The Playbook to Win Your Next No-Fault Case

Landmark no-fault reform legislation and amendments to Michigan's civil discovery rules dramatically changed no-fault practice. Get the playbook for navigating this new landscape and winning your next no-fault case. This book will help you:

• Develop a case strategy based on available PIP and liability insurance coverage
• Avoid pitfalls in investigating and making a claim, and receiving payment from an insurer
• Anticipate possibilities for damages, including economic recovery in third-party cases
• Comply with discovery and initial disclosure requirements
• Handle provider litigation
• Deal with expert witnesses and IME requirements
• Comply with notice requirements to the assigned claims plan
• Effectively defend against a first-party, third-party, or uninsured/underinsured motorist case

Highlights of the latest update include:

• Three new Michigan Supreme Court cases regarding fraud, the one-year limitation period, and the "arising out of" requirement, and an analysis of over 15 court of appeals cases discussing the fee schedule, mitigation of damages, selecting coverage, fraud, and more
• Updated standard interrogatories and new interrogatories regarding experts and surveillance for first-party cases, along with additional analysis on obtaining expert discovery
• Examination of multiple third-party court of appeals cases involving noncooperation of the insured and mitigation of damages related to Medicare
• Many housekeeping updates, including updated mileage reimbursement numbers, in-home care hourly wages, interest rates on money judgments, and more