By K.D. Norris
WKTV Journal In Focus welcomes back to our studio local lawyer Thomas Sinas, a partner in West Michigan’s Sinas Dramis Law Firm, who has often helped WKTV Journal and our audience understand the state’s legal system, its changes and its intricacies.
During a recent discussion, we asked his opinion on two legal matters in the news currently. First the developing impact of pandemic-caused, trial-court delays on the state’s legal system — see a previous In Focus with Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker in which he discusses the trial delays.
But much of the discussion was on the still-evolving impact of Michigan Legislature’s changes to the state’s no-fault insurance law.
And, Sinas stressed, the confusion over what type of auto insurance coverage people should get is just the beginning of the possible problems with the 2019 changes to the no-fault insurance laws. In the discussion, he points out that unless addressed by the Michigan Legislature soon, changes to medical coverage rules under no-fault insurance will likely cause medical hardship for many injured person currently covered by the law.
Sinas has tried both civil and criminal cases, and has also lectured and authored numerous articles on trial practice and substantive law. Most recently, we talked to him about his work with the Kent County Legal Assistance Center.
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