Secrest Wardle Mi Pip Monthly

Case Law Update  •             Ana Maria Sandoval v Farmers Insurance Exchange, Henry Ford Health System, and Valdimir Boshevski and Zurich American Insurance Company, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 9, 2025 (Docket No. 336116) •             Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC, and McLaren Macomb and Daniel Crane and Regents of the University of Michigan v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, ___ Mich App ___ (May 15, 2025) (Docket No. 367681)  Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •             Opt-Outs of PIP Coverage •             Tiffany Carroll and Kayla Carroll v Progressive Michigan Insurance Company and Allstate Insurance Company, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued April 15, 2025 (Docket No. 366626)  

Case Law Update  •             Fremont Insurance Company v Lighthouse Outpatient Center and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, ___ Mich App ___ (April 11, 2025) (Docket No. 370500) •             Diyaa Joseph and Healthcare Imaging Partners, et al. v National General Insurance Company, et al., ___ Mich App ___ (April 29, 2025) (Docket No. 364798)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •             DIFS Bulletin 2025-11-INS since the Fremont v Lighthouse Decision •             Second Update on Auto-Owners Insurance Company, et al. v Department of Insurance and Financial Services (COC Docket No. 24-000152)  

Case Law Update  •             True Care Physical Therapy, PLLC v Auto Club Group Ins Co, ___ Mich App; ___ NW2d ___ (2023) •             Spectrum Health Hospitals, et al. v Citizens Insurance Company, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 18, 2023 (Docket No. 362042)  Trending Topics in PIP Litigation       •             Testimony of Biomechanical Engineers  

Case Law Update   VHS of Michigan v MAIPF, ___ Mich App ___ (2025) (Docket No. 368755)  Trending Topics in PIP Litigation Employee v. Independent Contractor and the No-Fault Act  

Case Law Update  •             NuCare Therapy LLC v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW3d ___ (January 7, 2025) (Docket No. 366779)  Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •             Unlawful Solicitation  

Case Law Update Scott v EAN Holdings, LLC, et al., unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 20, 2024 (Docket No. 366706) (Plaintiff's insurer was represented by Secrest Wardle on appeal.) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation Lack of Supervision in Controversial Laser Treatment

Case Law Discussion Payton v Meemic Insurance Company and Willie King, issued July 28, 2022 (Docket No. 357736) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation Bakeman v Citizens Insurance Company of the Midwest, ___ Mich App ___ (2022) (Docket No. 357195) Great Lakes Pain & Injury Chiropractic Ctr., et al. v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Michigan, issued July 28, 2022 (Docket No. 357702

Case Law Discussion •            Margot Parraghi v Edward Chodyniecki, et al., Docket No. 358829 (Mich Ct App, November 2, 2022) •            Michigan Spine & Brain Surgeons, PLLC v Home-Owners Insurance Company, Docket No. 349367, issued February 18, 2021 Trending Topics in PIP Litigation •            Reasonable Witness Fees for Treating Physicians •            Johnson v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued November 22, 2022 (Docket No. 355137)   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Executive Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Discussion •            Yee v AAA Insurance, issued February 24, 2022 (Docket No. 356603) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation •            Negotiating Terms of Arbitrations •            Alice Jenkins v Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, issued January 13, 2022 (Docket No. 355452)   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Executive Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update   •                  Kim Bradley v Westfield Insurance Company and American Select Insurance Company, ___ Mich  ___; ___NW3d ___ (July 11, 2024) (Docket No 365828) published opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •            Business Auto Policies: PIP Benefits & Potential Summary Disposition   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Executive Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update   •                  MPCGA v Progressive, ___ Mich ___; ___ NW3d ___ (June 7, 2024) (Docket No.s 164190, 164953-4)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •            Fee schedule disputes and durable medical equipment (DME)   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Aaron D. Swayne, Associate Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update   •                  Estate of McDuffie-Connor v Neal and NSS Construction, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued February 8, 2024 (Docket No. 358870)   •                 Christensen v Amazon Logistics, LLC., unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued April 11, 2024 (Docket No. 364919)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •            Mota-Peguerp v Falls Lake Nat’l Ins Co, Docket No. 364103 (Mich Ct App, March 28, 2024) •            Innocent Third-Parties   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Nicholas R. Aukerman, Associate Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update   •                  Central Home Health Care Servs Inc v Progressive Mich Ins Co, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (Docket No. 364653)   •                 Bakeman v Citizens Insurance Company of the Midwest, ___ Mich App ___ (2022) (Docket No. 357195)   •                  Ronnie Fields, et al. v National General Insurance Company, et al., unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued August 17, 2023 (Docket No. 361959)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •            Impact of the Latest Changes to the One-Year-Back Rule of MCL 500.3145   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Kaitlynn M. Milroy, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update   •                 Parraghi v Chodyniecki, et al., Docket No. 358829 (Mich Ct App, November 2, 2022)   •                 Wasik v Auto Club Ins Assn, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___(2022) (Docket No. 355848)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •            Assignments in PIP Claims   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Joseph J. Giacolone, Associate Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update   •                 Johnson v SMART, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 16, 2023 (Docket No. 363891)   •                 Bellmore v Friendly Oil Change, Inc., opinion of the Michigan Supreme Court, issued February 7, 2024 (Docket No. 164534)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •            State of Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (“DIFS”) Bulletin 2024-06-INS   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Zach Diederichs, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update  •              Duato v Denise Mellon, Indian Harbor Ins Co. and Progressive Marathon Ins. Co., ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2023) (Docket No. 362823) •              Farm Burau General Insurance Company v Maple Manor Neuro Center, Inc., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued November 16, 2023 (Docket No. 362824) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •          No-Fault Reform and Changes to Liability Coverage   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update  •          Auto Club Ins Assoc/Memberselect Ins Co v Farm Bureau General Ins Co of Michigan, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued September 23, 2021 (Docket No. 353439) •          State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co v Protective Insurance Co., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued December 21, 2021 (Docket No. 355532) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •          Testimony of Biomechanical Engineers Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update  •          Finch v Gewin, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued October 5, 2023 (Docket No. 360189) •          Clinton v Singh, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued October 12, 2023 (Docket No. 364398) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •          Independent verification of loss required under the No-Fault Act Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update  •          Reece v James, et al.,___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2023) (Docket No.s 362140 and 362151) •          Bronson Healthcare Group v Esurance Prop & Cas Ins, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2023) (Docket No. 363486) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •          Improper Motions to Exclude Evidence – Phillipe Martin v Geico General Insurance Company, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued August 17, 2023 (Docket No. 362010) Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update •          Ronnie Fields, et al. v National General Insurance Company, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued August 17, 2023 (Docket No. 361959) •          Evans v Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued August 10, 2023 (Docket No. 361808) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation  •          Case Evaluation Sanctions – R.A.D. Constr., Inc. v Davis, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2023) Docket No.s. 361177 and 363142)   Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy