SLOCUM v. FARM BUREAU GENERAL INS. CO.

No. 343333, No. 343409.

939 N.W.2d 717 (2019)

328 Mich. App. 626

Rachel A. SLOCUM, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. FARM BUREAU GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN, Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and United Services Automobile Association, Defendant/Cross-Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Rachel A. Slocum, Individually and as Next Friend of Noah J. Sinke Slocum, a Minor, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, and Caroline Slocum, Next Friend and Conservator of Drayke Slocum and Dayja Slocum, Minors, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 18, 2019, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sinas, Dramis, Larkin, Graves & Waldman, PC (by George T. Sinas , Joel T. Finnell , Lansing, and Catherine E. Tucker ,) for Rachel Slocum and Caroline Slocum.

Willingham & Coté, PC, East Lansing (by Kimberlee A. Hillock ,) for Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan.

Garan Lucow Miller, PC, Detroit (by Caryn A. Ford ,) for United Services Auto-mobile Association.

Before: Meter, P.J., and Jansen and M. J. Kelly, JJ.


In these consolidated cases, the parties challenge the circuit court's orders requiring the insurers to pay certain survivor's loss benefits under the no-fault act, MCL 500.3101 et seq., as well as penalty interest and attorney fees. In pertinent part, we are called upon to decide whether a deceased's dependents are entitled to...

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