45-B District Court for Oakland County; Docket No. 80 C 870
Judge Marvin F. Frankel
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CASE SUMMARY:
In this transcribed oral opinion from the bench, dealing with a motion for summary judgment on the question of threshold injury, Judge Frankel ruled that "a soft tissue injury may be the basis upon which a serious impairment of body function can be predicated." This is particularly so where the plaintiff has undertaken a prolonged, sincere and "serious effort to heal oneself rather than build a litigation file." The court held that the issue presented raised disputed questions of fact which should be decided by a jury.