Legal Question in Personal Injury in Michigan

Re: Cat scratch injury

That question can only be answered by your homeowner's insurance. They would likely pay to defend the claim if they do not decide to pay something up front. It does not matter what your brother in law thinks he is entitled to, it is up to the courts based on the facts and the severity of her injuries (such as a scar). Since the injury happened to a minor, any money paid would go into a trust account for the minor, with someone being appointed to manage the money. If you have reason to believe the brother in law would not handle the money properly, then a relative who has a blood relation to him could object to him being appointed as the conservator of the minor's money at that time and they may order that a court-appointed conservator handle the money.

I would just ignore him and wait to see if he files a lawsuit against you. If he does, then immediately contact your homeowner's insurance company for instructions on how to proceed.

Threatening people with a lawsuit when they are injured by an animal is a common occurrence, as people think "easy money," but a lot of them don't pursue it. And again, the money goes to the child, not the parents.