MI PT Juris study guide
MI PT Juris · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Michigan Personal Injury Jurisdiction Exam (commonly searched as MI PT Juris or Michigan PT Juris) is a knowledge assessment for attorneys, paralegals, and claims professionals who work Michigan injury cases and want a structured check on how well they know the state-specific rules. It is an independent study resource, not an official program of any court, bar, or state agency, and completing it confers no license or certification. The MI PT Juris study guide has 9 sections and about 3,165 words.
01Civil Procedure and Jurisdiction in Michigan Personal Injury Actions
Procedure questions in Michigan personal injury litigation cluster around three gates: the right court (subject-matter jurisdiction and venue), proper service and personal jurisdiction, and the deadline for filing and preserving claims. Expect fact patterns that hinge on a limitations period or a missed procedural step rather than on liability.
367 words, about 2 min02Negligence: Duty, Breach, Causation, and Damages
Negligence is the spine of the Michigan personal injury exam: expect questions that separate duty from breach, and cause in fact from proximate cause. Michigan requires duty, breach, causation, and damages.
359 words, about 2 min03Michigan No-Fault Automobile Insurance Law
No-fault questions test whether you know which insurer pays first, when a tort claim survives, and what the 2019 amendments changed. Michigan's no-fault act (MCL 500.3101 et seq.) makes the injured person's own insurer the first payer of personal injury protection and largely abolishes tort liability except for enumerated exceptions.
369 words, about 2 min04Premises Liability and Landowner Duties
Premises questions turn on the entrant's status, the notice given, and the open and obvious doctrine, not on general foreseeability. A trespasser receives only a duty to refrain from willful and wanton harm, subject to exceptions for known frequent trespassers and active operations.
354 words, about 2 min05Products Liability and Warranty Claims
Product liability in Michigan is statute-inflected: the elements come from the product liability act and the UCC, and the proof requirements are demanding. MCL 600.2945 to 600.2949b governs claims for death or injury caused by a product.
344 words, about 2 min06Medical Malpractice and Professional Negligence
Medical malpractice is procedural as much as substantive: notice, affidavit, expert qualification, and limitations decide many cases before the merits. Malpractice is professional negligence: the plaintiff must establish the standard of care - the ordinary learning, skill, and care of a physician in the same specialty - breach, proximate cause, and damages, generally through expert testimony.
331 words, about 2 min07Government Immunity and Tort Claims Against Public Entities
Governmental immunity questions reward precision about the specific statutory exception and the notice deadline. Under MCL 691.1407(1), a governmental agency is immune from tort liability when engaged in the exercise or discharge of a governmental function.
351 words, about 2 min08Damages, Comparative Fault, and Statutory Caps
Damages questions test whether you can apply comparative fault, collateral sources, and the statutory caps in the correct order. Tort damages in Michigan include past and future medical expenses, past and future wage loss and lost earning capacity, and noneconomic damages for pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment.
347 words, about 2 min09Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Personal Injury Practice
Ethics questions in personal injury practice concentrate on fees, trust accounting, conflicts, and communications with represented parties. MRPC 1.5 requires a contingent fee to be communicated in writing, state the percentage, and explain which expenses the client bears; the fee must be reasonable.
343 words, about 2 min