How Shared Fault Affects a Wrongful Death Claim in Michigan
A decedent’s own fault can reduce — or completely bar part of — what a Michigan family recovers in a wrongful death claim. Here’s how the 51% comparative-fault rule actually works.
How Michigan’s Wrongful Death Act Protects Families
How Michigan’s Wrongful Death Act Works for Families Losing a loved one due to someone else’s negligence is devastating. In these moments, families not only face emotional pain but often overwhelming financial burdens. Michigan law provides a way for surviving family members to pursue justice and compensation through the Michigan Wrongful Death Act, set out…
Michigan Court of Appeals Confirms Loss-of-Services Damages in Infant Wrongful Death Case
Michigan Court of Appeals Confirms Loss-of-Services Damages in Infant Wrongful Death Case A recent decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals in Estate of Kenneth Pionk III v. VHS Harper-Hutzel Hospital Inc. has renewed attention on the types of damages that can be recovered under Michigan’s Wrongful Death Act—especially in heartbreaking cases involving infant decedents….
