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Wayne County Personal Injury Lawyer — Detroit, Downriver, and the Grosse Pointes
Wayne County is Michigan's most populous county and the heart of Koussan Law's practice. Our main office at 821 W Milwaukee Avenue in Detroit puts us minutes from every major Wayne County city — from downtown to Dearborn to the Grosse Pointes to the Downriver communities along the Detroit River. We litigate constantly in Wayne County Circuit Court, the busiest trial court in Michigan, and we know the local judges, the mediation rosters, and the jury pools that decide our clients' cases. Koussan Law's trial record includes a $14.95 million jury verdict, a $6 million premises liability 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.
Wayne County Cities We Serve
Koussan Law represents personal injury clients across every Wayne County community. Where we maintain dedicated local landing pages, we've linked them below. For all other Wayne County cities, we accept cases statewide.
- Detroit Personal Injury Lawyer
- Dearborn Personal Injury Lawyer
- Dearborn Heights Personal Injury Lawyer
- Livonia Personal Injury Lawyer
- Westland Personal Injury Lawyer
- Plus: Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Romulus, Wyandotte, Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Trenton, Taylor, Southgate, Ecorse, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Inkster, Garden City, Redford, Riverview, Brownstown, Belleville, Grosse Pointe (Park, Farms, City, Woods, Shores), Harper Woods, River Rouge, Melvindale, Flat Rock, Rockwood, Woodhaven, Gibraltar.
Wayne County Circuit Court
Wayne County personal injury lawsuits are filed in the Third Judicial Circuit Court at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Avenue, downtown Detroit. The Third Circuit is one of the largest trial courts in the country, with over 100 active judges across civil, criminal, family, and probate divisions. Federal-court matters arising in Wayne County are filed in the Eastern District of Michigan at the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse a few blocks away. We litigate in both venues constantly.
Dangerous Wayne County Roads and Corridors
Wayne County's geography spans dense urban grids, major freight corridors, suburban commuter arteries, and the Downriver industrial belt. The recurring high-risk zones:
- I-94 (Edsel Ford Freeway) from the Indiana border east through Detroit and continuing toward Macomb County. The Detroit segment between Conner Avenue and I-75 is among the most accident-prone stretches in Michigan.
- I-75 through Detroit and the Downriver communities. Heavy truck traffic, particularly the Ambassador Bridge approach, generates regular commercial trucking accidents.
- I-96 (Jeffries Freeway) from downtown Detroit west through Livonia, Plymouth, and Novi. Short merge distances and aggressive lane changes drive a steady volume of crashes.
- I-275 the western Wayne loop through Plymouth, Canton, and Romulus. Construction zones and seasonal weather make this corridor particularly hazardous.
- I-94 (Detroit Industrial Expressway) through Romulus past Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Commercial vehicle density is extraordinarily high.
- Telegraph Road (US-24) through Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Redford, and Southfield. Long unprotected left-turn movements at signalized intersections produce frequent angle and broadside crashes.
- Michigan Avenue (US-12) through Dearborn, Inkster, Westland, and Wayne. Commuter and commercial mix with heavy pedestrian traffic in business districts.
- Gratiot Avenue (M-3) on the east side connecting Detroit to Macomb County. Continuous business driveways, heavy retail traffic, and frequent intersection collisions.
- Eight Mile Road the Wayne-Oakland boundary. Pedestrian strikes are an ongoing crisis on this corridor.
- Fort Street, Jefferson Avenue, and the Downriver business loops in River Rouge, Ecorse, Lincoln Park, and Wyandotte. Industrial truck traffic creates serious injury crashes on a regular basis.
Personal Injury Practice Areas — Wayne County
- Auto accidents — freeway, intersection, rear-end, head-on, hit-and-run, uninsured/underinsured motorist.
- Trucking and commercial vehicle crashes — the Ambassador Bridge corridor, the I-75 freight pipeline, last-mile delivery vehicles.
- Slip and fall and premises liability — Wayne County winters create ice and snow hazards across every commercial property. Post-Kandil-Elsayed (2023), these cases are winnable in ways they were not before.
- Medical malpractice at Wayne County hospitals — Henry Ford, DMC Detroit Receiving, Beaumont-Dearborn, Garden City Hospital, Oakwood, and Henry Ford St. John.
- Nursing home neglect at Wayne County long-term care facilities. Pressure ulcers, falls, medication errors, abuse.
- Wrongful death under MCL § 600.2922. Three-year deadline. Damages include lost earnings, conscious pain and suffering, and surviving family members' loss of society.
- Catastrophic injury — traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, severe burns, paralysis.
- Michigan no-fault PIP disputes — IME denials, attendant care fights, threshold litigation, penalty interest under MCL § 500.3148.
Major Wayne County Hospitals
- Detroit Receiving Hospital (DMC) — Level I trauma center, Detroit's primary catastrophic-injury arrival point.
- Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, West Grand Blvd) — tertiary care, trauma, cardiac, stroke.
- Beaumont-Dearborn — Western Wayne's primary acute-care facility.
- Garden City Hospital — Western Wayne community hospital.
- Sinai-Grace (DMC, Outer Drive West) — Northwest Detroit acute-care.
- Henry Ford St. John (Moross Road) — East-side trauma and orthopedic care.
- Oakwood (Beaumont-Wayne, Beaumont-Trenton) — Downriver acute-care.
- Children's Hospital of Michigan (DMC) — Pediatric trauma, including birth injury.
Michigan Personal Injury Law — Wayne County Essentials
Statute of limitations: Three years from the date of injury under MCL § 600.5805. Two years for medical malpractice under MCL § 600.5838a. Claims against the City of Detroit, Wayne County, or any government entity require a separate 120-day written notice under MCL § 691.1404.
No-fault auto insurance: Michigan auto accidents trigger PIP coverage from your own insurer regardless of fault. Since the 2019 reform, PIP is tiered (unlimited, $500K, $250K, $50K, opt-out). Suing the at-fault driver for pain and suffering requires meeting the MCL § 500.3135 serious-impairment-of-body-function threshold.
Comparative fault: Modified comparative negligence under MCL § 600.2959. Damages reduced by your percentage of fault. More than 50% at fault bars non-economic damages.
Case Results — Wayne County and Detroit Cases
- $14,950,000 Jury Verdict — Sexual assault and institutional negligence against Pontiac General Hospital (February 2026).
- $6,000,000 Settlement — Premises liability / slip and fall.
- $1,000,000 Settlement — Wrongful death (choking in a care facility).
- $850,000 / $750,000 / $600,000 Settlements — Auto accidents.
- $800,000 Settlement — Rideshare accident.
- $650,000 Settlement — Slip and fall.
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. See our complete case results.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where do Wayne County personal injury lawsuits get filed? The Third Judicial Circuit Court (Wayne County Circuit Court) at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in downtown Detroit. Federal cases go to the Eastern District of Michigan at the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse.
Q: How long do I have to file a Wayne County personal injury lawsuit? Three years from the date of injury under MCL § 600.5805 for most claims. Two years for medical malpractice under MCL § 600.5838a. 120 days for written notice to government entities under MCL § 691.1404.
Q: Do I have to live in Wayne County to hire Koussan Law? No. We accept cases statewide. Many of our Wayne County clients live in adjacent counties (Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw) and our office is geographically convenient for all of Southeast Michigan.
Q: What does a Wayne County personal injury lawyer cost? Standard contingency fee: 33⅓% of the recovery pre-trial, sometimes 40% if the case goes to trial. Costs reimbursed from the recovery. No upfront cost. No fee if no recovery.
Contact Koussan Law — Free Wayne County Case Evaluation
If you have been injured anywhere in Wayne County, call (313) 800-0000, request a consultation online, or use our free case calculator. Our home office is at 821 W Milwaukee Avenue in Detroit, with additional offices in Dearborn Heights and Marquette.
