Michigan Law

In a published Michigan Court of Appeals case, the Court of Appeals considered whether an insured’s election to reduce his Michigan auto bodily injury liability limits after the auto bodily injury policy was issued was effective to reduce the available coverage.

A Motion in Limine is a pretrial request asking a trial court to limit or exclude certain evidence from being presented to the jury. Attorneys and litigants tend to overlook the importance of filing these motions. They are either constrained by clients who want to minimize legal expenses, or are without sufficient resources to do the work necessary to research, draft, file and argue the motions. These things take time. This article discusses the failure to take that time.

Every insurance adjuster is taught to first determine whether a claim is covered under the policy. The basics are to look at the date of loss, look at the dates of insurance coverage, look at the named insured, determine whether the defendant is an insured under the policy, by applicable statute, or common law.  But how often do insurance examiners adjusters miss the more nuanced coverage issues?

Until the recent ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court in the case Elsayed v F & E Oil, Inc. Michigan had a strong open and obvious defense for slip and fall cases. With open and obvious being no more, this informative video discusses what this means for the future of slip and fall cases in Michigan.

In Bronson Health Group v Esurance, Esurance asked its customers to electronically complete and electronically sign a form. The Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that a document with a name typed on it does not, by itself, establish that a person electronically signed the document.