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In Grattan Township, Michigan, Michael John Dean, 36, admitted to a June 3rd crash where he struck a person riding a horse with his car and then fled the scene. Witnesses attested to a black Jeep Cherokee that hit the horse; the same car that Dean owned. However, upon questioning, Dean said that the damage to his car was recently…
A couple weeks ago, a woman was attacked by 2 roaming pit bulls in Holland Township, Michigan. What’s worse is that the woman was attacked in her own backyard. The victim has been identified as 61 year-old Rhonda Schroeder. Apparently, the two pit bulls initiated their attack because of another small family friend’s dog that was also on the property.…
Because of a the recent law change, Michiganders can now buy more highly charged fireworks to blast off around the 4th of July. However, it’s important to remember that fireworks are extremely dangerous and should only be handled with the utmost care. Last year, a Hazel Park resident lost his leg from the kneecap down in a firework accident. Neighbors…
Have you ever taken a look at Michigan’s dog bite statute? It provides an avenue of recovery if you’ve been injured in a severe Michigan dog bite accident. (1) If a dog bites a person, without provocation while the person is on public property, or lawfully on private property, including the property of the owner of the dog, the owner…
The accident that changed the industry only 5 months ago: In Springfield, Missouri, a man left for his usual truck route early in the morning, driving 11 straight hours. Unfortunately, in Miami, Oklahoma, disaster struck. A fatal truck accident that caused over 10 deaths. However, the 76 year old driver walked away unscathed. The cause of the accident was fatigue.…
We are Goodwin & Scieszka, and we’re you Michigan dog bite lawyers. Our firm has been practicing law in Michigan for almost 30 years. We pride ourselves on our compassion and our commitment to the practice of law. We know accidents and injuries disrupt lives. That’s why our attorneys use everything in our power to restore your quality of life.…
A Michigan man’s sailboat capsized on Sunday a half mile off the coast of Lake Michigan. The incident occurred by the Muskegon Water Filtration Plant. The 23-foot Macgregor sailboat washed up on shore around 6:15 pm. The sailor was thrown from the boat and found wading in the water. He was rescued and taken to the local area hospital where…
Yesterday, in Meridian Township, Michigan, two different vehicles were involved in similar, yet separate car-train accidents. The accidents occurred 5 hours apart from each other at the Okemos Road crossing just north of Grand River Ave. Both drivers disobeyed logic and the traffic signal to drive around closing train barricades. Both drivers then got stuck on the train tracks and…
Michigan is home to more inland lakes than any other state in the union. Boating is a Michigander pastime; and Goodwin & Scieszka is your boat injury law firm. In an effort to reduce the very injuries that we often defend, we thought we’d give you some tips to avoid a potential boating injury. Today’s post concerns nighttime boating procedures.…