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• Scott v EAN Holdings, LLC, et al., unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 20, 2024 (Docket No. 366706) (Plaintiff's insurer was represented by Secrest Wardle on appeal.)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•            Reasonable Witness Fees for Treating Physicians •            Johnson v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued November 22, 2022 (Docket No. 355137)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy

Zach Diederichs, Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy