Personal Injury in Macomb and Oakland Counties
Under Michigan law, an injured party or qualified survivors may recover damages against the wrongful party at fault for loss of past, present and future earnings and medical expenses, disfigurement, scars, pain and suffering. Punitive damages may be awarded in tort law cases where the defendant's wrongdoing is deemed willful or malicious. The Law Offices of Cy M. Abdo will seek all possible damages to compensate an injured party or surviving family for any and all losses!
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Negligence
Most injury cases are based upon the theory that the other party or entity (such as a business) was negligent. Ordinary negligence is the failure to exercise the degree of care that a careful or prudent person would have exercised under like circumstances. In Michigan, negligence by the wrongful party is offset by the Plaintiff's own negligence or "contributory negligence". A plaintiff's claim is reduced to the extent of his or her negligence and the plaintiff may be barred from any recovery when his or her negligence is greater than 50%. You may be entitled to damages if you or a loved one was injured due to the negligence of a person or business!
Auto Negligence - Michigan No Fault
The Law Offices of Cy M. Abdo will seek all possible monetary relief which you are entitled to under Michigan's No Fault laws. Your case may involve "first party" and "third party" claims. A claim for medical benefits and lost wages with your own insurance company is known as "first party" benefits. Your claim against the party who is at fault for pain and suffering resulting from your injuries is known as "third party" benefits.
You should consult with the Law Offices of Cy M. Abdo to help you navigate the extremely complicated No Fault laws so that your rights are protected.
Dog Bite Law In Michigan
Michigan holds the owner of a dog strictly liable for dog bites to a human being that were not provoked, provided that if the incident happened upon the dog owner's property the victim was not a trespasser or there to do something unlawful or criminal. Liability also can be based upon negligence and other grounds such as battery.
The dog bite statute, Mich. Comp. Laws at MCL 287.351, states as follows:
Person bitten by dog; liability of owner.
- 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 of the dog shall be liable for any damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness.
- A person is lawfully on the private property of the owner of the dog within the meaning of this act if the person is on the owner's property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or if the person is on the owner's property as an invitee or licensee of the person lawfully in possession of the property unless said person has gained lawful entry upon the premises for the purpose of an unlawful or criminal act.
The Law Offices of Cy M. Abdo will seek all damages associated with dog or animal bite injuries including damages associated with permanent scarring and disfigurement.
