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February 26, 2020

SOME PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL PRACTICE TIPS

...the old injury exacerbated? The answers can impact the prospects for your claim. The insurance information and social security number has to be redacted. (One has to do with privacy. In the other, the existence of insurance could cause a mistrial if the jury learns of it! You must meet with the treating doctor or doctors and get a certification that the claimed bills and treatment were the direct result of the claimed injuries. It is cumbersome a...

December 24, 2012

Many Ways to Meet Your Lawyer – Personal Injury – Divorce – Civil Suits

...lties in getting her check, her husband’s, and a settlement from their own insurance carrier for the “underinsured” portion of the claim, were MUCH more complicated and problematical than they had imagined. She thanked us sincerely. Of course there are smart lawyers who care about good results but not that much for the client. The best lawyers care about their clients, the clients’ families, their own careers, and even the money. They come to work...

July 14, 2020

The Framework for a West Virginia Personal Injury Claim

...In 21 Minutes Mr. Hunter busts some myths of personal injury claim processing in WV, auto collisions, accidents, rear-enders, texting while driving, drunk driving, insurance coverages, competitive fees, and so much more, from a perspective of over 40 years in the legal profession. He focuses on methods, process, and the best net results for the client, usually without filing suit. https://youtu.be/UHjp3jSV09M  ...

June 9, 2010

What? Sue my employer? (Deliberate Intent)

...ave the workers compensation article to someone else. “A deliberate intent claim” allows a claim or suit to be filed against the employer, over and above workers comp. Of course, if you recover, you must deal with workers comp.’s “subrogation claim” for the value of medical bills it pays. That can be negotiated as part of a fair compromise settlement. In a case where the employer knowingly failed to provide a safe workplace, where injury was fores...

April 28, 2015

WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW (ABOUT INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY) CAN HURT YOU!

Two very important reminders in a sea of chatter and ignorance: 1. Your insurance protection; 2. Your Social Security benefits. These two tips can save you $50,000 in four years, and lifetime financial ruin.… I have posted before about the need of a person of any means, but especially someone who has accumulated some wealth to have a “Personal Umbrella” of $1,000,000 in coverage at least over and above your other policies. AND, it is critical, wi...

December 13, 2016

I Want to be your Personal Injury Lawyer because…

...An experienced lawyer, in a clear fault case; Will focus on educating the insurance adjuster; Will document the medical expenses and lost wages as they come in, providing the insurance adjuster facts she/he need to adjust the “reserve”. The “reserve” is the fund of money set aside by the actuary to settle the claim. It makes no sense to hold this information for the end, shocking the poor adjuster, and making it difficult to explain to supervisor...

August 14, 2012

Practical Tips For Lawyers 8-14-2012

...limits have small assets. We alert the under-insured carrier (my client’s insurance company) that a “U.I.M.” claim is coming, settle the direct liability claim, work to limit the amount paid to subrogated carriers, and focus on reaching the undersinsured (U.I.M) limits too. That can make a $45,000 settlement be closer in net value to a $75,000 jury verdict as far as what the client realizes. That is VERY important to the client. 9. Communication...

December 30, 2014

Low Tech Fundamentals of Running a Law Office

...ple must attend to, powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, wills, insurance limits review, potential legal controversies. My years as a Preventive Law Officer in the USAF JAG Corp. helped my approach to preventing legal problems. “How to Organize the Facts in Your Case”; How to avoid problems in your family law, personal injury, and civil dispute case relative to “social media”; “The Law of Equitable Distribution in WV”; The factors consi...

June 10, 2011

Not The Normal Personal Injury Blah Blah

...ry. The tortfeasor (a tort is an injury) takes his victim as he finds him. Insurance adjusters love “pre-existing injury”, or conditions, because they argue that a previous injury to a neck means that the more recent collision was not the cause of the claimant’s pain; the first injury was. Dealing with pre-existing injury is child’s play. Just disclose it early, show your client has not been treated for that injury in several years, and argue that...

November 1, 2010

How an Attorney Can Be a Good Adversary

...account balances. 3. The equivalent to this information in personal injury claims is all medical bills and records, documentation of lost wages and benefits, client diaries, and “lay witness letters” describing the claimant’s behavior before and after the collision. 4. A good adversary, when assigned to do an order by the Court , completes that order in less than a week, copies the other party, allows input when possible, and does not unduly slant...