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Under MCL 500.3135(1), which of the following is NOT one of the three categories of injury that allow a bodily-injury tort suit despite Michigan's no-fault tort abolition?

Q: Under MCL 500.3135(1), which of the following is NOT one of the three categories of injury that allow a bodily-injury tort suit despite Michigan's no-fault tort abolition?

Any soft-tissue injury requiring physical therapy — Michigan abolished most auto tort liability through MCL 500.3135, preserving suits only for the three statutory injury categories. Routine soft-tissue injuries that do not meet the serious-impairment threshold cannot support a noneconomic-loss claim.

ADeath

BAny soft-tissue injury requiring physical therapy or routine care

CPermanent serious disfigurement

Any soft-tissue injury requiring physical therapy

Why this is the answer

Michigan abolished most auto tort liability through MCL 500.3135, preserving suits only for the three statutory injury categories. Routine soft-tissue injuries that do not meet the serious-impairment threshold cannot support a noneconomic-loss claim.

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