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General and Automotive Liability
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Attorneys Matthew LaBeau, Jeff Hicks, and Trent Collier successfully prosecuted a RICO action alleging fraud against a towing company and several co-conspirators

This matter originated out of a scheme by a towing company in Clio, Michigan that involved hundreds of fraudulent requests for towing services. After a pre-suit investigation by the insurance carrier, it was determined that several long distance tows never occurred based on the duration of service, the vehicle never making it to the alleged...
This matter originated out of a scheme by a towing company in Clio, Michigan that involved hundreds of fraudulent requests...
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27 Collins Einhorn Farrell Lawyers included in 2023 Best Lawyers® Lists.

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, including four receiving “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.  Eleven of the 27 lawyers have been included in the Ones to Watch edition, which recognizes attorneys who are early in their careers...
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2023 editions of The...
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Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Recognized by 2021 Super Lawyers®

We are proud to announce that 22 attorneys have been named to either the 2021 Super Lawyers list, or the 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Congratulations! Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition...
We are proud to announce that 22 attorneys have been named to either the 2021 Super Lawyers list, or the...
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Twenty-Three Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Recognized by 2020 Super Lawyers®

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers list, and an additional 8 attorneys were named to the 2020 Michigan Rising Stars list. Additionally, Melissa Graves was named to the Top 50: 2020 Women Michigan Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers, a...
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2020 Michigan...
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Twenty-Seven Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers®

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC announced today that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list, and an additional 12 attorneys were named to the 2018 Michigan Rising Stars list. In addition, Michael Sullivan and Melissa Graves received additional accolades. Michael Sullivan was listed in the Top 100: 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list and the Top 50: 2018 Michigan Business Super Lawyers list, and Melissa Graves was named to the Top 50: 2018 Women Michigan Super Lawyers list and the Top 25: 2018 Women Business Super Lawyers list. For full details and a list of all recipients, click on the headline.
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC announced today that 15 of its attorneys have been named to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers...
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Nine Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Practice Areas Receive Recognition by U.S. News – Best Lawyers

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that nine of its practice areas have been recognized in the 2017 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm received Tier 1 Metropolitan recognition for their work in Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Appellate Law. In addition to having garnered top tier local recognition for the last seven years, Collins Einhorn's appellate department has now drawn national attention, receiving a National Tier 3 ranking. The firm also received Tier 2 recognition in the Detroit Metropolitan area for their work in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, and Tier 3 recognition for Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Collins Einhorn Farrell PC is proud to announce that nine of its practice areas have been recognized in the 2017...
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General and Automotive Liability

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09 '14

Can an insurer (accidentally) breathe life into a long-dead PIP claim by making a payment?

September 29, 2014

Statutes of limitation are great, or terrible, depending on which side of the “v” you’re on. They exist to prevent stale lawsuits. They basically say, “You can’t wait forever to sue someone.” But in Jesperson v Auto Club Insurance Association, the Court of Appeals had to decide whether a single payment of an insurance benefit…

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08 '14

Theresa M. Asoklis Named 2015 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Detroit

August 18, 2014

Collins Einhorn Farrell PC attorney Theresa M. Asoklis has been named the Best Lawyers®2015 Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Metro Detroit. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected…

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07 '14

The Michigan Supreme Court construes a “business-use” exclusion

July 8, 2014

Michigan law requires courts to construe insurance policies as a whole, giving effect to any unambiguous language. These principles are often easier to state than to apply. The Michigan Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Hunt v. Drielick is a case in point. In Hunt, the Court addressed a “business-use” exclusion in a “Insurance for Non-Trucking…

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04 '14

Moloughney and Smith Obtain Summary Disposition for Insured Client in Wayne County Circuit Court

April 30, 2014

Attorneys Kevin Moloughney and Kyle Smith obtained summary disposition for their insured client in the Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiff contended that the client negligently hired a contractor to perform excavation around the client’s home. The excavator became trapped in a collapsed ditch and plaintiff, a Grosse Pointe Shores Department of Public Safety officer, responded…

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03 '14

Michigan Court of Appeals rejects slip-and-fall claim based on speculative theory

March 7, 2014

The open and obvious doctrine is straightforward: plaintiffs cannot recover for injuries from hazards that a reasonable person could have seen, unless those hazards were unavoidable or especially dangerous. This logic undermines most slip-and-fall claims based on snow and ice. As the Michigan Supreme Court put it (perhaps somewhat sarcastically) inHoffner v. Lanctoe, “Michigan, being…

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02 '14

Court of Appeals holds that property owner with unique knowledge of brickwork and home repairs had constructive knowledge of defect in brick steps.

February 27, 2014

Notice is a common issue in premises liability litigation. If someone is injured on another’s property, the owner is not liable for the injury unless he had notice—whether actual or constructive—of the defect that caused the injury. In Grandberry-Lovette v Garascia, __ Mich App __ (Jan. 2, 2014) (Docket No. 311668), the Court of Appeals…

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09 '13

How involved is “involved” under Michigan’s No-Fault Act?

September 12, 2013

Michigan’s No-Fault Act applies only to accidents arising “out of the ownership, operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle…” Because a motorcycle isn’t a “motor vehicle” as defined by the No-Fault Act, insurers are liable for benefits only if a motor vehicle—i.e., an automobile other than a motorcycle—is involved in an accident. Michigan’s courts…

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07 '13

One certified insurance policy is enough to qualify for PIP benefits

July 29, 2013

Automobile insurers authorized to conduct business in Michigan must file a written certification stating that its non-resident insureds are covered by personal protection or “PIP” insurance. A “nonadmitted” insurer—one that is not authorized to sell insurance in Michigan—may file this certification voluntarily. These certifications can affect entitlement to benefits: an injured person is not entitled…

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