Michigan Personal Injury Laws

According to the Michigan law, personal injury refers to the physical injury or damage you suffered due to someone else\'s carelessness. It can be an injury to mind, body or emotions. If you have suffered a personal injury in Michigan, state law will always come to your aid to protect your legal rights and secure compensation for all the losses and injuries you suffered.

As per Michigan law, any accused who acts in concert or who independently contributes to a single injury or who otherwise shares the burden of the wrongful deed can be held liable for the entirety of a victim\'s damages. An independent accused who tortuously contributes to the victim\'s injury cannot be joined in the same action and is considered separately as being liable for the entire injury. To prove the damages and to collect the injury claim in the state, the victim needs to prove that the person or persons who caused the injury were negligent and that the claimant suffered damages because of this negligence.

Additionally, Michigan\'s comparative negligence law allows an individual to recover compensation for sufferings, even if the individual was also negligent, as long as the claimant is able to prove the defendant was more negligent. In this case, however, the amount of recovery will be reduced by a percentage of the amount for which the claimant was found negligent.

Under Michigan\'s product liability legal theory, if you have suffered injuries due to the use of some consumer product, then the manufacturer of the product will be held liable if the product is proved to be unsafe for use.

Michigan\'s personal injury law rules that the person who injured you is responsible for all your past, present, and future medical expenses and any property, such as a vehicle, that was damaged as a result of the injury. Once proven guilty, the other person is also liable to compensate you all for the pain and suffering, any distress, time lost from work, any permanent disfigurement or disability, etc.