According to the LA Times, Health Grades Inc is now offering hospital price lists for a $7.95 per search fee. The service will provide you with the cost of select hospital expenses. They will not price compare for you. Why…
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Immunity for Native American Tribes
The general rule in personal injury litigation is that if someone injured you, they are held responsible for the damage they cause. However, when you are injured as the result of the negligence of a tribe, the tribe may have…
How do the insurance companies resolve disputes?
If you are an in accident with property damage only, how do the insurance companies determine who is at fault if you both blame the other person? Each insurance company will pay for the damage to its insured’s car, assuming…
New Podcast Released – Automobile Property Damage
Today, a new podcast goes live: automobile property damage explained. This podcast provides the basics of how to get your car fixed, where to get your car fixed and how to obtain a rental vehicle. I do not discuss total…
New Jersey Trial Lawyers Assocation wants to Limit Solicitation
The New Jersey Trial Lawyers want to limit the solicitation of accident victims. Here is a blurb, courtesy of Consumer Attorneys of California: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey is asking the state Supreme Court to ban attorneys…
Not Enough Insurance? What happens?
If you are in a car accident and you do not have enough insurance, what is going to happen to you? First, no one can sue you in criminal court except for the District Attorney and they would only care…
Top 10 Cities for Insurance Scams
Here is a story from the Insurance Journal regarding insurance fraud. The NICB released its list of the top 10 cities with the most staged accident activity. And without further delay, here is the list: 1. Miami 2. Los Angeles…
Investigating Your Own Case?
So you make the leap and follow my advice: you hire an attorney after your accident. Now, you want to get some information on the other party, find witnesses, etc…. Or maybe you come across some information. What do you…
Examination Under Oath: UH OH
I have received a few calls lately about the dreaded examination under oath. Basically, this is your insurance company’s chance to ask you anything about any topic that might be remotely related to your first party claim (your claim against…
If A Tree Falls On Your Car, and No One Cuts It Down, Who’s Liable?
My apologies to the tree that fell in the forest with no one around to hear it. But, what happens when a tree is blown over on your house or your car? If a healthy tree blows over due to…