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Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Judgment In Another Provider Suit
1st Care Transportation, Inc. (Jonathan Lamb) v Integon National Insurance Company and National General Insurance Company, 19th District Court. This was a provider suit filed seeking recovery of medical expenses incurred for claimant Jonathan Lamb. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the claim was based […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Disposition In Another Provider Suit
1st Care Transportation, Inc. (Shantel Bagby) v National General Insurance Company, 19th District Court. A provider suit was filed based on alleged medical expenses incurred for claimant Shantel Bagby. We filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the insurance policy on which the claim was based was […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Disposition In Provider Suit After Court Struck Settlement On The Basis That There Was No Meeting Of The Minds
Precise MRI v Integon National Insurance Company, 43rd District Court. Plaintiff filed suit seeking to recover alleged medical expenses incurred for MRIs for claimant Dominque White. The plaintiff first filed a motion to enforce an alleged settlement. We opposed the motion on the basis that there was no meeting of […]
Michael F. Schmidt Obtains Summary Disposition In Property Insurance Claim
Anna Geck v Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed suit seeking to recover for alleged storm damage to her property. After discovery, we filed a motion for summary disposition on the basis that the suit was barred by the plaintiff’s failure to comply with […]
Michael F. Schmidt And Nate Peplinski Obtain Summary Disposition In Claim For No Fault Benefits By Four Passengers For Insurance Coverage Based On Misrepresentations Made In The Application For The Policy
Jonathan Lamb, Tatiana Doss Manciel, Shantel Bagby and Dominque White v Integon National Insurance Company, National General Insurance Company and Michigan Assigned Claims Plan, Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiffs, Lamb, Manciel, Bagby and White, filed suit as passengers in a vehicle allegedly insured by Integon seeking recovery of no fault […]
Michael J. Guss Obtains Summary Disposition In Wrongful Death Claim Against Construction Company
Malinda Hayden, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nathan Hayden v Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., et. al., Huron County Circuit Court. Mr. Hayden was fatally injured at work when he was struck by an errant vehicle while providing traffic control (“flagging”) on a 55—mph roadway in Bad Axe, […]
Michael J. Guss Obtains Summary Disposition In Construction Site Accident Claim
Gierman v L. D’Agostini & Sons, Inc., Oakland County Circuit Court. Plaintiff, a construction worker, was electrocuted when an excavator made contact with high voltage wires on the job site. The machinery was operated by a sister corporation of plaintiff’s employer. Thus, we asserted that plaintiff was barred from suing our […]
Anne V. Mcardle Obtains Two Separate Orders Granting Summary Disposition Dismissing A Four-Count Complaint For Declaratory/Injunctive Relief And For Breach Of Fiduciary Duties
Yvonne Corbat v Midland County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Margaret Wegner, Tammi Myers, Don Anger, and Roxanne Wheeler, Midland County Circuit Court. Plaintiff filed a four-count lawsuit asserting that the defendant Midland County enacted and relied upon bylaws that were in violation of state statutes, specifically the Michigan Local Agricultural […]
Anne V. Mcardle Obtains Two Separate Orders Granting Summary Disposition For Pip Claims And For Um/Uim Claims
Jennifer Jochheim v. GEICO , Ingham County Circuit Court. Plaintiff Jennifer Jochheim was a student at MSU, who was struck by a vehicle in a pedestrian cross-walk. She sustained injuries to her right side, but most significantly, she alleged permanent serious disfigurement from gravel that was imbedded in her face, and […]
Mike Guss Obtains Summary Disposition In Trucking Accident Claim
Alice Porter-Ives & Gary Ives v H & M Construction, et. al., Crawford County Circuit Court. While in the process of unstrapping cargo from the trailer of her commercial flatbed truck at a construction site, a large duct pipe rolled off the load and struck the plaintiff. Plaintiff filed suit against […]