Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly

Case Law Update

• Mecosta Cnty. Med. Ctr. v Metro. Grp. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., No. 161628, 2022 WL 2104120 (Mich June 10, 2022)
• Hope Network Rehab Servs v Mich Catastrophic Claims Ass'n, issued June 9, 2022 (Docket No. 355372)
• Michigan Head & Spine Inst, PC v Mid-Centrury Ins Co,
• issued June 16, 2022 (Docket No. 357144)

Trending Topics in PIP Litigation

• Lower-priority carrier can be held responsible for payment of PIP benefits despite existence of higher-priority carrier. Griffin v Trumbull INs Co, ___ Mich ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2022) (Docket No. 162419)

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Discussion

• Estate of Michael Wells by Gregory Wells, Personal Representative v State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., issued July 16, 2020 (Docket No. 348135)
• Booker v Hartford Casualty Ins. Co., issued July 16, 2020 (Docket No. 348491)

Trending Topics in PIP Litigation

• Case Evaluation Sanctions Post Amendments

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update

• Price v Austin, 972 NW2d 246 (Mich, 2022)
• Kimberly Johnson v Geico Indemnity Company, issued May 12, 2022 (Docket No. 351838)

Trending Topics in PIP Litigation

• “Reasonably necessary” and Efficacy

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

• Mull v Citizens Insurance Company of the Midwest, issued February 17, 2022 (Docket No 354725)
• Yee v AAA Insurance, issued February 24, 2022 (Docket No. 356603)

Trending Topics in PIP Litigation

• Utilization Reviews and MSDs

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Case Law Update

• Micheli v Michigan Automobile Insurance Placement Facility, ___ Mich App ____; ___ NW2d ___ (2022) (Docket No. 356559)
  • Kennard v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, ___ Mich App ____; ___ NW2d ___ (2022) (Docket No. 355462)

Trending Topics in PIP Litigation

• Tousignant v Allstate, 444 Mich 301 (1993) and MCL 500.3109(a)

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Mobile MRI Staffing, LLC v Meemic Ins Co, issued January 20, 2022 (Docket No. 355162)
  • Precise MRI of Michigan, LLC v State Auto Insurance Company, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2022) (Docket No. 354653). *State Auto was represented by Secrest Wardle 
• Trending Topics in PIP Litigation: 
  • Public Health Code, MCL 333.17047

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

• Case Law Update:
  • Alice Jenkins v Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, issued January 13, 2022 (Docket No. 355452)
  • Premier Medical Movement, LLC v Auto-Owners Insurance Company and Home-Owners Insurance Company, issued January 6, 2022 (Docket No. 355543)
• Trending Topics in PIP Litigation: 
  • Effective January 1, 2022: Significant Changes to the Case Evaluation Process

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Joshua Powell v Progressive Michigan Ins Co, issued December 21, 2021 (Docket No. 352850)
  • State Farm Automobile Ins Co v Protective Ins Co, issued December 21, 2021 (Docket No. 355532)

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Winfield v State Auto Property & Casualty Ins Co, issued November 18, 2021 (Docket No. 355681)

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Auto Club Ins Assoc/Memberselect Ins Co v Farm Bureau General Ins Co of Michigan, et al., issued September 23, 2021 (Docket No. 353439)
  • Hensley v Auto Club Group Insurance Company, issued October 14, 2021 (Docket No. 353205)
  • Atkinson v Kreilter, et al., issued October 21, 2021 (Docket No. 353079)

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Motorcycles and the No-Fault Act

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Downs v State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co, issued September 23, 2021 (Docket No. 352522)

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Proof of Lost Wages
  • New Fee Schedule 

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Adaseny Humphrey v Home-Owners Insurance Company, issued August 19, 2021 (Docket No. 354214);
  • Blanca Sierra-Burkes v Troy Aggregate Carriers, Inc., et al., issued August 12, 2021 (Docket No. 355513)

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • No-Fault Tolling during COVID 19 Pandemic 

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Smith v Everest National Ins Co; et al., issued July 1, 2021 (Docket No. 353880);
  • Esurance Prop & Cas Ins Co v Michigan Assigned Claims Plan ("MACP"), _;_NW2d_(2021) (Docket No. 160592);
  • Breece v Johnson, et al., issued June 24, 2021 (Docket No. 353759).

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Unlawful Solicitation 

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Yang v Everest National Insurance Company, _Mich_;_NW2d_(2021) (Docket No. 160578);
  • St. John Hospital & Medical Center, et al. v Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Home-Owners Insurance Company, issued June 10, 2021 (Docket No. 349958);
  • Harmon v Ewing, et al., issued June 10, 2021 (Docket No. 350857);
  • Peters v Auto Club Insurance Association and Halleck, issued June 10, 2021 (Docket No. 353864).

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Michigan Institute of Pain and Headache, PC v State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, issued June 24, 2021 (Docket No. 353033). 

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Bahri v IDS Prop Cas Ins Co, 308 Mich App 420 (2014)
  • Shelton v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 318 Mich App 648 (2017)
  • Haydaw v Farm Bureau Ins Co, 332 Mich App 719 (2020)

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Michigan No-Fault Reform - Priority Coverage

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Company v Andrew Lynn Frantz, Docket No. 348917, issued March 11, 2021
  • Advance Pain Care (Baltimore) v Trumbull Ins Co, Docket No. 353991, issued May 13, 2021
  • Johnson v Geico Indemnity Company, Docket No. 351838, issued March 18, 2021

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Independent verification of loss required under the No-Fault Act

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • VHS of Michigan, Inc d/b/a The Detroit Medical Center v State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Docket No. 352881, issued April 1, 2021
  • Roskamp v Fremont Insurance Company, et al., Docket No. 348054, issued March 18, 2021
  • Physiatry and Rehab Associates v State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, Docket No. 350826, issued April 1, 2021

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Michigan No-Fault Reform - Changes to Come in July 2021

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Kaitlynn M. Milroy, Partner

Secrest Wardle, Troy

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Michigan Spine & Brain Surgeons, PLLC v Citizens Insurance Company of the Midwest, Docket No. 350498, issued March 4, 2021
  • Jawad A Shah, MD, PC, d/b/a Insight Healing Center v State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Docket No. 353298, issued February 25, 2021

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • Injured parties and "balance billings"

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Michigan Spine & Brain Surgeons, PLLC v Home-Owners Insurance Company, Docket No. 349367, issued February 18, 2021
  • Roberts Orthopedic Services v Allstate Insurance Company, Docket No. 349786, issued February 4, 2021
  • Midwest Medical Associates, Inc. v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Docket No. 348806, issued February 11, 2021

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • The Scope of Chiropractic Practice Pursuant to MCL 333.16401 and MRIs

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Estate of John Conforti, by Donna Conforti, Personal Representative v Stanley Webster Cornell and Metro Controls, Inc, Docket No. 348745, issued October 29, 2020
  • Hurley Medical Center v Farm Bureau and Michigan Assigned Claims, Docket No. 348364, issued November 24, 2020
  • Melrose v Nationwide, Docket No. 352843, issued October 22, 2020
  • Sterling Heights Pain Management, PLC v Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2020), Docket No. 350979

•  Trending topics in PIP Litigation
  • MAIPF Agrees That 2019 Changes to Order of Priority Took Immediate Effect

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Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy

Topics

• Case Law Update:
  • Covenant Medical Center, Inc v Farm Bureau, Docket No. 350645, issued November 24, 2020

  • Bronson Health Care Group, Inc v USAA Casualty Ins Co, et al., Docket No. 351050, issued December 10, 2020

  • El-Achkar v Sentinel Ins Co, Docket No. 348380, issued December 4, 2020

• Trending topics in PIP Litigation:
  • No-Fault Reform and the "One-Year-Back" Rule

Hosted by

Amber Rouse Holloway, Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy 

Mark F. Masters, Senior Partner
Secrest Wardle, Troy