244 Search Results for personal injury

August 20, 2012

Domestic Violence and Family Court

...l code this with some references to that, and I have many good articles on personal injury, insurance, trial preparation, mediation, and trials. God may reward me for writing the stuff below by sending me a good personal injury matter. In the meantime, someone has to pay the electric bill, and I am just as good in family law, which often involves violence and the threat of violence. In small town America, there is much less money in family law, an...

June 3, 2012

Buy a $1,000,000 Umbrella!

...licy, coverage of at least $1,000,000, it adds that limit to: a. Your auto personal injury and property liability coverage; b. Your homeowners; c. Your auto’s underinsured and uninsured coverages. 3. When you pay for your umbrella, your carrier makes you upgrade the coverage you already have, so now your liability coverage is higher, and your underinsured and uninsured coverages are probably at least $200,000 per person and $600,000 per incident....

December 23, 2008

My First Post December 23, 2008

...ions, and suggestions from all sources. Hunter has represented hundreds of personal injury victims, handled around 3000 family law cases, and handled hundreds of insurance claims, civil suits, and a wide variety of other matters. Now he prefers to focus his practice on personal injury and insurance, divorce and family law, mediation, and civil law suits. Hunter has been heavily involved in technology, innovation, and continuing legal education thr...

September 17, 2010

Various Insurance Coverages – Limiting the Loss

...s various basic coverages. What does this mean? Read on. Auto Coverage: 1. Personal injury liability: minimum limits in WV $20,000 per person, $40,000 per occurrence. 2-4 days in the hospital will exhaust this, so I suggest at least $200,000 – $600,000. Your personal net worth also effects this since I assume you don’t want to file bankruptcy. 2. Property damage liability: Have you priced a “loaded” SUV lately? $50,000 – $200,000. 3. Medical Payme...

March 7, 2010

Mediation, Collegiality, and Professionalism

...ntative or attorney. As a result, civil litigators who try cases involving personal injury, claims against insurance companies, premises liability cases, and even “will disputes” and boundary line and right-of-way disputes, expect to attend mediation and prepare accordingly. While these cases often involve strong emotion, the attorneys are generally adept at avoiding personal attacks and recrimination. In other words, attorneys defending such acti...

March 15, 2014

Oil and Gas Explosions

...nd tell you whether you may be able to recover financial compensation in a personal injury claim. As a native West Virginian, I know that people working in the gas and oil industry are at high risk of work-related injuries, including those involving: Gas and oil explosions Exposure to toxic chemicals Heavy equipment accidents Back injuries Burns Brain injuries Spinal cord injuries Falling accidents Drilling rig injuries Oil field accidents West Vi...

July 30, 2013

Keys to a Successful Mediation

...er side is going to say or reveal. Two examples: 1. I once went into a BIG personal injury mediation with a chip on my shoulder. The other side, in a seven figure case, dragged their feet so my clients could not the original limited liability limits of $20,000 per person prior to Christmas, adversely impacting their, and my, holiday. (We were dealing with the underinsurance carrier at mediation). 2. The mediator, a personal friend, took me aside a...

September 15, 2010

Procrastination, Information, and Ignorance

...people don’t have a clue, but the young ones have sent 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...

April 29, 2020

A ROADMAP TO BURTON HUNTER’S IDEAS AND “WISDOM”

...PERSONAL INJURY AND CONTINGENT FEE AND INSURANCE RELATED Blog Search for “Personal Injury”: https://tinyurl.com/y88bhxxh Blog Search for “Slip and Fall”: https://tinyurl.com/ydfp4tzl Blog Search for “Rear End Collision”: https://tinyurl.com/y8ybdzaw Blog Search for “Car Wreck”: https://tinyurl.com/y9e8fbnd Blog Search for “Auto Accident”: https://tinyurl.com/yca7tw8r Blog Search for “Truck Collision”: https://tinyurl.com/ybce32jw Blog Search for...

February 21, 2011

The WV Association For Justice – Benefits of Our Relationship

...400,000. c. I have been blessed to participate in a number of major impact personal injury settlements. All but one had me associated with an attorney who was or had been President of WVTLA. These lawyers, Wesley Metheney, Guy Bucci, and Tim Bailey have made the difference for me and our clients.I would not know these men if it weren’t for the WVAJ. d. I settled one such case “on my own” without filing suit. Even then, a member of the law firm of...