When you get in an accident, there will be a few days when your car is not driveable, either due to the damage or to repairs. Sometimes, it will even be longer. When you rent, what are you entitled to?…
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Rental Cars: What do you get?
Treating After an Accident: What Happens When You Miss Treatment
Lets say you get in an accident. At the time, you may not believe you are injured. However, you may then develop pain. What happens if you have a “gap” or break before you begin treating? You may have a…
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…
The End to Mandatory Helmet Laws in California
The Insurance Journal reported that there may be an end to California’s mandatory helment law. That’s right. There is a senate bill that may end the mandatory helmet law in California. My thoughts on this are mixed. Helmet laws may…
Obtaining Information on the Other Party
So you get in an accident. You do everything I suggested on my personal injury podcast. The other person refuses to identify him or herself. What do you do? In California, you file a form with DMV. The form requests…
Choosing an attorney – Part 2
There are a ton of attorneys who tell you that they are personal injury attorneys. A ton. Over 1,000,ooo hits come up when you Google Sacramento personal injury attorney. That is a lot of attorneys. How do you pick one?…
Contingent Fee Caps Do Not Create Reform
There is a lot of talk among the “tort reform” people about placing caps on contingency fees. The idea is simple. If you limit the amount that an attorney can collect, they will not take as many cases and you…
Loans for you lawsuit
There are a ton of companies out there that are willing to give ou a loan against your personal injury case. Here is how it works. You are injured in an accident. You hire an attorney. The attorney files a…
Choosing An Attorney
I spent some time this morning on the internet reading about other attorneys. I found the reading quite interesting. I also see why it can be quite confusing for consumers. Let me give you one example. Others will follow in…