Official information about auto-claim handling and raising concerns with DIFS. It does not tell you whether to accept a settlement or how much your injury is worth.
Injury Edition · ✦
An offer arrived before you felt ready. Start with what it means.
A quick offer can feel like relief and pressure at the same time. This page cannot tell you to accept or reject it. Use independent information and qualified advice to understand your options.
Help you can use now · Michigan
Official information, forms, and real help.
This page cannot advise you to accept, reject, or ignore an offer. Get help understanding the release, insurance duties, and actual deadlines; real deadlines are not a game timer.
Find legal-service and private-lawyer options before deciding about a release. A settlement offer does not automatically require a court form.
Use Michigan Legal Help’s finder for legal aid, clinics, and lawyer options. Eligibility and availability are determined by each provider.
Links checked November 2, 2026. These organizations are independent; listing them does not imply partnership or endorsement. Unshaken does not prepare or file court forms.
Questions worth understanding before a decision
- What claims, people, or future rights does the release cover?
- Which bills, lost wages, liens, or repayment obligations may affect what you keep?
- Are treatment needs and the effects of the injury still uncertain?
- What is the actual offer deadline, and what other legal or policy deadlines apply?
DIFS auto-insurance guidance applies to auto coverage; it is not a valuation service or advice about all injury settlements.
Prepare for an informed conversation
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Keep the written offer, release, and related correspondence together.
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Identify who is making the offer and which claim or coverage it concerns.
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Ask for clarification of language you do not understand and keep a record of the response.
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Seek timely legal guidance about the offer, release, and any statement or authorization requested.
Don't
- Don’t assume a real deadline is just a pressure tactic.
- Don’t assume every recorded statement or records request has the same rules.
- Don’t use fictional settlement amounts to value your own claim.
Planned practice · Join the waitlist
Rehearse the pressure—not the decision about your real claim.
The proposal includes a fictional adjuster, release-reading practice, a timer, and a debrief about fees and costs. These tools are planned, not available here. A fictional offer expiring or being renewed says nothing about a real offer’s deadline.
This edition is not playable on this website yet. Features and access arrangements may change.
Practice can pause. Real deadlines need attention.
FAQ
- Should I accept the offer?
- This website cannot decide that. A lawyer can explain the release, rights, risks, and financial consequences in your circumstances.
- Should I refuse a recorded statement?
- There is no universal answer. Duties may depend on the policy, who is asking, and the claim. Seek advice before assuming a practice response applies.
- Does the waitlist send my case to lawyers?
- No. It stores your email for Unshaken launch updates only. There is no case-sharing or paid referral service here.
Be ready when Unshaken launches.
General information and practice, not legal advice. Legal details reflect Michigan; other states differ.
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