Assemblyman Leland Yee of San Francisco has introduced AB 1852 in the State Assembly. This bill would create a state board to certify generic crash parts as being the same as factory parts. Basically, a crash part is the part…
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Check your attorney
A warning to those of you searching for an attorney: check out your attorney before you hire him or her. Here is an article from the California State Bar about the Bar shutting down non-licensed attorneys. If you do not…
Insurance for a salvaged car?
If you owned a car with a salvaged title, can you get insurance? Probably not. Why not? The insurance companies are required to put the car back into the position it was in prior to the accident. If the car…
Insurance to make your car payments?
Suppose you are rear ended and your car is in the shop for 30 days or more. Will the Insurance Company of the responsible party reimburse me for the payments on the vehicle while it is in the shop? Nope….
Another Attempt to Limit Damages
The Civil Justice Association of California is at it again. This time they are circulating a petition that would limit your right to recover punitive damages. Here is an excerpt: The Civil Justice Assn. of CA is collecting signatures for…
Your Credit Score and Insurance
This is the best discussion I have found about credit scores and insurance. It is so good I am posting it here. You should forward this to your friends and family as another reminder of why, in some states, they…
Your Personal Injury Attorney and Technology
There is an interesting article about the use of technology in trial. Basically, the article points out that personal injury attorneys are making use of technology and defense firms are not. Why? Primarily because the insurance companies are too cheap…
Uinsured and DMV
I read this today on Craigslist and had to share it. People keep talking about insurance companies reporting them to DMV as uninsured. People are concerned about their licenses being suspended. It doesn’t happen that way. There is no provision…
A Good Response to Tort Reform
From Adam Lichtenheld in Wisconsin, comes this bit of wisdom: The answer to lowering premium rates lies in insurance reform — not tort reform. In California, for thirteen years after caps were enacted in 1975, malpractice premiums skyrocketed by 450…
Low Cost Auto Insurance Expanding
The Department of Insurance is expanding California’s low cost auto insurance program to Sacramento, San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties. This is good news for everyone. First, those people who are driving without insurance get a chance to get low…