209 Search Results for "insurance" and "claim"

October 21, 2010

Common Sense, Political Correctness, and “Literacy”.

...dvertise laxatives, pain relievers, artificial knee joints, and Viagra!? They are in a world unto themselves, in an educational system controlled by stagnation and mediocrity. I will get back to some topics on injury claims, family law, deeds, wills and contracts, and lawsuits, soon, but for today I just wanted to complain a bit about the direction our confused society is taking. Thanks for taking the time to consider it....

March 7, 2018

2021 Revised: Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...must be present for the Court to “picture” the case. In a personal injury claim there are witnesses to the collision, an investigating officer, emergency personnel, photographs, the accident report, cell phone records, medical bills, medical records, journals, lay witnesses who know my client well, expert witnesses, and myriad other “puzzle pieces”. In a real estate dispute there are deeds, wills, deeds of trust, angry neighbors (or siblings!), aer...

March 7, 2018

2018 Update: Equitable Distribution: WV Divorce Property Law

...t the property is marital. In one case, that added $100,000 to my client’s claim to the former family residence that was titled in the other spouse’s name! Lessons learned from equitable distribution can be hard ones, just as picking the wrong spouse can be. Many people begin to think of getting a pre-nuptial agreement, a subject for another day. Editor’s note: My case of Lee v. Lee, 721 SE 2d 53 (2011) reveals some of the perils of negotiating yo...

June 13, 2018

Anthony Bourdain, Suicide, and The Meaning of It All

...etimes consumed hallucinogens, and sometimes acted with cynical fraud, and claimed brilliant, supernatural insights. 14. It followed that they needed miracles and interventions by gods and spirits. So they invented them, and peopled “believed” and “had faith”. But not objective fact or evidence. 15. And they provided certainty: “Follow ‘our rules’ and you will be just fine.” 16. “Rely on someone else to do the thinking. Fail to do so, and you will...

September 15, 2010

Procrastination, Information, and Ignorance

...ent and received hundreds of texts on who likes who and who is going where, just this week, and learned very little from the experience. So, also, there is a lot of information available on personal injury law, injuries, and claims. Lawyers produce millions of dollars in T.V. ads, but people just don’t seem to understand the process, purpose, or the law, of personal injury. The following articles are written to help educate you on these issues....

December 8, 2013

Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets

...rson proposes as a divorced person, their projected need. It is key to the claims for permanent alimony. All three columns are important. d. Sheet 4 is The “Consolidated Financial Affidavit” sheet is the one I file to supplement the Supreme Court Financial Affidavit that we filed with the Petition or Answer. It does NOT have the proposed equitable distribution. Usually it is more detailed and accurate than the one we put together at the beginning....

November 18, 2011

Collegiality, Professionalism, and Burt’s Lie Detector

...part of my “lie detector” in operation. I recall the very nasty fellow who claimed to have been the primary care provider of his children who prepared no meals for them, had no cancelled checks to Krogers, no box of recipes, no favorite meals he liked to prepare. His position, “We eat lots of fast food!”. Some care provider! He and I parted ways not long after that, and Burt’s lie detector worked perfectly. I sometimes use imaginary lie detectors...

March 15, 2014

Truck Safety

...orney If you were injured in a trucking accident and FMCSA regulations were ignored, I can help you understand your options for pursuing a personal injury claim. To schedule a free consultation, contact my law firm by calling 304-472-7477....

July 6, 2010

How To Be A Good Wife

...arriages. 12. Staying passionately in love, whenever possible, is ideal. I claim that for Nancy and me. 13. But, I am sure there are good marriages where there is comfort and devotion, a great place for grandchildren, that are worth staying together and heading into old age together for. I suspect everything I suggest here will still work. Staying fit, staying healthy, being so devoted that you become even closer if health leaves one or both of yo...

December 23, 2010

What Do You Need to Know about Deeds?

...t also include the date of conveyance, the warranty (General, Special, Quitclaim, etc.), “granting language”, the County, District, and State where the property is located; any interests reserved, such as a right of way for ingress and egress, or interests conveyed away prior, such as the coal, oil, and gas, and the “back reference”. The back reference is the citation to the deed or will which is the source of the Grantor(s’)title. It should list...