Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly

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Secrest Wardle Senior Partner Mark F. Masters and Partner Amber Rouse Holloway, both located in the Firm's Troy office, serve as hosts of MI PIP Monthly, a series that provides an overview of recent case law and emerging trends in the Michigan No-Fault industry. Each episode discusses how these developments affect claim handling and management. Questions and/or comments from listeners are encouraged. Secrest Wardle is a law firm specializing in defense litigation and counsel for insurance, municipal, and commercial clients headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with an additional office in Grand Rapids. For additional information, please visit www.secrestwardle.com, email info@secrestwardle.com or call 248-851-9500.

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July 30, 2026Episode 733 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - July 2026

Case Law Update • Abdulla v Progressive SE. Ins. Co., ___ NW3d ___ (Mich, July 7, 2026) • Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange v Barnes, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued June 23, 2026 • Zaki Anesthesia, PLLC v State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued June 16, 2026 Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Remanded MSC Cases • Hammock/C-Spine Orthopedics, PLLC v Farm Bureau, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued July 7, 2026 • Swoope v Citizens Insurance Company of the Midwest, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued June 18, 2026

June 25, 2026Episode 619 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - June 2026

Case Law Update • Michigan Ambulatory Surgical Center and Phase One Rehab v Progressive Marathon Insurance Company, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 20, 2026 (Docket No. 373314) • Zielinski v Auto-Owners Ins. Co., No. 371692, 2026 WL 1699526, at *1 (Mich Ct App June 11, 2026) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Courts Reject Appeals From Stip Orders • Saad Yousif Ishoo and Marena Saad Ishoo v Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 21, 2026 (Docket No. 370759) • Stanley v Farmers Ins. Exc., No. 374881, 2026 WL 1674086, at *1 (Mich Ct App June 9, 2026)

May 28, 2026Episode 518 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - May 2026

Case Law Update • Jawad A. Shah, P.C., Alliance Anesthesia, PLLC, Insight Anesthesia, PLLC and Insight Radiologists, P.C. v Auto Club Ins Assoc, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued April 20, 2026 (Docket No. 372543) • MemberSelect Ins Co v Michael James Clancy, PR of the Estate of Connor James Clancy and Anthony Dwayne Magee and Debbie Magee, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued April 23, 2026 (Docket No. 372802) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Staged accident fraud recovery • Uber Technologies, Inc., et al. v Powell, et al., 2:26-cv-02195, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, filed April 14, 2026

April 30, 2026Episode 414 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - April 2026

Case Law Update • Kermit Lamark Copeland v Allstate Ins Co, ___ Mich App___; ___ NW2d ___ (2026) (Docket No. 373748) • Northland Radiology, Inc. v Allstate Fire and Casualty Ins Co, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2026) (Docket No. 374214) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Equitable Rescission of a Policy • Janice Sherman v Progressive Michigan Insurance Company and John Doe, ___ Mich ___ (2026) (Docket No. 167826)

March 26, 2026Episode 322 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - March 2026

Case Law Update • Mary Free Bed Rehab Hosp v Esurance Prop and Cas Ins Co and U.S. Auto Assoc, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (2026) (Docket No. 370846) • Spectrum Health Hosp d/b/a Spectrum Health and Corewell Health, and Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners v Auto-Owners Ins Co, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued February 18, 2026 (Docket No. 347980) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Unlawful Taking Exclusion of MCL 500.3113(a) • Carlonda Naishe Swoope v Citizens Ins Co of the Midwest, ___ Mich ___ (2026) (Docket No. 166790)

February 26, 2026Episode 216 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - February 2026

Case Law Update • Neal J. Campbell v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co, Auto Club Ins Assoc and MAIPF, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued January 15, 2026 (Docket No. 371663) • Nader Kourani v American Select Ins Co, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued January 22, 2026 (Docket No. 373757) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Independent Contractors versus Employees under MCL 500.3114(3) • Univ of Michigan Regents v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co, Auto-Owners Ins Co, Home-Owners Ins. Co, Geico Gen Ins Co, Geico Indem Co, Gov't Employees Ins Co, MACP and MAIPF, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued January 20, 2026 (Docket Nos. 372975, 372990 and 373877)

January 29, 2026Episode 117 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - January 2026

Case Law Update • Leo Pellot, Individually and Next Friend of AKP, Minor v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co and MAIPF, MACP and Currently Unnamed Assignee of the MACP, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued December 12, 2025 (Docket No. 371648) • Walter Love and Thrive Physical Therapy LLC v Lashawn Rudolph and Allstate Prop and Casualty Ins Co, Allstate Ins Co, Auto Club Group Ins Comp and The Hanover Ins Co, ___ Mich App ___ (2025)(Docket No. 369895) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • "Incurred" PIP Benefits Under MCL 500.3107 • S. Baxter Jones v Esurance Ins Co, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 25, 2025 (Docket No. 370782)

December 18, 2025Episode 1216 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - December 2025

Case Law Update • Dominique Bellamy, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ericka Bellamy v Citizens United Reciprocal Exch, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued November 17, 2025 (Docket No. 371648) • Phase One Rehab, LLC v Allstate Prop & Cas Ins Co, ___ Mich App ___ (2025) (Docket No. 369413) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Effect of Related Tort Claims on PIP Benefits Under MCL 500.3116 • Sharon Call and James Call and Frankenmuth Ins Co v L & KJ Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Family Tire Service of Manistee, ___ Mich App ___ (2025)(Docket No. 366229)

November 20, 2025Episode 1113 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - November 2025

Case Law Update • Encompass Healthcare, PLLC v Citizens Insurance Company, ___ Mich App ___ (2025) (Docket No. 357225) • Dionna Stubbs-Barrett v USA Underwriters and John Doe, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued October 23, 2025 (Docket No. 373388) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Parked Vehicle Exception of MCL 500.3105(1) and Potential Tie to PPI Benefits • Fremont Insurance Company and Frankenmuth Insurance Company v State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. and Jeffrey Lynn Gibbs, ___ Mich App (2025) (Docket No. 371046)

October 30, 2025Episode 1015 min

Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - October 2025

Case Law Update • James Bowles v Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued September 19, 2025 (Docket No. 369258) • Miracle Hands Homecare, Inc. v Geico General Insurance Company and Jorge L. Fuentes and US Rehabilitation & Health Services v Geico Insurance Company, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued September 18, 2025 (Docket Nos. 368827 and 369858) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Fee Schedules of MCL 500.3157 • Michael Angelo Favot v Jimarion Brown, et al., ___ Mich App ___ (2025) (Docket Nos. 368733 and 368734)