There are a number of factors that come into play when an attorney decides whether or not to take on a personal injury case for a client. Here are some, but not all, of those factors: 1) Has the Statute of Limitations run (it is different for different types of…
How Insurance Companies Value Personal Injury Cases Although no two insurance companies have the same approach, there are some common elements on how insurance companies value personal injury cases. Here are some, but not all of them: 1) Is liability on the part of the insured person(s) or company clear,…
Massachusetts Personal Injury Cases and Settlement Funding This is a topic I deal with quite frequently when representing personal injury victims. Often, my clients will call me and tell me the accident they were involved in has financially harmed them so much, they are willing to take a loan out. …
Massachusetts Personal Injury Deposition Tips for Plaintiffs If you were injured due to negligence, you may find yourself involved in a lawsuit. If it is you (or your attorney) that filed the lawsuit then you are referred to as the plaintiff and the party you sued is the defendant. A…
Millions of Americans have Medicare health insurance coverage. Oftentimes however, when a Medicare beneficiary is involved in a personal injury event, dealing with Medicare can be a tedious and interminable process. By law, Medicare has an automatic lien for any medical bills they paid out on your behalf in connection…
Absolutely. The attorney/client relationship is based on a mutual and voluntary contractual relationship. The client can exit the relationship at any time. In fact, you are allowed to fire your Massachusetts personal lawyer at any time and you don't even need a reason for doing so. I find that many people who call me…
Here are some excepts of a Yahoo article that I found through Texas attorney Bob Krafts's P.I.S.S.D blog regarding dog bite insurance claims. Here it is: State Farm Insurance, one of the nation’s largest home insurers, paid more than $109 million on about 3,800 dog bite claims nationwide last year,…
Here is a great article I came across written by Maryland personal injury lawyer Ronald Miller regarding how the issue of defense costs affects an insurer's willingness to settle a personal injury case. Here is the article: Can I Expect the Insurance Company to Settle to Avoid the Costs of…
1) It compensates for the medical treatment the injury victim had to endure; 2) It covers the medical bills and liens that must be paid out of the settlement; 3) It adequately compensates the injury victim for lost wages, and if applicable, future lost wages or impairment of earning capacity;…
Someone Injured Me But I Can’t Afford To Hire An Attorney! Not to worry. One of the hallmarks of personal injury law is that the injury victim does not get billed an hourly rate. Rather, the legal fee is a percentage of the gross amount recovered for the client. Nearly…