Legal Opinion
Bonkowski v. Allstate Insurance
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 2008No. Docket 273945PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZahra, J.
In this attendant care benefit case brought under the Michigan no-fault act, MCL 500.3101 et seg., defendant, Allstate Insurance Company, appeals as of right a $2,541,146.87 jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Shaun Bonkowski. The judgment entered on the verdict reflects the jury award of $1,730,723.67 in past due attendant care benefits, $10,546.85 in costs, $249,750 in attorney fees (549.5 hours at $500 an hour) pursuant to MCL 500.3148, and $525,126.35 in statutory interest pursuant to MCL 600.6013. The judgment denied plain tiffs requests for additional attorney fees as case evaluation…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Wood v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Smith v. KhouriMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
- Booth Newspapers, Inc v. University of Michigan Board of RegentsMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Sniecinski v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MichiganMichigan Supreme Court · 2003
- Griffith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Douglas v. Allstate Insurance CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2012
- Armisted v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Hardrick v. Auto Club InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2011
- Begin v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2009
- Freed v. SalasMichigan Court of Appeals · 2009
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