Admire v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 494 Mich 10 (2013)
May 23, 2013OUTCOME: Payment not required
The issue was whether no-fault insurance was legally required to pay the base price of a handicap van
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OUTCOME: Payment not required
The issue was whether no-fault insurance was legally required to pay the base price of a handicap van
OUTCOME: Separation not required as long as both impacts were injurious
The issue in this case was whether injuries sustained in two successive impacts require separation between the two impacts.
OUTCOME: Benefits recoverable
The issue was whether PIP benefits are recoverable for a loading dock injury.
OUTCOME: Coverage was extended
The issue was whether no-fault PIP benefits are payable in maintenance injuries without regard to the parked status of the vehicle
OUTCOME: Exclusion enforced
The issue was whether an auto exclusion in a homeowners policy bars coverage for carbon monoxide poisoning in home garage.
OUTCOME: Coverage was applicable
The issue was whether auto liability coverage purchased by a vehicle registrant applies to the negligence of the separate owner.
OUTCOME: Threshold was defined narrowly
The Court had to determine the appropriate meaning of the tort threshold definition of serious impairment of body function.
OUTCOME: Deduction permitted
The issue was whether wage continuation benefits payable under a collective bargaining agreement can be deducted by a no-fault insurer under a coordinated no-fault policy.
OUTCOME: Benefits recoverable
The issue was whether PIP benefits were recoverable for a loading dock injury.
OUTCOME: Setoff not permitted
The issue was whether retirement pension benefits payable to a state trooper can be set off against no-fault survivor loss benefits payable as a result of non-duty death.