MI PT Juris study plan

Draft a one-page element checklist for negligence (duty, breach, actual cause, proximate cause, damages) and recite it from memory by end of week

Map Michigan's court structure (district, circuit, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court) onto a diagram showing where a personal-injury suit is filed and appealed

Distinguish general and special appearance, and explain how a Michigan defendant waives or preserves a personal-jurisdiction objection under MCR 2.111

Solve five hypotheticals on statute of limitations and notice accrual rules for injury claims, writing the rule statement before the outcome

Build a personal glossary of 25 Michigan civil-procedure terms with a one-line definition and a case or court rule citation for each

Explain venue selection and forum non conveniens in Michigan using the governing court rules, with two worked examples

Analyze how comparative fault percentages are assigned and how joint-and-several liability limits change a plaintiff's recovery in a multi-defendant scenario

Compute a sample damages award that applies comparative fault, then re-compute it under a modified allocation to show the delta

Draft a short memorandum section on the interplay between pleading standards and damages allegations in a Michigan complaint

Identify which damages categories (past/future medical, wage loss, noneconomic, loss of consortium) require expert proof and note why

Outline the Michigan no-fault benefit categories (PIP medical, wage loss, replacement services, survivor loss) and the statutory conditions attached to each

Trace the order of priority for paying PIP benefits when multiple policies or household members are involved

Explain the threshold for tort liability against an at-fault driver, including the exceptions that bypass the threshold

Compare first-party and third-party no-fault claims and list the procedural differences in filing and proof

Draft ten original multiple-choice questions on no-fault coverage and answer them with cited reasoning

Apply premises-liability duty categories (invitee, licensee, trespasser) to six fact patterns and justify each classification

Identify the Michigan-specific rules on open and obvious hazards and the special-aspects exception, and write a short rule synthesis

Analyze a landowner's duty regarding criminal acts by third parties and state the elements a plaintiff must show

Distinguish premises claims from ordinary negligence claims arising on the same property and explain why the distinction matters for proof

Combine a no-fault and premises fact pattern into one integrated issue-spotting exercise

Distinguish negligence, strict products liability, and implied-warranty theories and state the elements and proof burdens of each

Explain how Michigan's product-liability statute structures a claim, including the role of the definition of a defective product

Analyze a failure-to-warn scenario and identify what a plaintiff must prove about causation and the adequacy of the warning

Map the medical-malpractice procedural prerequisites, including notice of intent, affidavit of merit, and the standard-of-care expert requirement

Compare the standard of care for a specialist against a general practitioner and articulate how the plaintiff establishes the applicable standard

Write a side-by-side comparison of defenses available in a products case versus a malpractice case

Explain governmental immunity for the state and its subdivisions, and identify the statutory exceptions most relevant to injury claims

Analyze the notice-of-claim requirement for claims against public entities, including timing and contents

Apply the statutory caps on damages against governmental units to a sample verdict and compute the reduced recovery

Reconcile comparative fault with statutory damages caps in a single calculation

Draft a notice-of-claim letter for a hypothetical sidewalk-injury case against a municipality

Apply the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct to conflicts of interest in a personal-injury referral or co-counsel arrangement

Analyze fee agreements, contingent-fee disclosure, and case-cost allocation for compliance and client-communication duties

Evaluate advertising and solicitation rules as applied to injury-lawyer marketing, with two compliant and two noncompliant examples

Identify confidentiality and privilege issues that arise when a treating physician or expert is contacted by opposing counsel

Revisit proximate-cause doctrine by briefing two scenarios where an intervening cause breaks the chain

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions and score each by domain

Rank your five weakest domains from the practice results and re-drill each with targeted review

Rewrite your week-1 cheat sheet into a final one-page master sheet covering all nine domains

Practice three essay outlines in 15 minutes each, focusing on issue-spotting speed and rule accuracy

Review every flagged or uncertain rule from weeks 1-7 and resolve each with a confirmed source note