Worker's Compensation Update

On October 1, 2008 the Michigan Supreme Court decided a new case entitled Lofton v. Autozone, Inc. The Court decided that the worker's compensation magistrate will now compute wage loss benefits based on what the injured employee remains capable of earning. In other words, if an employee suffers a personal injury on the job and is entitled to benefits, the judge will reduce the amount he or she is entitled to based upon what the employee should be able to earn in other employment. This means that a person that was earning $15.00 per hour as a physician's assistant who cannot go back to work as a PA, but who can go back to work flipping burgers for $6.00 per hour, may have his or her wage loss benefits reduced by $6.00 per hour.

Dog Bite Verdict

Todd J. Stearn received a generous jury verdict for a client who was injured by an unprovoked dog bite. An Oakland County jury took less than an hour to award a significant amount of money to a Royal Oak resident who suffered scarring to her calf and emotional injuries from the bite. The defense attorney had never offered any more than nuisance value to settle the case. This was yet another win for the Law Offices of Todd J. Stearn, P.C.

Announcing New Law Firm

The Law offices of Todd J. Stearn officially began representing clients on October 1, 2008. Todd Stearn will be representing clients in all aspects of litigation, including personal injury, criminal defense, business litigation, real estate litigation and all other types of lawsuits. For a free consultation contact Todd at todd@tjslawfirm.com or 248-744-5000.