What Does Obstructed View Mean in Michigan Traffic Law?

To drive safely, one of the most important things you can have is a clear view of the road. No matter how far you’ll be driving, it’s absolutely essential to see what’s going on around you on all sides. This is something that’s so important, most states have laws prohibiting obstructing vision through windshields and
- Published in Michigan Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Michigan Car Insurance Reform: How New No-Fault Law Changes Will Affect Drivers

Insurance coverage can be very confusing to understand, but it’s also something all Michigan drivers need to deal with. Recently, a series of changes to Michigan’s no-fault insurance law started going into effect which made some significant updates to a law that had been in place since the 1970s. So, what do these changes mean
- Published in Michigan Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Dealing with COVID-19 in Michigan

To say that the Coronavirus pandemic has completely disrupted society is a huge understatement. Everybody is experiencing changes in their life to some degree, whether it’s simply by working at home instead of in the office or not being able to attend an event you had been looking forward to. Unfortunately, many people are no
- Published in Michigan Law, Tips
How Long Do You Have to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit?
- Published in Birth Trauma, Michigan Law
How to Respond to Lights and Sirens on Emergency Vehicles

Emergency service workers like paramedics, police officers, and firefighters all have very hard jobs to do. But since a large part of their jobs involve spending time on the road and quickly responding to urgent, life-or-death situations, other drivers on the road can make their jobs even riskier. Every year, tens of thousands of car
- Published in Michigan Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Changes to Michigan’s Car Insurance Laws: What You Should Know

Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance laws have long been a hot topic amongst lawmakers and after years of ongoing debate, Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently officially signed a bill into law that will overhaul the state’s auto insurance laws. Since 1973, Michigan has had a unique system of no-fault auto insurance that was intended to lower costs
- Published in Michigan Law
What are Michigan’s Laws for Playground Maintenance?
Playgrounds are supposed to be fun places for children to spend time. But even under the best of circumstances, it’s very easy for kids to get injured on a playground by doing simple things like falling down while running around. But when playgrounds aren’t being well maintained and repairs aren’t being made, a fun afternoon
- Published in Michigan Law
Michigan Trampoline Liability
Spring is finally, finally here. Today we are going to talk about the Michigan trampoline statute. I’m not sure anyone even knows about this, but Goodwin & Scieszka would like to talk about the duty imposed on Michigan trampoline users. First, let’s look at the statute: M.C.L.A. 691.1735 691.1735. Duties of trampoliner Sec. 5. While
- Published in Michigan Law, Personal Injury
Who’s Going to Shovel the Snow? Landlord-Tenant Law in Michigan
Well, considering Michigan just got slammed with yet another snowstorm that I had the pleasure of shoveling, I figured it would be entirely relevant to talk about the landlord-tenant relationship. Who should shovel? This might seem like a silly question, but remembering that America honors the freedom to contract, this is totally relevant in a
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Michigan Law, Tips
Landlord Tenant Tort Liability
When someone owns a property, they have a responsibility to make sure it’s reasonably safe for others to use, and that includes landlords. If a visitor, guest, or tenant gets hurt because of unsafe conditions that were caused by negligence, a concept called premises liability comes into play and it can be used to hold
- Published in Goodwin & Scieszka, Michigan Law, Tips
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