Insurance Company Lies to Fool Claima...
When making injury claims, people expect that insurance companies will try to dig into their personal information to discover something that will drive down a settlement. What they don’t expect is that the insurance company will commit fraud to do it.
I was shown a form by a client that was sent to her by the insurance company of the p [...]
Hiring an attorney for a personal inj...
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a presentation by a lawyer who used to get paid by the insurance companies to defend people who were at fault for causing injuries. His topic was essentially what insurance companies really look at, when deciding to offer a higher settlement. Here are the most important factors, according to him, in n [...]
Pain a struggle for doctors to treat
Pain is one of the most talked about (and least understood) of the things for which people recover damages. An article in the Wall Street Journal recently talked about how doctors struggle with pain.
Wall Street Journal article
The article discusses how doctors are moving away from quantifying pain. Instead they are looking at the limitations [...]
Corporate Attacks on Civil Justice Re...
Check out this post on the Daily Beast, about a documentary on HBO tomorrow. It reveals the little known truth about the McDonalds coffee case and others, and it might just give you some new perspective on the efforts of corporate America to close the courthouse doors to individuals.
The Daily Beast
Back Pain Treatment Ranked in Consume...
Consumer Reports Health surveyed patients suffering from back pain and asked them to rank the effectiveness of the treatments they tried. The leader among everything was chiropractic. Chiropractic treatment is often thought of as “alternative” because it does not follow the model of traditional medicine – prescribing narco [...]
Things jurors aren’t told in ca...
My mentor and collegue Karen Koehler just posted something that everyone should be aware of when serving as a juror in a civil trial, especially one where the victim is suing the negligent driver for their damages. Here is the link:
http://www.karenkoehlerblog.com/2010/11/bad-things-jurors-arent-told-in-car-crash-cases/
Steve
Hypocrisy of U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
American Association for Justice Report
The American Association for Justice issued a well-cited report today, criticizing the US Chamber of Commerce over it’s support of business litigation while it fights consumers’ ability to have the same rights.
The report takes the Chamber to task over its hard-line position that individuals [...]
Insurers Misquote Law to Get Private ...
I have been asked repeatedly by other attorneys why liability carriers are asking for client’s Social Security Numbers, Dates of Birth, etc. when letters of representation are received. Typically, this information is disclosed through the voluntary delivery of medical records and bills to liability carriers, but it is done when the claimant h [...]
MSPRC Institutes New “Condition...
The Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC) has instituted a new process for cases where the notice of a primary payer comes at settlement or after. Traditionally, beneficiaries notify Medicare as soon as they intend to pursue a third party claim for medical damages which Medicare has covered. At that point, the Coordination of [...]
Quick Tips for Property Damage Claims...
Close call earlier this year
The windy and wet weather we are having this weekend will surely cause some to file claims on their homeowners or their auto policies as a result of storm damage. There are some things to keep in mind when you file insurance claims:
Almost all homeowner’s insurance policies have a provision which requires y [...]