Usually, as an attorney, I give my clients no advice whatsoever regarding their personal injury settlements except “Don’t spend it all in one place” and “Consult a financial adviser”. But, since this is a blog and I can say anything I want, except for political speech, I will spill my Read more…
When I am talking to the parents of a child who is about to receive money in a personal injury settlement, they frequently tell me that their child wants to buy a car with the settlement. I usually respond… Sorry, that is probably not going to happen. Even though your Read more…
I know what you’re thinking. First, that the title of the book is Fast Food Nation. And second, that Mr. Schlosser’s book reminds you of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. Most people I know would agree that we’re just eating too much high calorie, high sugar, high fat food and it’s affecting almost everything in Read more…
Whether or not you need to file a lawsuit depends on whether the party who injured you, through its insurance company, offers you a fair settlement. Sure, you could accept an unfair settlement and you avoid filing, but we encourage all of our clients who are not being treated fairly to assert their right to have their claim value assessed by a judge or jury.
Many plaintiffs are not being treated fairly. In fact, I got off the phone with an adjuster yesterday who said…
I am frequently asked about the cost of medical negligence claims. The questions usually revolve around why so many people are suing doctors (they aren’t) and why these same people are driving up the cost of health insurance (they aren’t, either). Occasionally, someone will ask me why it is so Read more…
The American Association for Justice, a national trial lawyer association, released its list of the ten worst insurance companies earlier this year. The top ten is as follows: 1.Allstate 2.Unum 3.AIG 4.State Farm 5.Conseco 6.WellPoint 7.Farmers 8.United Health 9.Torchmark 10.Liberty Mutual What does the list mean? To me it means Read more…