Few people realize that, after an accident, it is often possible to deal with the personal injury yourself. With basic information about how the accident claims process works, if you are organized and patience, you can handle your own injury insurance claim without a lawyer—and without being treated unfairly by the insurance company. In fact, you could actually get more compensation for your injury and a faster resolution to your claim by handling it yourself instead of hiring a lawyer (and paying her or his fees).

Which claims you might be able to take to small claims court without a lawyer? As a general rule of thumb,

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from Detroit News Feb, 16, 2008

We agree with The Detroit News that Michigan drivers need options when purchasing medical coverage through their auto insurance (“Insurance reform plan misses root of problem,” Feb. 11). Our coalition believes offering people a choice in the amount of personal injury protection they are required to buy will reduce premium rates. We have a plan — called PIP Choice — to do that.

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Jury Verdict Research recently released a new study looking at the average personal injury awards in Michigan: $1,089,638. As always, big personal injury verdicts conflate the average; the median personal injury compensation award in Michigan is $99,506. Interestingly, plaintiffs receive a financial recovery in 44% of personal injury lawsuits that go to trial compared to the national average of 52%. These numbers are misleading because the type of case has a huge bearing on both the average recovery and the plaintiffs’ success rate. But this data from Michigan is still interesting to personal injury lawyers and accident and malpractice victims in Michigan.