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Tangible Things of Economic Value: Old-Age Social Security Benefits Are To Be Considered in a Calculation of Survivors’ Loss Benefits under the Michigan No Fault Act

Innocent Third Party Rule Is Abolished, Titan v Hyten Ins Co Applies to PIP Claims

Don’t Knock on Wood: Supreme Court Codifies the Factors to be Used in Assessing Reasonable Attorney Fees in a No-Fault Case

Michigan Supreme Court reverses Hodge v State Farm and holds that District vs. Circuit Court jurisdiction is to be determined by the pleadings alone

Full Disclosure Required: Appellate Court Upholds Policy Rescission for Material Misrepresentation in an Application for Insurance

Devil in the Details: Court of Appeals turns to the express language of the policy with respect to the requirement of direct physical contact in a claim for uninsured motorist benefits

The Less You Know: PIP claimants do not have to identify the specific injury for which they later seek coverage to provide proper notice under MCL 500.3145(1)

No Coverage for Shirttail Relative

Court of Appeals Allows Owner-Occupant of Uninsured, Parked Vehicle to Recover PIP Benefits

Later Payment Has Frankenstein Effect