Why Choose Koussan Law in City Name?
Flint Personal Injury Lawyer — Representation Across Genesee County
Flint is the largest city in Genesee County and a long-standing hub of mid-Michigan industry, healthcare, and education. With more than 80,000 residents, two major hospital systems (Hurley Medical Center and McLaren Flint), University of Michigan-Flint, Kettering University, and a freeway network that funnels commuter and commercial traffic through the city, Flint is a frequent site of serious motor vehicle accidents, premises liability incidents, and catastrophic injury claims. Koussan Law represents Flint and Genesee County injury victims across the full personal injury practice — auto, premises, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and no-fault PIP disputes.
Dangerous Roads and Accident-Prone Corridors in Flint
Interstate 75 passes along the western edge of Flint and is one of the highest-traffic freeways in mid-Michigan. The I-75/I-69 interchange and the I-75 corridor through Genesee County see frequent commercial trucking accidents and multi-vehicle pile-ups, particularly during winter weather. The I-75 stretch between Bristol Road and the I-475 split is a known high-incident zone for rear-end and lane-change collisions.
Interstate 475 is the loop freeway running through downtown Flint. The I-475 interchange at I-69 generates significant merge-related collisions. Construction zones along I-475 produce additional risk during summer maintenance cycles, where work-zone auto accidents are governed by MCL § 257.602b (enhanced penalties for negligence in marked work zones).
Interstate 69 runs east-west across northern Flint. The I-69/Dort Highway interchange is a recurring crash zone, particularly for trucks merging from US-23.
Dort Highway (M-54) is the major north-south commercial corridor on Flint's east side. Heavy retail traffic, frequent driveway entrances, and long unprotected left-turn movements produce intersection collisions, particularly between Court Street and Hill Road.
Saginaw Street through downtown Flint sees a different profile of incidents — lower-speed but high-volume crashes around the U of M-Flint campus, often involving pedestrians and bicyclists. The intersection of Saginaw Street and Court Street is among the city's busiest urban junctions.
South Saginaw Street and Atherton Road south of downtown are commuter arteries that see frequent rear-end and angle collisions at signalized intersections during rush hours.
Types of Cases We Handle for Flint Clients
- Freeway and multi-vehicle accidents on I-75, I-475, and I-69 — frequently involving traumatic brain injury, spinal damage, and significant property destruction.
- Trucking accidents on the I-75 corridor — commercial carriers, federal hours-of-service violations under 49 CFR § 395, and larger liability policies that produce substantial recoveries when liability is established.
- Slip-and-fall and premises liability at Flint commercial properties, university campuses, hospital grounds, and apartment complexes. Post-Kandil-Elsayed (2023), Michigan no longer dismisses these claims at summary judgment for visible hazards.
- Medical malpractice arising at Hurley Medical Center, McLaren Flint, and area outpatient providers. Subject to Michigan's two-year statute under MCL § 600.5838a and damages caps under MCL § 600.1483.
- Nursing home neglect at Genesee County long-term care facilities — pressure ulcers, falls, medication errors, elopement, abuse. Governed by federal Nursing Home Reform Act (42 CFR § 483) and Michigan Public Health Code (MCL § 333.21711).
- Wrongful death claims under MCL § 600.2922. Three-year deadline. Damages recoverable include lost earnings, conscious pain and suffering before death, funeral expenses, and surviving family members' loss of society.
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents particularly in downtown Flint and the U of M-Flint campus area.
- Dog bite injuries — Michigan applies strict liability under MCL § 287.351, meaning the owner is liable even with no prior history of biting.
Genesee County Circuit Court
Personal injury cases in Flint and across Genesee County are filed in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court at the Genesee County Courthouse, 900 S. Saginaw Street, Flint. Koussan Law is familiar with the local procedural requirements, scheduling order patterns, and the bench of judges who hear personal injury matters. Every case is prepared as if it will be tried, regardless of the venue.
Michigan Personal Injury Law Essentials for Flint Residents
Statute of limitations. Three years from the date of injury for most personal injury claims under MCL § 600.5805. Two years for medical malpractice under MCL § 600.5838a. Government-entity defendants (the City of Flint, Genesee County, MDOT) require a separate 120-day written notice under MCL § 691.1404, which is shorter and earlier than the broader three-year deadline.
No-fault PIP benefits. Michigan auto accidents trigger PIP coverage from your own insurer regardless of fault under MCL § 500.3107. The 2019 reform (MCL § 500.3107c) tiered PIP coverage at unlimited, $500K, $250K, $50K (Medicaid-only), or opt-out (qualifying Medicare). Your tier election determines your medical coverage ceiling. See our Michigan no-fault attorney page for the full framework.
Third-party tort threshold. Under MCL § 500.3135, you can sue the at-fault driver for pain and suffering only if your injuries result in death, permanent serious disfigurement, or serious impairment of body function. The threshold analysis frequently decides the case.
Comparative fault. Modified comparative negligence under MCL § 600.2959. Damages reduced by your percentage of fault. More than 50% fault bars non-economic damages. See our partial-fault explainer.
Damages caps. Outside the medical malpractice context, Michigan does not cap non-economic damages. Medical malpractice cases are subject to two-tier inflation-adjusted caps. See our case value pillar.
Koussan Law — Serving Flint and Genesee County
Our Detroit office at 821 W Milwaukee Avenue is approximately 70 minutes from downtown Flint via I-75. Our Dearborn Heights office at 25052 Ford Road is approximately 60 minutes. We routinely accept Flint and Genesee County cases and travel for client meetings, depositions, and court appearances when needed. Our firm includes a $14.95 million jury verdict against Pontiac General Hospital in a sexual assault and institutional negligence case, a $6 million slip-and-fall settlement that stood as Michigan's largest known of its kind under the former open-and-obvious doctrine, and arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court.
We accept Flint personal injury cases on contingency — no upfront cost, no fees unless we recover. We front the cost of records retrieval, expert witnesses, accident reconstruction, medical-legal investigation, and litigation.
Schedule Your Free Consultation
If you've been injured in Flint, Burton, Grand Blanc, Flushing, Davison, Mt. Morris, or anywhere across Genesee County, call (313) 800-0000 for a free, confidential consultation. Request a consultation online, or use our free case calculator to estimate your claim. See our case results for examples of the firm's prior work.
