Michigan Personal Injury Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Michigan or Court of Appeals of Michigan where the terms personal injury or related terms have been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily personal injury and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions personal injury related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Aebig v. Poole - 12/16/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10). This case is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). We...
Flores v. E. C. Korneffel Co. - 12/16/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant appeals by leave granted the trial court's order denying its motion for summary disposition in this case alleging an intentional tort. We reverse. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant...
Blankenship v. Andrews - 12/9/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant Wayne County appeals as of right the order denying its motion for summary disposition on governmental immunity grounds. We reverse. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR...
People v. Woodard - 12/9/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant Douglas Charles Woodard appeals as of right his jury trial convictions for first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and aggravated assault. The trial court sentenced defendant to fourteen to thirty years'...
Prose v. Marina - 12/9/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this action arising from the purchase of a boat, plaintiff appeals as of right, challenging the circuit court's grant of summary disposition to defendant and award of mediation sanctions. We affirm in part, and...
Putnam v. Sezgin - 12/2/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this medical malpractice case, summary disposition was granted for defendant Doctors Hospital in June 2002. Subsequently, on March 10, 2003, summary disposition was granted to defendant Yucel Sezgin, M.D....
Goethals v. Farm Bureau Insurance - 12/2/2004
ON REMAND
UNPUBLISHED
In this action for both property protection insurance ("PPI") benefits and personal injury protection ("PIP") benefits under the no-fault automobile insurance act, MCL 500.3101 et seq., the Leelanau...
Francois v. Butterball Farms - 11/30/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant Butterball Farms, Inc. appeals by leave granted the trial court's denial of its motion for summary disposition as to plaintiff's claims of assault and battery, negligent hiring, and violation of the Civil...
Green v. A. P. Products - 11/23/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
In this wrongful death-product liability action, plaintiff Cheryce Green, as personal representative of the Estate of Keimer Easley, deceased, appeals as of right the order granting summary disposition in favor of...
People v. Davis - 11/18/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant appeals by right his conviction following a jury trial of possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine, MCL 333.7403(2)(a)(v). We affirm.
Defendant first argues that the prosecutor elicited inadmissible...
Reed v. Breton - 11/18/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
In this consolidated appeal, plaintiffs Lawrence Reed and James D. Kuenner, as personal representatives of the estates of their decedents, appeal on leave granted the trial court's order granting summary...
Ohannesian v. Butterworth Hospital - 11/16/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the final order in this case, entering judgment in favor of plaintiffs in accordance with the case evaluation award against defendants Dr. Lynn S. Hedeman and Lynn S. Hedeman, M.D.,...
McDowell v. City of Detroit - 11/9/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
Defendants, City of Detroit and the Detroit Housing Commission, appeal as of right from an order denying defendants' motion for summary disposition on the ground of governmental immunity, MCR 7.202(6)(a)(v) in...
King v. Westfield Insurance Co. - 11/4/2004
UNPUBLISHED
This case arises from a dispute involving the insurance company responsible for payment of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits to plaintiff. The trial court determined that defendant General Casualty Insurance...
Fryz v. Rock-Way - 11/2/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs, Laura Fryz, personal representative for the estate of Joseph M. Mamroctski, Tonya Mamroctski, Brett Mamroctski, and Joseph Mamroctski Jr. appeal as of right from a September 18, 2002 judgment in favor of...
Wessels v. Garden Way - 9/28/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
In this product liability action, defendant appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Frederick Wessels on his product liability claim, and plaintiff Lucinda Osborne on her loss of...
Taljonick v. Stebbins - 9/28/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this garnishment action, plaintiff Lawrence R. Taljonick, personal representative of the estate of Justin Niles King, a/k/a Justin Niles Taljonick, appeals as of right from an order granting intervening plaintiff...
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. v. American Country Insurance Co. - 9/23/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this action involving a claim and counterclaim for declaratory relief, defendant appeals as of right an order granting summary disposition in favor of plaintiff pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10) and requiring defendant...
Costa v. Community Emergency Medical Services - 9/21/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
These consolidated and expedited appeals stem from the trial court's denial of defendants' motions for summary disposition in plaintiffs Richard and Cindy Costa's medical malpractice action. We reverse.
In...
People v. Henderson - 9/21/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant appeals as of right his jury trial convictions of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (force or coercion), MCL 750.520b(1)(f), and aggravated assault, MCL 750.81a. Defendant was sentenced to thirty to fifty...
Grahovac v. Munising Township - 9/21/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
In this wrongful death action, defendant Harold Anderson, the chief of the Munising Township Volunteer Fire Department, appeals as of right from the trial court's order denying his motion for summary disposition...
Behnke v. Auto Owners Insurance Co. - 9/16/2004
UNPUBLISHED
I. Overview
Plaintiff Bruce Behnke was injured in a car accident and sued to recover non-economic damages for his injuries. After a bench trial, the trial court concluded that Behnke had not suffered a serious...
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Arrington - 9/16/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Gloria Arrington, individually and as administrator of the estate of Mathew Arrington, deceased, appeals as of right the lower court's granting of Allstate Insurance Company's motions for summary disposition and...
Grudka v. Kaplan - 9/14/2004
UNPUBLISHED
MEMORANDUM.
Plaintiffs appeal as of right the circuit court's order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition and dismissing the case. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument...
Campins v. Spectrum Health Downtown Campus - 9/9/2004
UNPUBLISHED
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition and dismissing this case with prejudice. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral...
Jenkins v. Patel - 9/7/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
ON REMAND
This appeal, involving the medical-malpractice cap on non-economic damages found in MCL 600.1483 (damages cap), is before us on remand from the Michigan Supreme Court "for consideration of the...
Hubbard v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. - 9/7/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(10), thereby dismissing plaintiff's claims under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 USC...
Payne v. Farm Bureau Insurance - 9/7/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
Defendant appeals as of right from an order granting plaintiff partial summary disposition and a subsequent supplemental order granting plaintiff's motion for summary disposition in full pursuant to MCR...
Gillespie v. Lansing Ob-Gyn Associates - 2/26/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant appeals by leave granted the trial court's order denying its motion for summary disposition. We reverse and remand for entry of summary disposition in favor of defendant. This appeal is being decided without...
Kinney v. Geil - 2/26/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court granting summary disposition to defendants on plaintiff's legal malpractice claim. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.
Plaintiff retained...
Dunlap v. Dash - 2/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right a judgment of no cause for action entered after a jury trial in this medical malpractice case. We affirm.
As her sole issue on appeal, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in...
Robinson v. City of Detroit - 2/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs, Richard Robinson, Sheryl Mitchell, and Analine Powers appeal as of right an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant, City of Detroit ("the city") in this employment classification case. On...
Essell v. George W. Auch Co. - 2/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant/cross-defendant Sunset Excavating, Inc., appeals as on delayed leave granted from an order granting defendant/cross-plaintiff George W. Auch Company's motion for summary disposition. We affirm.
On...
Patterson v. Balfour - 2/24/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In Docket No. 244707, defendant appeals, by leave granted, from the trial court's order granting partial summary disposition in favor of the personal representative of the decedent's estate regarding liability in a...
In re Estate of Marchyok - 2/24/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
In this wrongful death action, plaintiffs Katharine Marchyok, Delores Foster, Douglas Marchyok, Patrick Marchyok, Michael Marchyok, and Richard Foster appeal as right from an order granting defendant city of Ann...
Wang v. Sporleder - 2/19/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendants' motion for summary disposition based on a determination that the affidavit of merit in this medical malpractice case was deficient and dismissing the...
Goodyke v. Wolfe - 2/19/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting a directed verdict in favor of defendant in this dog-bite action. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
Plaintiff, a motor...
In re Estate of Lane - 2/19/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In Docket No. 240128, petitioners, Peter N. Rigas and Peter W. Steketee, appeal as of right from the probate court's order allowing only a portion of their claim against the Estate of James Morris Lane, Deceased....
Sharpe v. Taber - 2/19/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this action alleging fraud, innocent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and violations of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) arising out of the sale of real property, plaintiffs appeal as...
Mayberry v. General Orthopedics - 2/17/2004
UNPUBLISHED
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiffs appeal as of right the order granting defendants' motion for summary disposition of this medical malpractice action on statute of limitations grounds. We affirm. This appeal is being...
Ashton v. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital - 2/17/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals by leave granted from the trial court's order granting defendants' motion in limine limiting the testimony of plaintiff's medical expert in this medical malpractice action. We reverse. ...
Alliet v. Berenholz - 2/12/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right the order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition. We reverse.
Plaintiff filed suit alleging that defendant, who is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology,...
J & J Farmer Leasing - 2/12/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
In this bad-faith failure to settle a wrongful death case, defendant Citizens Insurance Company of America appeals by leave granted the trial court's order denying its motion for summary disposition. In the trial...
Sanders v. Bellinger - 2/12/2004
In this premises liability action, plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants. We affirm.
Plaintiff was rendered a paraplegic after diving one evening into a...
People v. Sykes - 2/12/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder under alternate theories of felony murder and premeditated murder, MCL 750.316, and of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b. He was sentenced to...
Auto Owners Insurance Company v. Yamaha Motor Corporation USA - 2/12/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this products liability and breach of warranty action, plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition. We affirm.
This case concerns a fire...
Moriarity v. Shields - 2/10/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
The dispositive issue presented in this appeal is whether a second summons may be issued by a court clerk after the date the initial summons expired if the trial court had entered an order requiring the issuance...
Gulley-Reaves v. Baciewicz - 2/10/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
Defendants appeal by leave granted from the trial court's denial of their motion for summary disposition. We reverse.
On March 26, 2001, plaintiff filed a notice of intent to sue defendant Dr. Frank A....
Shuler v. Michigan Physicians Mutual Liability Co. - 2/10/2004
FOR PUBLICATION
The suits in these consolidated cases arise out of allegations that in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr. Marion David Sutton committed criminal sexual conduct (CSC) against several of his patients, including...
Parker v. Mercy General Health Partners - 2/10/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary disposition. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
Plaintiff...
Zimmerman v. Coleman - 2/5/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff commenced this medical malpractice action after Emmitt Weatherspoon, Jr., an inmate at the Kent County Correctional Facility, died from complications from a perforated ulcer. Following a jury trial, a...
Lawsuit Financial - 2/5/2004
PUBLISH - Approved for publication April 15, 2004
Plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court's order that granted summary disposition to defendants pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8) and (10) and dismissed plaintiff's common law...
Madgwick v. Huey - 2/3/2004
UNPUBLISHED
In this negligence case, plaintiff, Jason Madgwick, appeals the trial court's grant of summary disposition in favor of defendant, Richard Huey, pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8) and MCR 2.116(C)(10). We affirm.
I....
Simmons v. Tri-County Electric Co. - 2/3/2004
UNPUBLISHED
This worker's compensation case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court for consideration as on leave granted. Simmons v Tri-County Electric Co , 467 Mich 937 (2003). In addition to the issues raised in...
Popovich v. Kemp - 2/3/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs appeal the trial court's order that denied their motion for a new trial and the trial court's December 7, 2001 order that affirmed the jury's verdict of no cause of action.
I.
This case arises...
Flynn v. Opperman - 2/3/2004
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10). We affirm.
Plaintiff says that the trial court erred by ruling that, as a matter of law,...
Herman v. City of Detroit - 1/29/2004
PUBLISH - Approved for publication March 9, 2004
Defendant appeals by leave granted from an order denying its motion for summary disposition, brought pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7), (8), and (10), in this wrongful death action. We...
Zarka v. State Employees' Retirement System - 12/30/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Respondent State Employees' Retirement System appeals by leave granted from the circuit court's order vacating the State Employees' Retirement Board's decision that denied petitioner Nagi Zarka's application for...
Proudfoot v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. - 12/23/2003
Plaintiff sought no-fault benefits for injuries suffered in a car-pedestrian accident in order to make modifications to her house. The circuit court granted judgment for plaintiff and ordered that certain sums be paid to plaintiff...
Schmaltz v. Troy Metal Concepts - 12/23/2003
In this worker's compensation case, this Court is asked to determine whether a disabled employee's average weekly wage at the time of injury can be recalculated or redetermined to include discontinued fringe benefits when that...
Pettit v. Duro Supply Co. - 12/18/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Duro Supply appeals as of right the trial court's denial of its motion for summary disposition. Because MCL 450.1842a is a statute of repose and because plaintiff failed to commence this action within one year from...
A Best Products Co. v. Hi Temp Products Inc. - 12/18/2003
FOR PUBLICATION
In each of these consolidated cases, defendant Hi Temp appeals by leave granted the trial court's orders denying its motion for summary disposition. Hi Temp argues that plaintiffs' claims of asbestos-related...
Auto Club Insurance Co. v. Petz - 12/18/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant Estate appeals as of right from an order granting plaintiff's motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10) in this declaratory judgment action. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without...
Jordan v. United Technologies Automotive - 12/18/2003
UNPUBLISHED
ON REMAND
This case is before us on remand from the Michigan Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of Gladych v New Family Homes, Inc , 468 Mich 594; 664 NW2d 705 (2003). In light of Gladych , we reverse...
Estate of Sinclair v. William Beaumont Hospital - 12/18/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right from a circuit court order granting defendant hospital's motion for summary disposition. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). ...
Florence v. Hatfield Used Cars - 12/16/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Intervening plaintiff Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) appeals as of right from the trial court's order approving a structured settlement for the minor child and dismissing the case. We affirm in part, reverse...
Hoffman v. Colburn - 12/16/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiffs appeals by right from an order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(c)(10). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Plaintiff, Shelly Hoffman, was injured in a...
Animal Behavior Institute - 12/9/2003
UNPUBLISHED
AFTER REMAND
Plaintiff appeals as of right from a trial court order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition. Plaintiff had sought a declaratory judgment that defendant had a duty to defend plaintiff...
Smith v. Beuker - 12/9/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting the motion for summary disposition filed by defendants (hereinafter "defendant"). We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant...
Carrell v. Carrell - 12/9/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant/counterplaintiff Neal Carrell appeals as of right from the trial court's November 2, 2001 opinion and order granting plaintiff/counterdefendant's Jeanette Carrell's motion for relief from judgment. We...
Ridge v. Komaragiri - 12/9/2003
UNPUBLISHED
In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff appeals as of right from a July 1, 2002 judgment granting defendants' motion for summary disposition. We affirm.
A trial court's decision on a motion for summary...
Halton v. Fawcett - 12/9/2003
FOR PUBLICATION
We granted leave in this case to consider the question whether a person must have been formally appointed the personal representative of the decedent's estate in a wrongful death action based upon a claim of...
People v. Morgan - 12/9/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Defendant appeals as of right from a conviction of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC I) (sexual penetration with a person between the ages of thirteen and sixteen who is a member of the same...
Bledsoe v. Auto Owners Insurance Co. - 12/4/2003
UNPUBLISHED
ON REMAND
In this case involving a dispute about insurance coverage, defendant Auto Owners Insurance Company originally appealed by leave granted from the circuit court's order denying its motions for partial...
Bretz v. Titan Insurance Co. - 12/4/2003
UNPUBLISHED
Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition and denying his motion to compel payment of benefits. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral...
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
|
|