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  We’ve all heard instances of children being harmed in daycare settings across Michigan. You may remember the incident when one child in a Garden City daycare facility shoved another youngster into a clothes dryer and turned it on, fortunately causing only minor injuries. Or perhaps you’ll recall the metro Detroit toddler who was reported to have suffered...

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Unlike cuts and abrasions, broken bones, or internal injuries to the body’s vital organs – all of which usually can be directly observed and treated by doctors and surgeons – peripheral nerve damage (sometimes called peripheral neuropathy) can be an insidious form of injury which is difficult to diagnose and equally challenging to treat. Many parts of the...

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[Editor’s note: on April 30th, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration proposed a major shift to classify marijuana as a “less dangerous” drug. ]   Along I-75 north of Toledo, and in numerous other locations statewide, you can observe countless billboards attempting to lure residents and travelers alike to visit nearby cannabis retailers – all...

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As long-term proponents of traffic safety, and to recognize April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the personal injury attorneys here at Mike Morse Law Firm would like to offer some well-deserved applause to our state legislators who last spring finally decided to put a hands-free cell phone law on the books in the Great Lakes State. Now when you illegally hold...

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You may not have realized just how dangerous it’s become to take nearly any kind of walk anywhere in Michigan these days. As we reported previously, nearly 1,900 pedestrians were killed or injured in accidents across the state in 2022 (the most recent year for which we have complete data), and the total number of...

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1000 FREE Cell Phone Vehicle Mounts and Four-Square Cheese Pizza Vouchers will be given to fans who stop by Downtown Buddy’s Location on Sunday, April 14th Mike Morse Law Firm is teaming up with Buddy’s Pizza, the iconic Detroit pizzeria, to host a special event aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving!...

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Have you ever arrived at work or another everyday destination and suddenly realized that you aren’t really sure how you even got there? Your mind was elsewhere, and a sort of mental “muscle memory” somehow took you where you needed to go without even thinking much about it. That’s a good example of one of the three main types...

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Nearly 2.5 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) every year, resulting in dangerous immediate impacts including concussions, brain damage, or even potentially devastating extended periods of unconsciousness called comas. But more tragically, sometimes those initial TBI effects are followed by the onset of particularly cruel long-term conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s...

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You know those monstrous tractor-trailers and tour buses you see roaring down Michigan’s highways on a daily basis? Cargo vans, dump trucks, and box trucks are also among the enormous vehicles that are frequently involved in crashes with much smaller passenger cars and SUVs across the Great Lakes State. Weighing 20-30 times more than typical passenger...

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A few years back we informed readers about the most hazardous places for traffic accidents of all kinds across the state. We included details on where you’re most likely to be involved in crashes – whether you’re driving a car, truck or SUV, riding on a motorcycle or bicycle, or even walking to work or school. Since...