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Volume XXII, No. 20
07/02/2010

  - Emotional Distress - Recent Cases: Indiana     Law
  - UPCOMING SEMINARS:
  - Troy Breakfast Seminar | September 23, 2010
  - Buckeye Seminar | October 13, 2010
  - Windy City Seminar | November 4, 2010
  - SAVE THE DATE:
  - 3rd Annual Cherry-Roubaix Race |
      August 28-29, 2010
  - GLM Annual Golf Outing | August 24, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 19
06/30/2010

  - Testimony of Claims Adjuster Is Properly     Excluded From Trial Of Claim For First Party     No-Fault Benefits    
  - Michigan Workers' Compensation - Specific     Loss Claims
  - The MCCA Is Only Required To Indemnify An     Insurer Where The Insurer Paid Benefits     Under A Policy Written In Michigan For A     Vehicle Required To Be Registered In     Michigan
  - An Individual Must Actually Participate in The     Taking Of A Vehicle To Preclude An Award Of     PIP Benefits Under MCL 500.3113(a)
  - UPCOMING SEMINARS:
  - Troy Breakfast Seminar | September 23, 2010
  - Buckeye Seminar | October 13, 2010
  - SAVE THE DATE:
  - 3rd Annual Cherry-Roubaix Race |
      August 28-29, 2010
  - GLM Annual Golf Outing | August 24, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 18
06/11/2010

  - Black Ice, Not Covered By Snow, Is An Open     and Obvious Danger Where Other Indicia of     the Condition Are Present and No Special     Aspects Exist   
  - Termination of the Foster Child / Parent Legal     Relationship 
  - Back to Back Wins for David Wilson,     Merrillville, Indiana Office
  - Upcoming Seminars: Annual Troy Breakfast     Seminar | September 23, 2010 
  - 3rd Annual Cherry-Roubaix Race |
    August 28-29, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 17
06/2/2010

  - ACF - Assigned Insurer Entitled to Recover     Costs Based on Administrative Rule    
  - Upcoming Seminars: Annual Troy Breakfast     Seminar | September 23, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run / Walk |
    June 12, 2010
  - 3rd Annual Cherry-Roubaix Race |
    August 28-29, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 16
05/19/2010

  - Medical Provider Barred By Res Judicata     From Re-Litigating Coverage Under No-Fault     Policy   
  - Mark Your Calendar! Annual Troy Breakfast     Seminar | September 23, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run / Walk |
    June 12, 2010
  - 3rd Annual Cherry-Roubaix Race |
    August 28-29, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 15
04/23/2010

  - No New Rules - Yet - For Independent     Medical Examinations (IME's)  
  - Michigan Court Of Appeals Rejects Claim Of     "Misidentification."
  - Registration Open! | Indiana State &      Federal Law Seminar | May 17, 2010
  - Mark Your Calendars! Annual Troy Breakfast     Seminar | September 23, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run / Walk |
    June 12, 2010
  - Save the Date | 3rd Annual Cherry-Roubaix     Race | August 28-29, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 14
04/20/2010

  - Black Ice - Is It Open and Obvious?  
  - More Of The Economic Loss Doctrine Is     Thrown Into The Sea Of Torts
  - Registration Open! | Indiana State &      Federal Law Seminar | May 17, 2010
  - Mark Your Calendars! Annual Troy Breakfast     Seminar | September 23, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run / Walk |
    June 12, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 13
04/13/2010

  - PIP Benefits Not Recoverable Against The     Government Under The Federal Tort Claim's     Act  
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar April 15,     2010
  - Registration Open! | Indiana State And     Federal Law Seminar | May 17, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run / Walk |
    June 12, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 12
04/05/2010

  - The Michigan Supreme Court Peremptorily     Reverses the Court Of Appeals and     Concludes that the Plaintiff is not Entitled to     Uninsured Motorist Benefits Under the Terms     of the Policy 
  - Act of Manually Shifting Transmission to     Ready Disabled Vehicle for Tow Considered     Part of the "Loading Process" Provided for in     MCL 500.3106(1)(b) 
  - Registration Open! | Grand Rapids Breakfast
    Seminar | April 15, 2010
  - Registration Open! | Indiana State And     Federal Law Seminar | May 17, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run |
    June 12, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 11
03/31/2010

  - No Riparian Rights For Man Made Waterway
  - An Invitation for Fraud? Even Without     Documentation Of Any Earnings, Wage Loss     Benefits May Still Be Available Under
    The No-Fault Act
  - Registration Open! | Grand Rapids Breakfast
    Seminar | April 15, 2010
  - Registration Open! | Indiana State And     Federal Law Seminar | May 17, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run |
    June 12, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 10
03/29/2010

  - Refresher on Admissibility of "Lie Detectors"
    in Michigan
  - Uninsured Statute of Limitations - it's not what
    you might think
  - Registration Open | Grand Rapids Breakfast
    Seminar | April 15, 2010
  - Registration Open | Indy City Seminar |
    May 17, 2010
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |
    August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run |
    June 12, 2010
  - NEW ADDRESS FOR OUR MERRILLVILLE,
    INDIANA OFFICE:
      Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.
      8401 Virginia Street Merrillville, IN 46410
      Phone: 219.756.7901 Fax: 219.756.7902
      Toll Free: 877.804.2801

Volume XXII, No. 9
03/25/2010
  - Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Occupancy of     Parked Car - Exclusion Applies
  - Excluded Drivers - Statutory Language is     Mandatory 
  - Registration Open | Grand Rapids Breakfast     Seminar | April 15, 2010
  - Registration Open | Indy City Seminar |
    May 17, 2010   
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |     August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run \ Walk     June 12, 2010    
  - New Address For Our Merrillville, Indiana     Office
       Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.
       8401 Virginia Street
       Merrillville, IN 46410
       Phone: 219.756.7901
       Fax: 219.756.7902
       Toll Free: 877.804.2801

Volume XXII, No. 8
03/17/2010
  - Update: Medicare Set-Asides in Liability     Cases
  - Indiana Supreme Court limits challenge to     "medical necessity"
  - Register Now !  |  Troy Business Law     Seminar  | March 23, 2010
  - Registration Open | Grand Rapids Breakfast     Seminar | April 15, 2010
  - Registration Open | Indy City Seminar |
    May 17, 2010   
  - Save the Date | GLM Annual Golf Outing |     August 24, 2010
  - Race and Remember | Hospice Run \ Walk     June 12, 2010    
  - New Address For Our Merrillville, Indiana     Office
       Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.
       8401 Virginia Street
       Merrillville, IN 46410
       Phone: 219.756.7901
       Fax: 219.756.7902
       Toll Free: 877.804.2801

Volume XXII, No. 7
02/23/2010
  - Corvel's Methodology Questioned In     Connection With The Imposition Of Attorney's     Fees Pursuant To MCL 500.3148
  - What Claims Representatives Should Know     (but some don't) Regarding Indiana "Insured-     Insurer Privilege."
  - Register Now !  |  Business Law Seminar  |      March 23, 2010
  - Upcoming Seminars - Mark Your Calendars
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar |
    April 15, 2010  
  - Indy Seminar | May 17, 2010   
  - New Address For Our Merrillville, Indiana     Office

Volume XXII, No. 6
02/15/2010
  - Write-Offs In Indiana Bodily Injury Claims
  - Out-Of-Control, Riderless Motorcycle Strikes     And Injures Motocross Spectator Standing     Next To Parked Van
  - The Danger Of No-Fault Attorney Fees Must     Be Carefully Assessed Throughout The Case     And Not Solely Contested After Trial        
  - Upcoming Seminars - Mark Your Calendars
  - Business Law Seminar | March 23, 2010   
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar |
    April 15, 2010  
  - Indy Seminar | May 17, 2010   
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office

Volume XXII, No. 5
02/09/2010
  - Write-Offs In Wrongful Death Cases
  - The Court Of Appeals Addresses What     Constitutes Sufficient Written Notice Of An     Injury And What Constitutes "Lawfully     Rendered," And Therefore Reimbursable,     Treatment        
  - Upcoming Seminars - Mark Your Calendars
  - Business Law Seminar | March 23, 2010   
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar |
    April 15, 2010  
  - Indy Seminar | May 17, 2010   
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office

Volume XXII, No. 4
02/03/2010
  - Scope of § 3163 For Out Of State Insurers     And Question Of Fact Presented Regarding     Constructive Ownership Of Motor Vehicle For     Qualification For No Fault Benefits       
  - Upcoming Seminars | Mark Your Calendars   
  - Business Law Seminar | March 23, 2010   
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar |
    April 15, 2010  
  - Indy Seminar | May 17, 2010   
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office

Volume XXII, No. 3
02/01/2010
  - The MCCA Bulletin - Clearing The Air      
  - Upcoming Seminars | Mark Your Calendars   
  - Business Law Seminar | March 23, 2010   
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar |
    April 15, 2010  
  - Indy Seminar | May 17, 2010   
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office

Volume XXII, No. 2
01/25/2010
  - No-Fault 12% "Penalty Interest" Does Not     Continue to Accrue Post-Verdict
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office 
  - Mark Your Calendar: Grand Rapids Breakfast     Seminar | April 15, 2010

Volume XXII, No. 1 (37)
(Amended to correct an error in footnote #3)

01/14/2010
  - Change in the Scope of Chiropractic Practice:     No Change in Reimbursement from PIP 
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar |
    April 15, 2010
  - Thank You from the U.S. Troops 

Volume XXI, No. 36
12/23/09
  - Holiday Wishes from Garan Lucow Miller      
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office 

Volume XXI, No. 35
12/18/09
  - Court Discusses Ownership
    Under 3101(2)(h)(i)
  - Garan Lucow Miller Announces Opening of     Merrillville, Indiana Office 

Volume XXI, No. 34
12/3/09
  - Are Medical Marijuana Claims Reimbursable     Under the Michigan No-Fault Act?   

Volume XXI, No. 33
11/24/09
  - Thanksgiving Wishes from your Friends at      Garan Lucow Miller  

Volume XXI, No. 32
11/20/09
  - Garan Lucow Miller Again Spearheads     Holiday Drive For Our Troops in Iraq and     Afghanistan

Volume XXI, No. 31
11/17/09
  - Michigan Court of Appeals Awards No-Fault     Penalty Interest and Attorney Fees Following     Defense Decision to Voluntarily Pay Large     Outstanding Medical Bills on the Eve of Trial 

Volume XXI, No. 30
11/2/09
  - Injured Plaintiff's Dental Injury Constitutes A     Serious Impairment Of A Body Function And     A Permanent Serious Disfigurement As A     Matter Of Law
  - Forum Shopping
  - No Duty To Protect Against Chocolate     Frosting

 - Troy Breakfast Seminar Agenda | November 5,     2009
  - James Borin's Pet Project

Volume XXI, No. 29
10/21/09
  - MCCA Reacts To USF&G Case
  - Troy Breakfast Seminar Agenda |
    November 5, 2009
  - James Borin's Pet Project

Volume XXI, No. 28
10/9/09
  - The Outcomes in Michigan Black Ice
    Cases Are Becoming Far Less Obvious
  - ORV Owners Involved in Single ORV
    Accidents Are Entitled to PIP Benefits
  - Registration Open! Indy City Seminar -
    October 22, 2009
  - Registration Open! Fall Breakfast Seminar
    November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 27
10/6/09
  - Truck Driver's Employment Status for
    Payment of No-Fault Benefits Held to
    be Jury Question
  - Registration Open - Indy City Seminar
    October 22, 2009
  - Registration Open - Fall Breakfast Seminar
    November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 26
9/17/09
  - Uninsured Motorist Exclusion Triggered Upon     Settlement Or Judgement Without Insurer's     Consent Inapplicable If Settlement Or     Judgement Is Set Aside
  - Registration Open! Indy City Seminar |     October 22, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 25
9/11/09
  - Oakland County Jury Awards $24/Hour For     Family Provided Attendant Care To A     Quadriplegic
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 24
8/19/09
  - Court Of Appeals Finds Actual Hospital Bill     Not Required To Show An Allowable Expense     Under MCL 500.3107(1)(a)
    Mental, Emotional, Or Psychiatric Injuries     Still Qualify As A Bodily Injury     
  - Cherry-Roubiax Bike Race In Traverse City |     August 29-30, 2009  
  - Basics Of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009  
  - Garan Lucow Miller Annual Golf Outing |     September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 23
7/22/09

  - Supreme Court Reverses Itself Again!!
    No-Fault Insurers No Longer Subject To
    Auditing On Reasonableness of PIP     Payments
  - Basics of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009
  - Save the Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual
    Golf Outing | September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 22
7/20/09

  - Michigan Supreme Court Remands Lofton v
    Auto Zone, Inc.
To Workers' Compensation
    Appellate Commission For Review
  - Basics Of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009
  - Save The Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual
    Golf Outing | September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 21
7/10/09
  - The Michigan Court Of Appeals Declines To     Recognize A Separate Tort Cause Of Action     For "Spoilation Of Evidence" Against An     Insurance Company For Its Fire Investigator's     Alleged Destruction Of Physical Evidence At     A House-Fire Site  
  - Basics Of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009  
  - Save The Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual     Golf Outing | September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 20
7/7/09
  - The Workers' Compensation Department Of     Garan Lucow Miller, P.C. Recovers No-Fault     Benefits Paid As A Result of Work-Related     Injuries    
  - Van Purchases And Modifications -     (softening?) Griffith v State Farm And     Affirming Davis v Citizens  
  - Basics Of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009  
  - Save The Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual     Golf Outing | September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 19
7/6/09
  - Vehicle Owners Remain Primarily Liable For     Their Permissive Users And Any Attempts To     Shift That Liability Remain Void   
  - Sporadic Use Insufficient To Create 3102(h)(i)     Ownership 
  - Basics Of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009  
  - Save The Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual     Golf Outing | September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 18
6/11/09
  - Medical Causation Test Significantly     Liberalized By Supreme Court's New Majority
  - Basics Of No-Fault Course | September 8,     2009 
  - Save The Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual     Golf Outing | September 16, 2009
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009   
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 17
5/18/09
  - Court of Appeals Discusses Fraud Claims in     No Fault Context  
  - Save the Date! Garan Lucow Miller Annual     Golf Outing | September 16, 2009 
  - Indy City Seminar | October 22, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 16
4/15/09
  - Medicare Set-Asides in Liability Cases?  
  - The Court Of Appeals Holds That Insurance     Company Is Not Obligated To Continue     Paying PIP Benefits To Motorcycle Operator     For 1986 Motorcycle/Motor Vehicle Accident     Since The Motorcycle Was Uninsured And     There Was No Promises To Continue Paying     PIP Benefits.
  - Appellate Court Applies Iqbal Holding 
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Registration Open! Law And Order, Protecting     Your Business And Yourself Seminar |     April 23, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 15
4/14/09
  - Michigan Supreme Court Affirms That A     NonParty Must Owe Plaintiff A Duty Before     Fault Can Be Assessed Against It 
  - Court Provides Guidance As To Meaning Of     "Vacant" and "Unoccupied" With Regard To A     House Fire Loss Claim
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Registration Open! Law And Order, Protecting     Your Business And Yourself Seminar |     April 23, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009    

Volume XXI, No. 14
4/06/09
  - Intentional Act Exclusion Applies To UM     Claims
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Registration Open! Law And Order, Protecting     Your Business And Yourself Seminar |     April 23, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009    

Volume XXI, No. 13
4/02/09
  - Jury Finds That An Experimental Stem Cell     Surgery Performed In China Is Not A     Reasonable Necessary Medical Expense     Pursuant To MCL 500.3107 
  - Friend Of Court Liens: Part II
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Registration Open! Law And Order, Protecting     Your Business And Yourself Seminar |     April 23, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009    

Volume XXI, No. 12
3/2709
  - Causation 
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Registration Open! Law & Order, Protecting     Your Business and Yourself Seminar |
    April 23, 2009  
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | November 5, 2009    

Volume XXI, No. 11
3/6/09
  - Lofton Revisited and The Application of     Stokes 
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | October 27, 2009 
  - Registration Open! GLM Buckeye Seminar |     March 26, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 10
3/3/09
  - Court of Appeals Makes "Illogical" Holding
  - Registration Open! Spring Breakfast Seminar |     April 16, 2009
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | October 27, 2009 
  - Registration Open! GLM Buckeye Seminar |     March 26, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 9
2/26/09
  - Changes To HIPAA Under The Stimulus Law?   - Fall Breakfast Seminar | October 27, 2009
  - Registration Open! GLM Buckeye Seminar |     March 26, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 8
2/24/09
  - Oakland County Jury Validates Attendant     Care Rate
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar | October 27, 2009
  - Registration Open! GLM Buckeye Seminar |     March 26, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 7
2/18/09
  - Can A Friend of Court Lien Reach A     Settlement in a 3rd Party Automobile     Negligence Suit or Compensation Under A     Worker's Compensation Order or Settlement?
  - Merely "Having Use of" a Vehicle for a Period     of Greater than 30 days is Not Sufficient to     Determine Whether A Person is an     "Owner" of A Vehicle under
    MCL 500.310(2)(h)(i)
  - GLM Winter Conference | February 19, 2009
  - Registration Open! GLM Buckeye Seminar |     March 26, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 6
1/21/09
  - Federal Court Proves More Desirable In     Defending Alleged Traumatic Brain Injury In     Automobile Accident Case

  - GLM Winter Conference | February 19, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 5
1/14/09
  - Michigan Supreme Court Holds That MCL     500.3148(1) Does Not Require An Insurer To     Reconcile Conflicting Medical Opinions And     Rejects Reasoning Of Lidell v Daiie

  - GLM Winter Conference | February 19, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 4
1/13/09
  - MCCA Has Authority To Audit Payments And     Reject "Unreasonable" Charges

  - GLM Winter Conference | February 19, 2009

Volume XXI, No. 3
1/09/09
  - Michigan Court of Appeals Begrudgingly     Follows Family Joyriding Exception, But     Declares Conflict With Decision It Was     Bound To Follow

Volume XXI, No. 2
1/07/09
  - Trucker Looking For A Place To Sleep      Between Deliveries Is Operating "In the      Business" Of Trucking Company Under      Non-Trucking Use Policy

Volume XXI, No. 1
1/05/09
  - Supreme Court Rules That No-Fault Plaintiffs
    Sustaining Successive Injuries Must Prove
    That Serious Impairment Resulted From The
    Accident At Issue
  - Statutory Owner Of Uninsured Vehicle Not
    Entitled To PIP Benefits

Volume XX, No. 41
12/04/08
  - Court Discusses Proof Necessary To     Establish Attendant Care Claim

Volume XX, No. 40
12/03/08
  - Upcoming Insurer Reporting Requirements     Under The Medicare Program

Volume XX, No. 39
12/02/08
  - Don't Lie About Your Family Members And     Try Not To Hurt Them

Volume XX, No. 38
11/25/08
  - Claimant Held to be Ohio Resident in
    No-Fault Priority Dispute
  - Last Call! Gateway Seminar: December 2,     2008

Volume XX, No. 37
11/17/08
  - So You've Paid PIP Benefits On A Work-
    Related Injury Claim. Can You Get Your
    Money Back?
  - Gateway Seminar: December 2, 2008

Volume XX, No. 36
11/12/08
  - A New View Of Open And Obvious
  - Gateway Seminar: December 2, 2008

Volume XX, No. 35
10/30/08
  - Court of Appeals Holds MCCA Is Not
    Required To Indemnify Insurer For PIP
    Benefits Paid To Resident Relative of Its
    Insured When Vehicle Operate By Resident
    Relative Was Not Required To Be Registered
    In Michigan
  - UPDATE: Romain v Frankenmuth
  - Cancellation of Auto Policy Found Proper And
    Timely Even If Notice Did Not Indicate The
    Vehicle For Which The Insurance Was
    Cancelled
  - Gateway Seminars: December 2 & 3, 2008

Volume XX, No. 34
9/30/08
  - A Refresher On Well Established Principles
    Regarding PIP Wage Loss Benefits And A
    Temporarily Unemployed Person
  - Indy Seminar: October 30, 2008
  - Gateway Seminars: December 2-3, 2008

Volume XX, No. 33
9/25/08
  - PTSD Which Is Objectively Manifested In
    Pet Scan May Constitute "Bodily Injury" For
    Purposes Of Avoiding Governmental Immunity
  - Intentional And Willful Misconduct Under MCI
    418.305 As A Bar To Recovery Of Benefits
    Under The Workers' Disability Compensation
    Act
  - Indy Seminar: October 30, 2008

Volume XX, No. 32
9/9/08
 - Supreme Court Discusses Sudden Emergency
   Doctrine
 - Parental Sporting Activities Release For Child
   Not Valid In Michigan
 - LAST CALL! Troy Breakfast Seminar
 - Webcast

Volume XX, No. 31
9/8/08
 
- Court of Appeals Discusses Default And
    Factors To Be Considered In Setting Aside
    Default
  - Court of Appeals Insurers' Permissive Use
    Exclusion To Be Ambiguous
  - LAST CALL! Troy Breakfast Seminar
  - Webcast

Volume XX, No. 30
8/19/08

- Troy Breakfast Seminar - Webcast
- Basics Of No-Fault

Volume XX, No. 29
8/8/08
- Lose a Kreiner Motion? Try A Motion For
  Security For Costs!
- Basics Of No-Fault
- Troy Breakfast Seminar
- Correction To No-Fault Manual

Volume XX, No. 28
7/30/08
- Supreme Court Addresses Issue Of Proper
  Way To Compute Case Evaluation Sanctions
- Court Of Appeals Affirms Award Of Reasonable
  Attorney Fee To Plaintiff Equating To $1600
  Per Hour Based On Contingency Fee
  Agreement
- Basics Of No-Fault
- Troy Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 27
7/28/08
  - Michigan Supreme Court Clears Up Ambiguity
    In Court Of Appeals Decisions Regarding
    Designations of Non-Parties At Fault
  - Court Of Appeals Affirms That A Plaintiff's
    "Spotty And Exceptional" Use Of A Vehicle
    Fails To Establish Ownership Of The Vehicle
    Under MCL 500.3101(2)(g)(i)
  - Basics Of No-Fault
  - Troy Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 26
7/18/08
 -
No Fault Act Amended To Exclude ORVs As
   Motor Vehicles Or Motorcycles
 - Windy City Seminar

Volume XX, No. 25
7/16/08
 -
Court of Appeals Strikes Down A Bowling
   Alley Premises Liability Claim
 - The Specific Terms Of A Lease May Alter The
   Statutory Duties Of A Landlord
 - Basics Of No Fault Course
 - Windy City Seminar
 - Troy Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 24
7/14/08
-
No Fault Coverage Held Not To Apply To
  Snowmobiler's Accident With Parked Pickup
  And Trailer
- Fault Termination Of Employment And The
  Impact On Payment Of Benefits Pursuant to
  MCI 418.301
- Tarzwell v State Farm And Reimbursement
  Claims Against Primary Health Plans
- Allison v Aew Capital Management Reversed!
  Michigan Supreme Court Holds That One To
  Two Inches Of Snow In Apartment Complex
  Parking Lot Did Not Render It Unfit For Its
  Intended Purpose
- How To Handle A Claim For Damage To A
  Loaner Vehicle Made Against Your Insured
- Illegal Alien Update
- Basics Of No Fault Course
- Windy City Seminar
- Troy Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 23
7/9/08    RELATED ATTACHMENT
 -
Court of Appeals Upholds Validity of Intra-
   Family Limitation Clause in Auto Liability
   Policy
- Michigan No Fault Law Traps Unwary
  Newcomers To This State
- Basics of No Fault
- Windy City Seminar
- Troy Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 22
6/27/08
- Michigan Supreme Court Decides Stokes v.
  Chrysler LLC And Decides Test For
  Determining Disability
- Services Must Be Lawfully Rendered To Be
  Compensable Under The Michigan No Fault
  Act For Personal Protection Insurance (PIP)
  Benefits
- Windy City Seminar July 24; Registration Open
-
Attorney Kevin Weise Returns From Iraq

Volume XX, No. 21
6/9/08
- Open & Obvious Doctrine Bars Plaintiff's
  Claims
- Court Of Appeals Holds That Insurer Of
   Vehicle Owner Owes Vehicle Driver A
   Defense - At Least If The Driver Is A Relative
   Of The Owner
 - Guardian And Conservator Fees In No Fault
   Claims
 - Chicago Seminar: July 24, 2008

Volume XX, No. 20
5/27/08
  - Supreme Court Says $1,000,000 No Fault
    Property Claim Cap Means $1,000,000

Volume XX, No. 19
5/13/08
  -
Slip And Fall While Scrapping Windshield
    Does Not Entitle Claimant To No-Fault
    Benefits
  - All Vehicles Registered To Michigan
    Residents And Operated On Michigan
    Highways Must Have Michigan No-Fault
    Coverage, No Matter Where The Vehicles Are
    Usually Kept

Volume XX, No. 18
5/5/08
  - Court of Appeals Finds Plaintiff, Who Is Able
    To Work And Sustained A Very Minor Impact
    On Her Regular Activities, Has A Threshold
    Injury

Volume XX, No. 17
4/29/08
  - Supreme Court Rules That Contractual
    Limitations, As Well As Statutory Ones,
    Are Not Automatically Tolled By An Insurer's
    Review Of A Claim

Volume XX, No. 16
4/25/08
   - Court of Appeals Adopts Test for
     Medical Causation

Volume XX, No. 15
4/16/08
  -
Michigan Supreme Court Limits Wrongful
    Death Claims for Motor Vehicle Accidents
    Involving Government Vehicles
  - Priority Dispute with Health Insurer Results in
    PIP Penalty Interest and Attorney Fee
    Assessment
  - Michigan Supreme Court Analyzes "Common
    Work Area" Doctrine Element of "Readily
    Observable and Avoidable Dangers"
  - Last Call for the Grand Rapids Breakfast
    Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 14
3/31/08
  -
Open and Obvious Isn't Just for Premises
    Owners Anymore
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 13
3/28/08
  -
Vicariously Liable Defendants Entitled to
    Setoff for Amounts Paid by Tortfeasors Upon
    Whose Negligence the Vicarious Liability
    Rests (Motor Vehicle Owners Entitled to
    Setoff for Amounts Paid by Negligent Drivers)
  - Iqbal Case Is Final
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 12
3/18/08
  -
If an Attendant Care Provider Does Not
    Expect to be Paid for the Services Provided
    to Their Friend or Family Member, the No
    Fault Insurer Is Not Liable for Payment
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU
  - Fall Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 11
3/14/08
  -
The Michigan Supreme Court Holds that for
    Purposes of the One Year Back Rule, Losses
    Are Incurred at the Time the Medical Service
    Is Rendered
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU

Volume XX, No. 10
3/13/08
  -
Temporary Serious Impairments: Routine
    Recovery from Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
    Constitutes Serious Impairment as a Matter of
    Law
  - Summary Disposition Granted Unless
    Impaired Plaintiff Proves That Defendant Was
    50% or More at Fault
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU

Volume XX, No. 9
3/6/08
  -
Right of Recovery Against Medicare for Pre-
    December 5, 1980 Motor Vehicle Accidents
  - Eliminating the Myth of Medicare Recovery
    Programs And Addressing Those Programs
    with Proactivity
  - Court of Appeals Holds That Consent to
    Settle Provision in Uninsured Motorist
    Benefits Policy Can Be Waived by Insurer
  - Buckeye Seminar
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU

Volume XX, No. 8
  - Owner/Operator of Semi Tractor Excluded
    from No Fault Coverage under MCLA
    500.3101 and 3113 of the Michigan
    Automobile No Fault Insurance Act
  - Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension
    Act of 2007 Signed by President Bush on
    December 29, 2007 and its Impact upon No
    Fault Insurers
  - Buckeye Seminar
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU

Volume XX, No. 7
2/27/08
  -
Court of Appeals Tolls the "One Year Back"
    Rule for Minor's Claim for Underinsured
    Motorist Benefits
  - Buckeye Seminar
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar
  - Basic No Fault Course at LTU

Volume XX, No. 6
2/18/08
  -
Every Owner and Registrant of a Motor
    Vehicle Is Not Required to be a Named
    Insured on a Policy of Insurance
  - Buckeye Seminar
  - Grand Rapids Breakfast Seminar

Volume XX, No. 5
2/5/08
  -
Under the Michigan Motor Carrier Safety
    Act, a Motorist May Have Exposure
    Beyond $1,000,000 Under the Property
    Protection Provision of the Michigan No
    Fault Act
  - The Return of Fault

Volume XX, No. 4
1/28/08
  - Court of Appeals Acknowledges Plaintiff's
    Equitable Estoppel Theory in Claim by
    Michigan Resident to Recover Personal
    Protection Insurance Benefits Under Plaintiff's
    Colorado Automobile Insurance Policy

Volume XX, No. 3
1/14/08
  -
Exculpatory Releases
  - Illegal Aliens and Michigan Driver's License

Volume XX, No. 2
1/11/08
  - Court Rules That Provocation Defense to Dog
    Bites Not Applicable When Dog Already in a
    Provoked State

Volume XX, No. 1
1/4/08
  - Court of Appeals Tolls the "One Year Back"
    Rule in Unpublished Decision

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