After an accident, your car may end up in a storage yard or at a tow facility. The question then becomes who pays for these costs, including tow costs. If you have collision coverage, your insurance company should be paying…
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The Statute of Limitations – How Long Is It?
I have been asked this a lot lately. People always want to know how long they have to sue. In legalese, which I hate, we call it the Statute of Limitations. This list is not complete and you should not…
Your Attorney Won’t Respond – What do you do?
A reader asked what to do when the attorney he/she hired for his/her accident refused to respond. The reader feels abandoned by the attorney. What can he/she do? This can be a frustrating situation. Your attorney does not always appear…
Fault in California Car Accidents: A Brief Explanation of Comparative Negligence
This has come up a few times this week. Usually, the context is someone receiving a letter from their insurance company putting fault on them for an accident. The insured disagrees and wants to know what to do. Without knowing…
How much influence does the defense attorney have in settling your case?
When you are involved in an accident, you may have to file a lawsuit. In California, you sue the other person. The insurance company will then assign an attorney to defend the other party. That attorney reports to the insurance…
Initiative Fight Over – For Now
George Joseph and Harvey Rosenfield have both put their ballot measures down for this year. According to the LA Times, Mr. Joseph dropped his initiative when he could not get support from the insurance industry. Mr. Rosenfield dropped his in…
Medical Authorizations: Another reason not to sign them
People ask my why I am against having you sign a medical authorization. The newest question centers on people who do not have a history of pre-existing conditions. You have a right to privacy. You may waive that right when…
When the Other Insurance Refuses to Act: What can You do?
What happens if you are in this situation: I was rear ended. I did not have insurance. The person who hit me did. All I want is my car to be fixed. The insurance company of the person who struck…
More on Your Medical Records
My friend Robin Fisk sent me this link to a story out of San Francisco. The basics: UCSF contracted out with a firm that contracted out with anothe firm that contracted out with a 3rd firm for medical transcribing. The…
Who is responsible when you co-sign a vehicle and the other person takes the car?
What happens when you finance a vehicle for a friend. You then have a falling out, but the vehicle is either in your name or both names. Do you carry insurance for it? Are you required to? Can you have…