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Michigan Seat Belt Law Passes Milestone Anniversary

It may be hard to believe now, but in the early 1980s only about 20% of motor vehicle drivers and passengers in Michigan wore their seat belts. That changed 30 years ago when Michigan became the third state in the country (after New York and…

By David Mittleman

/ 4 Aug 2015

National Pastime Faces Safety Concerns

Few things say “summertime” like an afternoon at the ballpark cheering on the home team. Even if Major League Baseball tickets have gotten a little pricey, there are hundreds of minor league teams dotting the map offering an affordable diversion. Baseball games may be a…

By David Mittleman

/ 31 Jul 2015

Medicare Fraud Crackdown Aims to Stop Waste and Unnecessary Procedures

Over the last month or so, Medicare fraud prevention has been making major headlines. In June, the Department of Justice led the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in a nationwide sweep resulting in 243 arrests representing the largest Medicare fraud “takedown” in terms of…

By David Mittleman

/ 27 Jul 2015

Former President George H.W. Bush Injured in Fall

Former President H.W. Bush was injured after falling at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush broke the C2 vertebrae in his neck. According to CNN, he remains hospitalized, in fair condition and in good spirits. He will be fitted for a neck brace and begin physical therapy over the…

By David Mittleman

/ 17 Jul 2015

Google Self Driving Car Crash

Self-driving cars are becoming more and more advanced, but, as with any developing technology, they are not 100% safe. Earlier this month, an event many thought to be inevitable finally happened: the highly publicized Google self-driving car was involved in a personal injury incident for…

By David Mittleman

/ 17 Jul 2015

Safe Grilling Tips to Keep Summer Sizzling

Along with beautiful weather, the joy of summer brings more barbeques than we can keep up with. Something about food fresh off the grill puts a smile on just about every ones face. Although summer barbeques are joyous occasions, there is danger lurking. Grilling causes…

By David Mittleman

/ 14 Jul 2015

Doctor Betrays Patient Trust, Part II

Earlier this week I wrote about Farid Fata, the disgraced Detroit-area “oncologist” convicted of healthcare fraud for performing unnecessary cancer treatments on unsuspecting patients, many of whom did not have cancer. Over 500 people underwent painful and often dangerous treatment, believing Fata

By David Mittleman

/ 11 Jul 2015

Fitness Trackers- The Future of Personal Injury Evidence

In a Michigan auto accident, in order to recover for noneconomic or “pain and suffering” damages, an injured party (or their family) has to show that he or she suffered a “threshold injury” including death, permanent serious disfigurement, or a serious impairment of body function. …

By David Mittleman

/ 10 Jul 2015

Doctor Betrays Patient Trust

When you visit your doctor, you hope and expect to receive care, treatment, and advice based on what’s best for you, the patient. When Detroit-area cancer “specialist” Dr. Farid Fata saw his patients, however, he had something else in mind: money. As part of a…

By David Mittleman

/ 8 Jul 2015

Michigan No Fault Insurance Benefits For Same Sex Couples

With the historic United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision in Obergfell v. Hodges, our wonderful country has taken another huge step forward in the name of social justice. Federal law now guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry. Aside from the social effects of not…

By David Mittleman

/ 6 Jul 2015

Doctor Who Insulted Anesthetized Man Wouldn’t Face Same Accountability in Michigan

Last week the story of Tiffany Ingham, an anesthesiologist who insulted a patient while he was undergoing a colonoscopy, flooded the web and mainstream media. Ingham had been inadvertently recorded during the procedure, and she was captured calling the man a “retard,” a “wuss,” threatening…

By David Mittleman

/ 1 Jul 2015

Electronic Medical Records: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?

As an experienced medical malpractice lawyer, I’ve spent a large portion of my career studying medical records on behalf of my clients. That used to mean hours upon hours of deciphering barely legible notes jotted by doctors, nurses, and technicians and trying to make sense…

By David Mittleman

/ 26 Jun 2015