Michigan's Serious Impairment Threshold: When Can You Sue?
No-Fault limits lawsuits against at-fault drivers. The 'serious impairment' threshold is the key that unlocks pain-and-suffering claims.
What the Threshold Requires
To sue an at-fault driver for pain and suffering in Michigan, your injury must meet the serious-impairment-of-body-function threshold. Courts look at whether an important body function is impaired and whether the impairment affects your general ability to lead a normal life.
How Courts Apply It
The analysis is fact-specific. Objectively manifested injuries that disrupt work, daily activities, and quality of life are more likely to meet the threshold.
Why It Is Worth Fighting For
Crossing the threshold opens the door to compensation for pain, suffering, and diminished quality of life — often the largest part of a serious-injury claim.
How Injury Claim Team Can Help
Injury Claim Team is a free service — not a law firm — that connects injured people across Michigan with experienced, vetted personal injury attorneys. There is never a fee to use our service, and the attorneys we connect you with work on contingency, so you pay no attorney fee unless they recover compensation for you.
If you have questions about the Michigan injury threshold, a specialist is available 24 hours a day to review your situation and connect you with the right Michigan attorney — usually within the hour. Call 973-566-5599 for your free, confidential case review.
This article is general information about Michigan law, not legal advice for your specific situation. For guidance on your case, talk to a qualified attorney. Injury Claim Team can connect you with one at no cost — call 973-566-5599.