Secrest Wardle MI PIP Monthly - Defense Auto Update - January 2026

Case Law Update   •          Leo Pellot, Individually and Next Friend of AKP, Minor v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co and MAIPF, MACP and Currently Unnamed Assignee of the MACP, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued December 12, 2025 (Docket No. 371648) •          Walter Love and Thrive Physical Therapy LLC v Lashawn Rudolph and Allstate Prop and Casualty Ins Co, Allstate Ins Co, Auto Club Group Ins Comp and The Hanover Ins Co, ___ Mich App ___ (2025)(Docket No. 369895)   Trending Topics in PIP Litigation   •          "Incurred" PIP Benefits Under MCL 500.3107 •          S. Baxter Jones v Esurance Ins Co, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 25, 2025 (Docket No. 370782)