Areas of Expertise
Motor Vehicle
Negligence
Medical Negligence
Travel/Vacation Injuries
Types Injury Cases
Poisoning Injuries
Client Testimonials
I was riding my motorcycle in Detroit when a tractor-trailer truck forced me to roll into an oncoming lane of traffic. I suffered a traumatic brain injury and bone fractures, which required surgeries. I chose Buckfire & Buckfire for my case and they settled it for $1,100,000.00. In my opinion, they are the best motorcycle accident lawyers in Michigan.
- Michael J. Smith, Waterford, MI
I chose Larry Buckfire as my medical malpractice lawyer for a wrongful death lawsuit against the VA Hospital relating to my father's death. He settled the case before filing a lawsuit. I give him the top rating for a Michigan medical malpractice attorney. He is the best!
-Sharon A., Ann Arbor, MI
If you need a personal injury lawyer in Michigan, I highly recommend Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. They won a Saginaw nursing home neglect settlement for my father after two other law firms turned down the case.
-Jeffrey R., Detroit, MI
When I was injured in a Lansing bicycle accident, I chose the firm to represent me in my no-fault insurance lawsuit and my uninsured motorists claim. They made the insurance company pay the entire policy and all of my benefits. If you are looking for the best car accident lawyers in Michigan, call them now!
-Robert M., Lansing, MI
I contacted the law firm after researching the internet for a Michigan medical malpractice lawyer. My mother died during surgery at a Lansing hospital. Larry Buckfire proved that an anesthesia error was the cause of her death. We are grateful for his hard work and the substantial settlement he won in our wrongful death lawsuit.
-Sherrie H., Chicago, IL
After suffering serious injuries in an Ann Arbor car accident, I wanted the top-rated Michigan auto accident attorney to handle my case. I chose Daniel Buckfire. Every time I was with other lawyers in Michigan, someone would say how lucky we were to have the "best". So thanks again!
-Pat V., Cleveland, OH
Michigan Police Abuse and Police Misconduct Cases
Michigan police abuse and Michigan police misconduct lawyers often represent clients that are the victims of police abuse and misconduct. Police abuse and misconduct cases extend far beyond excessive force and assault and battery claims. Police abuse and police misconduct can include, but is not necessarily limited to the following: police brutality; false confessions; false arrests; falsified evidence; excessive force during an arrest; and police corruption.Police brutality cases are not simply brutal violence cases. Brutality may occur any time a police officer uses unnecessary, undue or excessive force during the exercise of their duties as a police officer and this causes injuries to the victim. Many cases involve unnecessary shootings, use of tasers, and sprays that cause burns to the skin and eyes. These types of incidents can give rise to a civil lawsuit for monetary damages.
Michigan police misconduct lawyers and Michigan police abuse lawyers must be familiar with the complexities of these laws to best represent the injured client. Victims of police abuse and police misconduct who have had their civil rights violated primarily rely on a statute known as Section 1983. This law was originally passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. Section 1983 is published within Title 42 of the United States Code. Section 1983 makes it unlawful for anyone acting under the authority of state law to deprive another person of his or her rights under the Constitution or Federal law. This would include a person’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights under Section 1983.
In Ayuyu vs. Tagabuel, 284 F.3d 1023(9th Cir. 2002), the Court affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a retarded Plaintiff (victim) who contended he did not understand what he was doing when a signed a Miranda waiver form and confession. The 9th Circuit held that coerced confession constituted a due process violation under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. A later case confirmed that the coercive questioning of citizens did not violate the Fifth Amendment and was not actionable under Section 1983 unless the statements used against the victim.
Section 1983 in conjunction with the Fourteenth Amendment have also been used to prosecute victims claims from police misconduct. This included due process clause claims for medical care and to be protected from harm. Also, the Federal courts have ruled that the police and their governmental entities that they work for can be liable for injuries caused by third parties under two separate doctrines: the “special relationship doctrine” and the “danger creation doctrine.” Both of these doctrines are complicated and you should contact a Michigan police misconduct attorney and Michigan Police abuse lawyer if you believe you have these types of claims.
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Personal Injury Case Results
- $5,000,000- Detroit motorcycle accident
- $3,750,000-Ann Arbor hospital medical malpractice
- $1,950,000-Detroit cerebral palsy settlement
- $1,800,000-Detroit truck accident for traumatic brain injury
- $1,600,000-Michigan Wrongful death lawsuit
- $1,425,000-Detroit slip and fall jury verdict
- $1,400,000-Michigan child lead poisoning
- $1,375,000-Detroit car accident for spinal cord injury
- $1,200,000-Michigan birth injury for cerebral palsy
- $1,175,000-Pontiac fall injury on broken steps
- $1,100,000-Detroit motorcycle accident
- $950,000-St. Clair County auto accident
- $800,000-Grand Rapids truck accident
- $750,000-Ann Arbor car accident
- $675,000-Flint truck accident
- $650,000-Michigan child lead poisoning
- $625,000-Medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit
- $500,000-Lansing medical malpractice
- $450,000-Attendant care claim
- $410,000-Macomb County slip and fall on ice
- $400,000-Detroit nursing home neglect
- $380,000-Underinsured motorist award
- $375,000-Royal Oak pedestrian accident
- $300,000-Life insurance benefits for accidental death
- $225,000-Dog bite to child in Warren
- $250,000-Port Huron motorcycle accident
- $160,000-Kalamazoo hospital fall injury