Legal Opinion
Shropshire v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2008No. 07-1650, 07-1749PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
In this personal injury action, Livonia Shropshire brought suit against defendant Laidlaw Transit, Inc., on behalf of her daughter, Hannah, 1 for injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred when she was five years old. Because our jurisdiction is premised on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, we apply state substantive law. Michigan’s no-fault automotive insurance scheme governs this case, and requires a plaintiff to show the existence of a “serious impairment of body [sic] function” to recover noneconomic damages. The statute…
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