V. Mcardle And David B. Roth Obtain Summary Disposition Of PIP Suit And Dismissal Of Provider Suit Filed Beyond The No-Fault Act’s Statute Of Limitations
Alfonso Waller vs. Amerisure Insurance Company, Macomb County Circuit Court, Case No. 19—0008—NF, Hon. Michael E. Servitto. The plaintiff in this case filed suit on March 1, 2019, alleging nonpayment of No-Fault Benefits arising out of an accident allegedly occurring on February 7, 2018. Receipt of the lawsuit was the […]
Caps On Noneconomic Damages For 2019
The Michigan Department of Treasury has announced that the new caps on noneconomic damages in products liability cases where the product did not cause either death or permanent loss of a vital bodily function for 2019 is $465,900. The indexed cap in cases involving death or permanent loss of a vital bodily […]
Major Changes to the Michigan No-Fault Act Coming in 2020
The Michigan Legislature made major revisions to the Michigan No-Fault Act of 1973 by amendments with immediate effect June 11, 2019. Among the more significant changes are the 12 listed below: For policies effective July 1, 2020, or later, a consumer must be provided a choice of policy limits of […]
Mike Guss and William Clos Obtain Summary Disposition On A Homeowners Policy For Additional Loss Based Upon The Mend The Hold Doctrine And Faulty Workmanship Exclusion
Charles and Dianne McSwain v. Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Company, Macomb county Circuit Court. Plaintiffs filed suit seeking to obtain additional coverage after a water loss in their residence on a homeowner policy issued by Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Company. The Plaintiffs hired a third-party, Select Restorations, to repair their […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Disposition On Claim For Additional Property Loss Under A Homeowners Policy After A Fire
La Tanya Hurt v Depositors Insurance Company, Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed suit for appointment of an appraiser to determine additional property loss from a house fire on a homeowner policy issued by Depositors Insurance Company resulting from a fire in April, 2012. After discovery we filed a motion for summary disposition on the […]