Why Choose Koussan Law?
Clinton Township Personal Injury Lawyer: Serious Representation for Michigan's Largest Township
Koussan Law represents people seriously injured in Clinton Township and throughout Macomb County on a contingency fee — you pay nothing unless we win. Our team has recovered tens of millions of dollars, including a $14.95 million jury verdict, and we try cases rather than discount them. Clinton Township is Michigan's most populous township, split by the Hall Road retail canyon and the Gratiot corridor — two of Macomb County's busiest crash zones — and it is home to the county's Level II trauma center, which means the region's worst injuries end up here.
Quick facts for Clinton Township injury victims:
- Filing deadline: generally 3 years from the date of injury (MCL § 600.5805); only 2 years for medical malpractice; just 120 days to notify a government defendant (MCL § 691.1404).
- Cost: no upfront fees, ever. Contingency representation, so there is no fee unless we recover money for you.
- Where your case is filed: the 16th Judicial Circuit Court for Macomb County in Mount Clemens.
- No-fault basics: your own auto insurer pays medical bills and wage loss regardless of fault; a separate claim against the at-fault driver for pain and suffering requires a "serious impairment of body function."
This page covers Clinton Township's highest-risk roads, the case types we handle most often here, how Michigan injury law applies to Macomb County cases, the local court system, and the deadlines that decide whether a case can be brought at all.
High-Risk Roads and Corridors in Clinton Township
- Hall Road (M-59) — the retail spine of Macomb County. Eight-plus lanes of big-box driveways, mall entrances, and signal-dense intersections at Garfield, Romeo Plank, and Groesbeck produce constant angle and rear-end crashes at injury-producing speeds.
- Gratiot Avenue (M-3) — the historic diagonal running toward Mount Clemens, mixing commuter volume with dense commercial cuts and pedestrian crossings.
- Groesbeck Highway (M-97) — industrial truck traffic serving the township's manufacturing parks.
- Garfield Road and Romeo Plank Road — the north-south collectors carrying subdivision traffic onto M-59, with left-turn interception crashes at nearly every major signal.
- 15 Mile through 19 Mile Roads — the mile-road grid, where school, senior-care, and retail driveways multiply conflict points.
Personal Injury Cases We Handle for Clinton Township Clients
- Car accidents — Hall Road angle crashes, Gratiot rear-end chains, PIP disputes, and serious-impairment claims.
- Truck crashes — M-97 and M-59 commercial traffic, with immediate evidence-preservation demands to carriers.
- Premises liability — the township's retail density means winter ice, wet-floor, and negligent-maintenance cases; Kandil-Elsayed (2023) reopened many claims the old open-and-obvious rule used to kill.
- Nursing home and assisted-living neglect — Clinton Township's senior-care cluster generates fall, pressure-sore, and medication-error cases; our $1 million wrongful death settlement involved the choking death of a disabled adult in a care facility.
- Medical malpractice (referral network) — hospital and outpatient negligence, with the 182-day Notice of Intent and 2-year clock under MCL §§ 600.2912b and 600.5838a. Koussan Law does not litigate medical malpractice claims in-house — we connect you with an experienced Michigan malpractice firm through our referral network and remain your point of contact.
- Motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases demanding lifetime-care valuation.
Clinton Township Hospitals and Your Medical Record
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, the county's state-designated Level II trauma center, sits in Clinton Township itself — the region's most serious crash victims are transported here. McLaren Macomb, another Level II center, is minutes away in Mount Clemens. That proximity produces complete, high-quality trauma records — the objective evidence that drives both PIP benefit claims and the McCormick serious-impairment analysis in third-party cases.
Follow every referral and keep every appointment. In Macomb County litigation, the treatment record is the case; gaps become the defense's favorite exhibit.
Macomb County Courts
Clinton Township injury lawsuits are filed in the 16th Judicial Circuit Court in Mount Clemens — effectively next door. District-level matters go to the 41B District Court on Starks Drive, which serves Clinton Township, Harrison Township, and Mount Clemens. We prepare every case for the possibility of a Macomb County jury, because carriers price settlement against that exact risk.
Michigan No-Fault Insurance: Key Rules for Clinton Township Drivers
Michigan's no-fault system controls almost every Clinton Township crash case, and it runs on two separate tracks. The first-party (PIP) claim is against your own insurer for allowable medical expenses, wage loss, replacement services, and attendant care under MCL § 500.3107 — regardless of who caused the crash. Which insurer pays is set by the priority rules of MCL §§ 500.3114 and 500.3115, and pedestrians and cyclists struck by cars are covered too. Since the 2019 reform, your recovery is also shaped by the PIP medical coverage level chosen on the policy, and the Michigan Supreme Court's decision in Andary v. USAA (2023) preserved uncapped lifetime benefits for people injured before that reform.
The third-party claim is the lawsuit against the at-fault driver for pain and suffering and excess economic loss. It requires proof of a "serious impairment of body function" under MCL § 500.3135, judged by the three-part test of McCormick v. Carrier (2010): an objectively manifested impairment, of an important body function, that affects your general ability to lead your normal life. Insurers in Macomb County fight this threshold in nearly every case, which is why treatment records and honest documentation of how the injury changed your daily routine matter from day one.
Vehicle damage is handled separately: Michigan's mini-tort provision, MCL § 500.3135(3)(e), lets you recover up to $3,000 in vehicle damage from an at-fault driver.
Deadlines for Clinton Township Personal Injury Cases
Miss the deadline and the case is gone, no matter how strong it is. The clocks that matter most in Macomb County:
- Most injury lawsuits: 3 years from the date of injury. MCL § 600.5805(2).
- Medical malpractice: generally 2 years, plus a mandatory 182-day Notice of Intent before filing. MCL §§ 600.5838a, 600.2912b.
- No-fault PIP benefits: the one-year-back rule of MCL § 500.3145 limits recovery to expenses incurred within one year before suit, so PIP disputes cannot wait.
- Government defendants: written notice within 120 days for highway-defect and most claims against public agencies. MCL § 691.1404.
- SMART bus / transit authority claims: claims involving a public transportation authority carry notice windows as short as 60 days under MCL § 124.419 — act immediately.
- Wrongful death: the underlying statute of limitations still controls, and the personal representative must be appointed before suit. MCL § 600.2922.
Modified Comparative Negligence in Michigan
Michigan follows a modified comparative negligence rule, MCL § 600.2959. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, and non-economic damages (pain and suffering) are barred only if you are found more than 50% at fault. Economic damages survive even above that line. Insurers use this rule aggressively — blaming the injured person is the cheapest defense there is — so do not accept an adjuster's fault assessment as final.
For premises cases, the Michigan Supreme Court's decision in Kandil-Elsayed v. F&E Oil, Inc. (2023) folded the old "open and obvious" doctrine into comparative fault. A visible hazard no longer automatically kills a Clinton Township slip-and-fall case; it is one factor a jury weighs.
Why Clinton Township Injury Victims Choose Koussan Law
Koussan Law is a Michigan trial firm, not a settlement mill. Our results include a $14.95 million jury verdict in a sexual assault and institutional negligence case — tried by Ali Koussan as sole plaintiff's counsel against four defense firms — a $6 million premises liability settlement, and a $1 million wrongful death settlement for the family of a disabled adult. Insurance carriers know which firms actually try cases, and that reputation changes settlement math long before a Macomb County jury is ever seated.
With the circuit court, the 41B District Court, and the county's Level II trauma center all within the township's orbit, Clinton Township cases move on local rails — and we run on them constantly. Our Detroit office is 30 minutes down Gratiot; your attorney handles your case personally from intake through verdict.
Every case is handled on contingency: no consultation fee, no hourly billing, no fee at all unless we recover for you. You get direct attorney contact, not a case-number-and-call-center experience.
Frequently Asked Questions: Clinton Township Personal Injury Lawyer
How long do I have to file an injury lawsuit in Clinton Township?
Generally three years under MCL 600.5805(2). Medical malpractice is two years with a 182-day pre-suit Notice of Intent. PIP disputes are constrained by the one-year-back rule of MCL 500.3145, and claims against government agencies require 120-day written notice under MCL 691.1404.
What will a Clinton Township injury lawyer cost me?
Nothing upfront and nothing ever unless we win. Contingency representation means the fee comes out of the recovery, and a consultation is free.
I was T-boned pulling out of a Hall Road shopping center. Who pays my medical bills?
Your own auto insurer pays first under Michigan no-fault (MCL 500.3107), regardless of fault. The at-fault driver is pursued separately for pain and suffering if your injuries meet the serious-impairment threshold of MCL 500.3135 — and Hall Road angle crashes frequently do.
Where will my case be filed?
In the 16th Judicial Circuit Court for Macomb County in Mount Clemens. District matters arising in the township go to the 41B District Court.
My parent was injured in a Clinton Township nursing home. Is that malpractice or neglect?
It can be either or both — ordinary negligence, statutory violations, or medical malpractice depending on whether the failure involved professional judgment. The distinction controls the deadline and the pre-suit steps, which is why these cases need early legal review.
The insurance adjuster says I was 30% at fault. What does that do to my case?
Under MCL 600.2959 your recovery is reduced by 30%, but you are not barred from anything. Only a finding of more than 50% fault eliminates pain-and-suffering damages. Adjusters routinely inflate fault allocations; juries decide, not adjusters.
Do I have a claim if I slipped on ice outside a Clinton Township store?
Possibly. Since Kandil-Elsayed v. F&E Oil, Inc. (2023), an obvious hazard no longer automatically defeats the claim; the question is the owner's notice of the condition and comparative fault. Photograph the scene and get names of employees who responded.
Schedule Your Free Clinton Township Case Review
Evidence disappears fast — camera footage is overwritten, vehicles are repaired, and witnesses move. If you or a family member was seriously injured in Clinton Township or anywhere in Macomb County, call (313) 800-0000 or send us a message for a free, no-obligation consultation. You can also get an instant estimate range with our free case value calculator. There is no fee unless we win.
