A federal judge has dismissed an insurance company and two insurance inspection companies from a lawsuit in the wake of a nightclub fire. The plaintiffs argued that the insurance company and the inspection companies failed to properly investigate the club…
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Two Points You Don’t Want
When do you not want two points? When its on your driving record. Most of you know that if you get caught for speeding, you receive 1 point on your driving record. Every 18 months you can go to traffic…
Contacting DMV
In seeing who finds my blog, it is apparent that a lot of people searching are looking for information on what to do in an accident and what the state requires. “DMV” is a popular search term. Well, courtesy of…
Damage to Fire Burned Cars
I know nothing about the politics of France. I admit that I do not pay enough attention to it. But, there was an interesting question on a Google Group about whether the cars being burned would be paid for by…
Fees on PI Cases
Someone asked me the other day if I thought they were charged a fair fee on a personal injury case. It is hard to say. Each case is different, and each attorney runs his/her own office differently. But there are…
Settlement Formulas and the value of your case
With all due respect to the author of AutoAccidentClaims website, there is no formula for figuring out the value of your case. Let me repeat that – there is no formula for figuring out the value of your auto accident…
Another Reason to Hire An Attorney
I received an email over the weekend from someone who needed help with a legal issue. His problem was pretty straight forward and I probably could have helped him resolve it. But………………you knew there had to be a but. In…
Insurance and Non-Operation of Vehicles
Some people have vehicles that they do not operate. In California, its called planned non operation of vehicle (PNO) by the DMV. But a question arises, do you need insurance on your vehicle if it is a PNO? Technically, a…
More Insurance Fraud
This is getting out of control. I posted a few weeks ago about insurance fraud. I wrote that I did not think it deserved the coverage it received. Voila. A rash of insurance fraud cases hit the press. The latest:…
Workers Comp Fraud
No, you wont see any videos on Dateline NBC or 20/20 or any other news show. This is not your typical worker caught on tape fraud. This is workers comp fraud by an employer. A Marin County, Calif. roofer failed…