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SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Law Review Articles
- The Recent No-Fault Act Amendments Do Not Prevent Insurer’s From Obtaining Independent Medical Evaluations For Trial Purposes Performed By “Non-Matching” Medical Experts, 65 Wayne L Rev 619 (Spring 2020)
- A Contextual Understanding of the Phrase “Serious Impairment of Body Function”, 93 U Det Mercy L Rev 379 (2016)
- Has the Charter Freed the Press? A Comparison of the Effects of United States and Canadian Constitutional Provisions on the Freedom of the Press to Attend and Cover Criminal Trials, 11 Mich St J Int’l L 141 (2003)
Legal Treatises
- Huffman & Worden, Northern Michigan Recreational Accidents: An Overview of Civil Liability (2012)
Michigan Bar Journal
- The No-Fault Amendments – How Do the Priority Provisions Work with Dissimilar PIP Limits? (Part II), State Bar of Michigan, Journal of Insurance & Indemnity Law, Volume 15, No. 1 (January 2022)
- The No-Fault Amendments – How Do the Priority Provisions Work with Dissimilar PIP Limits? (Part I), State Bar of Michigan, Journal of Insurance & Indemnity Law, Volume 14, No. 4 (October 2021)
- The Recent No-Fault Act Amendments Do Not Prevent Insurer’s From Obtaining Independent Medical Evaluations For Trial Purposes Performed By “Non-Matching” Medical Experts, State Bar of Michigan, Journal of Insurance & Indemnity Law, Volume 13, No. 2 (April 2020)
- No-Fault Insurers Should Consider An Offensive Strategy For Challenging The Reasonableness Of Healthcare Provider Charges, State Bar of Michigan, Litigation Journal, (Fall 2017)
Legal Periodicals
- Court of Appeals Holds That The Amended MCL 500.3157’s Fee Caps And Hour Limitations Do Not Apply to Pre-Amendment Injuries, The Garan Report, Volume XXXIV, No. 34 (August 29, 2022)
- Amended § 3114(4) Mandates That Occupant Seek PIP Benefits From The MACP – Not The Insurer Of The Owner Of The Occupied Vehicle, The Garan Report, Volume XXXIV, No. 23 (June 24, 2022)
- Court Of Appeals To Address Applicability Of New No-Fault Fee Caps And In-Home Attendant Care Limitations To Pre-Amendment Injuries, The Garan Report, Special Edition, Volume XXXIV, No. 1 (May 10, 2022)
- Equitable Subrogation May Enable A No-Fault Insurer That Rescinds Its Policy To Recoup Pre-Rescission Payments From The MACP Or Another Insurer, The Garan Report, Volume XXXIII, No. 27 (July 29, 2021)
- Incurred Charges Includes Those That A Provider Expects From An Insurer Rather Than From The Insured, The Garan Report, Volume XXXIII, No. 23 (July 1, 2021)
- Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies The Statutory Requirements For Cancelling No-Fault Policies, The Garan Report, Volume XXXIII, No. 20 (June 17, 2021)
- MCR 2.311(A) Does Not Permit Plaintiffs To Video Record IMEs, The Garan Report, Volume XXXIII, No. 2, (January 8, 2021)
- Defense’s Decision Not To Call IME Doctors At Trial Does Not Permit Plaintiff To Argue The Jury Should Infer The Doctors’ Testimony Would’ve Been Harmful To The Defense, The Garan Report, Volume XXXII, No. 42, (November 25, 2020)
- Though Overshadowed By The Uncertainty Of The COVID-19 Pandemic, The Uncertainty Of The No-Fault Act’s Future Continues With Introduction Of Five House Bills, The Garan Report, Special Edition Four Part Series, Volume XXXII, Nos. 14-17:
i. 2019 HB 4449: Decreased Limits On PIP Benefits For Chiropractic Treatment, (April 15, 2020)
ii. 2020 HB 5677: Unlimited PIP Benefits for Minors, (April 17, 2020)
iii. 2020 HB 5678 – Unlimited PIP Benefits for Pedestrians, (April 23, 2020)
iv. 2020 HB 5331 and 2020 HB 5332 – Creation Of No-Fault IME Board, and The Need For An Insurer To Establish “Good Cause” To Obtain An IME, (April 27, 2020)
- No-Fault Act Reform Abrogates Recent Published Court of Appeals Decision, LawFax, Volume XXXI, No. 9, (May 31, 2019)
- No-Fault Insurers Are Not Automatically Entitled To Rescind Policies Because Of Fraud In The Application Process Where Claims By Third-Parties Are Involved, LawFax, Volume XXX, No. 16, (July 19, 2018)
- Covenant v State Farm – Special Edition: What PIP Insurers Should Know About Department Of Insurance & Financial Services Bulletin No. 92-03, LawFax, Volume XXIX, No. 14, (June 8, 2017)
- Court of Appeals Declares Conflict In Its Case Law Regarding Whether A No-Fault Policy Can Be Rescinded To Detriment of Innocent Third Party, LawFax, Volume XXVIII, No. 24, (August 18, 2016)
- Court of Appeals Declares Conflict In Its Case Law Regarding Whether Settlement Of A Lawsuit For PIP Benefits Bars A Later Lawsuit for UM/UIM Benefits Under The Doctrine of Res Judicata, LawFax, Volume XXVIII, No. 3, (March 1, 2016)
- PIP Provider Suit Barred Where Provide Has Contractually Assumed Financial Responsibility for Services Rendered, LawFax, Volume XXVII, No. 33 (December 17, 2015)
- Court of Appeals Holds That Statutory Priority Provision Is Not Alone Dispositive Of Whether A No-Fault Insurer Is Required To Pay Property Protection Benefits, LawFax, Volume XXVII, No. 30 (November 6, 2015)
- Court of Appeals Issues Published Decision Clarifying Written Notice of Injury Requirement in MCL 500.3145(1), LawFax, Volume XXVII, No. 23 (September 18, 2015)