Case | Type of Suit | Court | Result | |
Coleman v. Zmijewski | Bodily Injury | Monroe Circuit | Judge Weipert granted Defendant's Motion to Dismiss because Plaintiff failed to abide by discovery order. | |
Coffer’s Housing Solutions, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Company | No Fault Provider Suit | Wayne Circuit | Provider lacked standing to bring suit and failed to support its burden of proof that its alleged services were reasonably necessary under MCL 500.3107 | |
Blair Carson et al v. Allstate Insurance Company | No-Fault PIP | Wayne Circuit | Plaintiff not entitled to PIP benefits pursuant to Bahri v IDS Prop Cas Ins Co. | |
Tox Testing Inc. et al v Allstate Insurance Company | No Fault Provider Suit | Wayne County Circuit Court | Plaintiff-Provider lack standing to bring suit for PIP benefits pursuant to Covenant Medical Center, Inc v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co. | |
Slom et al v. Charafeddine et al | No-Fault PIP and Negligence | Wayne Circuit | Plaintiff did not sustain a threshold injury under the No-Fault act and his PIP benefits were not causally related to the accident at issue | |
Meds Direct Pharmacy v. Allstate Insurance Company | No Fault Provider Suit | 19th District Court | Plaintiff-Provider lack standing to bring suit for PIP benefits pursuant to Covenant Medical Center, Inc v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co. | |
Hardwick v. Allstate Insurance Company | No-Fault PIP | Wayne County Circuit Court | Plaintiff and her service providers made false oral statements and/or presented false documents as part of or in support of her PIP claim with the MACP/Allstate, thereby rendering her entire No-Fault PIP claim ineligible for payment. | |
Silver Pine vs. Allstate | Provider Suit | 15th District Court | Judge Timothy Burke granted our Motion for Summary Disposition based on Issue Preclusion, as the 46th district court had already ruled that the underlying claimant had not suffered accidental bodily injury for the purposes of the No Fault Act. | |
Knauss v Auto Owners | PIP | 48th District Court. | Hon. Diane D’Agostini granted Defendant’s Motion for Summary Disposition as Plaintiff’s complaint alleging bad faith failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. | |
Finnegan v Farm Bureau | Property Loss | Lapeer | Judge Nick Holowka granted Defendant’s Motion for Summary Disposition. Plaintiff settled with maintenance companies whose faulty installation of a dishwasher allegedly caused water damage to their floor. Summary Disposition was proper because Plaintiffs destroyed Defendant’s subrogation right in violation of the policy of insurance by settling with the maintenance companies. | |
Harriday v MemberSelect | Property Loss | Oakland Circuit | Judge Rae Chabot granted our Motion for Summary Disposition because Plaintiff misrepresented items as stolen that she did not own in violation of her policy of insurance. | |
State Wide v AAA | Property Loss | Wayne Circuit | Judge Hathaway granted our Motion for Summary Disposition finding that a service contract entered into with a contractor by AAA's insured could not bind AAA, because a contract cannot bind a non-party. Moreover, Plaintiff could not establish that AAA had been unjustly enriched by the services allegedly performed by the Plaintiff. | |
Thomas v Farm Burea |
| Genesse Circuit | Judge Judith Fullerton granted our Motion for Summary Disposition because there was no policy of insurance in effect for a detached garage, which subsequently burned down in a fire. | |
Health Systems v Allstate | Provider | 46th District Court | Judge Sheila Johnson granted our Motion for Summary Disposition in this provider suit for No-Fault benefits because there was no issue of fact that the underlying patient had not suffered accidental bodily injury arising out of a second automobile in 10 months | |
Alliance Transportation v Allstate | Provider | 46th District Court | Judge Cynthia Arvant granted our Motion for Summary Disposition in this provider suit for No-Fault benefits because there was no issue of fact that the underlying patient had not suffered accidental bodily injury arising out of a second automobile in 10 months. | |
Stone v State Farm | PIP Benefits | Jackson Circuit | Judge LaFlamme granted our Motion for Summary Disposition, because Plaintiff’s status as an “occupant” of his employer’s vehicle designated the employer’s insurer as first in priority for PIP benefits. | |
Crystal Clear Health Mgmt v Allstate | Provider | 44th District Court | Judge Meinecke granted our Motion for Summary Disposition in this provider suit for PIP benefits because the underlying claimant took the vehicle she was driving without permission and was not entitled to No-Fault benefits | |
Crank v Woods Condominium | Slip and Fall | Wayne Circuit | Judge Popke granted our Motion for Summary Disposition based on Fransescutt v. Fox Chase Condominium Association. Plaintiff, as a condominium unit owner, could not bring suit after he allegedly slipped on a patch of ice near his car because as a co-owner, he was not an invitee or tenant for the purposes of a premises liability case. | |
Young v Nguyen | Slip and Fall | Wayne Circuit | Judge Gillis granted our Motion for Summary Disposition because plaintiff failed to show that defendant had constructive notice of an unidentified substance on the floor of her nail salon, which she allegedly slipped on. Further, any condition on the floor would have been open and obvious. | |
Sullolari v Glenn | Bodily Injury | Macomb Circuit | Motion for Summary Disposition was granted on behalf of our client, Brian Glenn. The motion was granted because plaintiff could not show any negligence on the part of Mr. Glenn when his car broke down. | |
Orthopedic, PC v Allstate | PIP Benefits | USDC | Federal Court granted Motion for Summary Judgment finding no causal connection between treatment rendered by provider and MVA; also agreeing Plaintiff had failed to sustain its burdens of proof relative to No-Fault PIP claim for reimbursement of its bills. Nearly $100k in bills gone with grant of Motion. | |
Thayne v Bradshaw | BI | Oakland Circuit | Motion for Summary Disposition was granted on behalf of our client based on plaintiff’s lack of proximate cause. Case Evaluation sanctions were also awarded to defendant. | |
Pure Open MRI v Allstate | Provider | 36th District Court | Motion for Summary Disposition was granted to our client, Allstate, regarding plaintiff’s MRI bills based on lack of necessity and causation after deposing doctor who referred underlying claimant for MRIs. | |
Dixon v Senior | BI | Wayne Circuit | Motion for Summary Disposition was granted to our client, Senior, by the Honorable Annette J. Berry on the basis of plaintiff’s failure to establish that our client was negligent when plaintiff walked into a busy road at night while intoxicated and was hit by defendant Dixon. | |
Physiatry & Rehab v. Encompass | PIP | 52-A Dist Ct | MSD granted on basis of Plaintiff's failure to establish burdens of proof after the close of discovery when Plaintiff repeatedly failed to provide discovery or produce treating doctor for deposition | |
Al-Hourani v. State Farm | PIP | 36th Dist Ct | MSD granted on basis of Plaintiff's failure to state a claim as Plaintiff was seeking reimbursement of his deductible and lost time from work from State Farm, which insured the other vehicle, and not Plaintiff's vehicle | |
Farm Bureau v. Sentry Select | Dec Action | Oakland Circuit | MSD granted on basis of analysis of priority statute involving motorcycle v 'loaner vehicle Trial court also granted Farm Bureau sanctions under MCL 600.2591 | |
Mallett v. State Farm | PIP | Oakland | MSD granted on basis of Plaintiff failing to obtain a Michigan no fault insurance policy even though she resided in Michigan. Plantiff could not recover Michigan no fault benefits pursuant to her Indiana policy of insurance. | |
Durham v. Auto Club | Fire | Berrien | MSD granted on basis of trial court's interpretation of "used as a residence premises" (currently on appeal) | |
Antuna v. State Farm, et al | UM/UIM | Oakland | MSD granted on basis of involved vehicle was insured inspite of alleged lack of permissive use by defendant driver | |
Stanek-Loviska v. Alongi, et al | Premises Liability | Macomb | MSD granted on basis of no duty owed to Plaintiff | |
Cockrell v. Locher | BI | Oakland | MSD granted on the basis of res judicata | |
Brown v. State Farm, et al | PIP | Wayne | MTD granted on basis of Plaintiff's discovery abuses | |
Lawson-Williford v. State Farm | PIP | Wayne | MSD granted on basis that Plaintiff failed to establish entitlement to PIP benefits, including medical expenses and attendant care | |
Erwin v. State Farm | PIP | Wayne | MTD granted on basis that Plaintiff failed to attend IMEs | |
Nailor v. State Farm | Breach of Contract | Washtenaw | MSD granted on basis that no valid policy of insurance existed at time of collision | |
Bettis v. McCalden | Bodily Injury | OCC | Judge Shalina Kumar granted defendant's Motion for Summary Disposition because Plaintiff failed to show that Defendant was negligent for causing the multi-vehicle accident which occurred during a blinding snowstorm | |
Advanced Surgery Center v. Esurance | Provider | WCC | Judge Annette Berry granted Defendant's Motion for Summary Disposition due to the Provider lacking standing to pursue the claim pursuant to the Covenant decision. | |
Tel Ten Chiro v. Allstate | Provider PIP | 19th DC | Judge Mark Somers granted our Motion for Summary Disposition in this provider suit for No-Fault benefits because Plaintiff Provider had not presented evidence to support its contention that the underlying patient was a resident relative of an Allstate insured. | |
Sharpe v. Maynard | Bodily Injury | WCC | Judge Edward Ewell granted our motion for summary disposition as there was no evidence to show that our client was at all negligent or at fault in a “chain reaction” type auto accident on I-94. | |
Rasho v. Rasho | Premises Liability | MCC | Judge Jennifer Faunce granted our Motion for Summary Disposition in this slip and fall suit. There was no genuine issue of material fact that Defendant did not have actual or constructive notice of any “black ice” on the date of the slip and fall. Additionally, Plaintiff lied about breaking his hand during the fall, when in fact, he had broken it a month prior. | |
Jackson v. ABC | Slip and Fall | WCC | Judge granted MSD, finding that a crack in the sidewalk was an open and obvious condition, or, in the alternative, that the concrete did not crumble until Plaintiff stepped on it, thus failing to show that Defendant had notice of or should have known of the condition. | |
Meds Direct v. Allstate | Provider | WCC | Judge granted MSD and Sanctions upon a showing that the medical provider Plaintiffs had forged a signature of an underlying claimant on an assignment of benefits form. | |
Shipman v Ali | Vehicle/Bicycle Accident | GCC | Judge granted MSD, finding that Plaintiff was more than 50% at fault in causing the accident when he, as a bicyclist, attempted to pass Defendant’s vehicle along the shoulder of the road, in violation of traffic laws, instead of on the Defendant’s left hand side. |