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Last Entry: March 11, 2011 at 14:51:00

Underinsured Coverage Can Be an Issue in a Virginia Truck Accident Claim

Posted on March 11, 2011
With thousands of truck accidents occurring annually in our country, it would be reasonable to assume that trucking companies would purchase sufficient insurance coverage to protect their drivers. Although truck wrecks have been known to lead to catastrophic injuries, even death, some trucking companies have opted to save a couple hundred dollars a year on their insurance policies by choosing minimal coverage...

The Adjuster is Calling About Your Virginia Injury Claim, Now What?

Posted on March 10, 2011
You are at home, trying to recover from the injuries sustained in a Virginia car accident. Your mind is still processing what happened and how your future will be impacted. The phone starts to ring. It is the insurance adjuster. What should you do? When you are hurt in an accident caused by the other driver, you better believe that the insurance adjuster will be calling...

2 Reasons to Contact Your Insurer Right After a Virginia Car Accident

Posted on March 08, 2011
While you never anticipate being involved in a car accident, chances are this event will happen to you at one point in your life. It is important that you understand what needs to be done after the crash. For example, what happens when the other driver is to blame for your Virginia car accident? Do you go through your insurance company or the at-fault driver's? This question is one of the most common ones that arise following an accident...

Before You Make a Virginia Disability Claim, Ensure Your Doctor is On Your Side

Posted on March 05, 2011
My doctor won't support my disability claim! Now what? I often hear this same question from people regarding their disability claims. These individuals want to know what they should do if their doctor won't write in their medical records that they support the disability...

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How Your Virginia Personal Injury Case Will Come to a Close

Posted on March 04, 2011
When you make the decision to pursue a Virginia personal injury case, you may not be overly clear on how it will end. Will you have to go to court and face a legal battle in front of a judge and jury? Will you be able to settle outside of the courtroom? How does a personal injury case end? The majority of personal injury cases settle, meaning you will not have to go to court...

Settling a Property Damage Claim After a Virginia Car Accident

Posted on March 03, 2011
There is so much confusion following a Virginia car accident. When injuries are involved, it is even more overwhelming. How do you know what steps to take and which to avoid? Can I get my car repaired? One of the frequent questions we receive from our clients is – should I settle my property damage case, if I have been injured? For the most part, the answer is 'yes...

But I Could Have Died! Don?t I Have a Virginia Medical Malpractice Case?

Posted on March 02, 2011
In life, there are a lot of 'what ifs.' What if you had made a different decision? What if that illness hadn't occurred? What if your doctor's error had caused you injury, or even your death? When it comes to Virginia medical malpractice cases, you won't win based solely on 'what ifs...

Which Insurance Should I Use for My Virginia Property Damage Claim?

Posted on March 01, 2011
You need your car, there's really no way around it. Just because you are in a Virginia car accident and your vehicle is damaged, it doesn't mean your children's soccer games stop or doctor appointments are no longer needed. You have to be able to get to your daily destinations, so who wants to wait a long time to get his or her car repaired? You really only have two options...

Bad Advice When Buying Virginia Car Insurance

Posted on February 27, 2011
Recently, I met with a young man in the National Guard who had been hurt in a serious Virginia accident. At the time of the incident, he was covered by his health insurance policy with the military. Medical Payment Coverage When I spoke with this gentleman, he had questions regarding medical payment coverage under his auto insurance policy...

The Clock is Ticking After a Virginia Disability Benefits Denial

Posted on February 26, 2011
As insurance companies tried to clean up their books at the end of the year, many people started to receive letters stating that their long-term disability benefits were denied or terminated. Some of these letters even arrived on Christmas Eve. If you have been denied long-term disability benefits in Virginia or if your benefits were terminated, you need to understand that the clock is ticking...

Nighttime Driving is a Big Risk for Teenage Drivers, According to Study

Posted on May 19, 2010
A national 10-year study has found that nighttime driving is the greatest risk for teenage drivers. This factor causes more deadly accidents than drinking, speeding and failing to wear a seatbelt. The study examined data from fatal crashes that occurred from 1999 to 2008...

Insurance Companies Lie to the Court But Then Scream for Tort Reform

Posted on May 14, 2010
One of my clients was injured when she was a passenger in a parked car in a McDonald's parking lot. Her daughter was the driver and decided to stop the vehicle because she was talking on her cell phone. A young teenage girl who had only had her driver's license for a few months was pulling away from the drive-up window when she hit the accelerator too hard...

One of Conrad's Former Clients Allowed to Move Forward with Personal Injury Claim

Posted on May 06, 2010
Many people in Virginia have heard of the notorious Stephen Conrad, an attorney accused of pocketing millions of dollars from clients' settlements. While Conrad has been in federal prison serving his 11-year sentence, some of his former clients have attempted to re-open their claims...

Four Types of Disability Claims That Are Frequently Denied

Posted on April 30, 2010
While just about any injury or ailment has the potential to be denied disability benefits, some tend to be turned down more often. Unum Group, which is one of the largest insurance companies, has stated that it denies almost 10 percent of the claims that are received...

The Insurance Company Doesn't Want You to Work with a Lawyer

Posted on April 23, 2010
No one teaches you what you are supposed to do after a Virginia car accident, so you are often left with a lot of questions. Do you talk with the insurance adjuster? Is the settlement you were offered a fair amount? What about hiring a personal injury lawyer, is that a good idea? In an ideal scenario, you would be able to reach a reasonable settlement with the insurance company with little hassle...

Virginia's "Tort Reform" Cap Robs Family of Nearly $1.15 Million

Posted on March 24, 2010
There is a reason as to why some insurance companies in Virginia take every case to trial, which is illustrated in a recent wrongful death case. Hector Alvarez, a 52-year-old Springfield resident, complained of chest pains and difficulty swallowing after a piece of steak had gotten stuck in his throat...

Receiving Long-Term Disability? Expect to be Scrutinized

Posted on March 03, 2010
As more companies are looking for areas to cutback, long-term disability insurance seems to be on the list. In the past, employees often weren't even aware that this coverage was included as part of their benefits package, but things have changed. As the number of disability claims appear to be going up, many workers are finding that they have to pick up the tab...

Determining if You Have a Virginia Medical Malpractice Claim

Posted on February 26, 2010
When you are hurt by medical negligence, you are facing an uphill battle. Virginia medical malpractice cases are not easy to win. In fact, studies have found that patients will win in only 23 to 39 percent of cases that go to a jury trial. Not every injury or death that occurs while under the care of a physician is grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit...

Talking with the Adjuster after a Fairfax Accident is a One-Way Street

Posted on February 25, 2010
The insurance adjuster sure seems to have a lot of questions for you following your Fairfax car accident. You have probably been requested to provide extensive details about the crash and your injuries. The insurance adjuster, if he or she hasn't already, will want you to 'just sign a few papers' or 'give a statement...

Five Tips on Finding a Virginia Personal Injury Attorney

Posted on February 18, 2010
One of the toughest decisions you have to make following an injury is choosing a Virginia personal injury attorney. It is an overwhelming task and you have to choose wisely, because your lawyer can make the difference in the outcome of your case. Now, you can just open up the Yellow Pages and pick an attorney randomly out of the pages and pages of lawyer ads...

Being Hurt in a Virginia Accident Doesn?t Mean You?re Entitled to Money

Posted on February 17, 2010
When it comes to the Commonwealth of Virginia, an accident claim doesn't automatically entitle you to compensation, even if you were injured. In Virginia, you have to prove that someone else's negligent or careless actions caused your injury. If you can't prove this, you are going to lose your case...

Insurance Companies Can Be Tricky When You Are Injured

Posted on February 16, 2010
Before you were injured in that Virginia auto accident, you probably never put a whole lot of thought into how the claim process works with the insurance company. After your crash, a friend or relative may have told you that if you write the insurance company a letter and are reasonable in your request, you will get a decent settlement proposal...

Never Rely On An Attorney To Tell You To See A Doctor Or Not

Posted on February 13, 2010
Many clients who come into my office, who have been injured in an accident in Virginia, will ask me if they should see a doctor or not. Sometimes, they will even ask me which doctor to visit. Want to know my answer to these questions? 'Never rely on an attorney to tell you whether you should see a doctor or which doctor to see...

Were You Offered a Low Settlement for Your Virginia Car Accident Claim? Find Out Why.

Posted on February 12, 2010
If you are injured in a Virginia car accident, isn't it reasonable to assume that you will be offered a fair settlement from the insurance company? You would think so, but that is not what has been happening recently. It appears as though the major insurance companies have gone back to offering 'lowball' settlements to Virginia accident victims...

Fire in the operating room, more dangerous than you can imagine

Posted on November 10, 2009
The Supreme Court of Virginia has recently upheld a verdict against an Alexandria Virginia surgeon in a case that highlights the danger known to the medical profession. Rita Talbert went to Alexandria Hospital for simple thyroid surgery in 2005. This was to be an outpatient surgery...

Virginia Board of Medicine Reprimands Doctor after Lawsuit-A Case That DID Make a Difference

Posted on November 07, 2009
The Virginia Board of Medicine has issued a formal reprimand to a doctor who has now promised to refer to a specialist any patient who has complaints of rectal bleeding. In a case handled by our office several years ago, a Virginia jury awarded $1 million to a patient whose complaints of rectal bleeding and abdominal discomfort went were diagnosed as hemmorhoids for years...

Virginia Tort Reform Fund Victim of Alleged Fraud

Posted on October 09, 2009
About 20 years ago Virginia enacted some of the nation's worst tort reform laws for children injured at birth. This law, which protects doctors and hospitals who elect to participate in it, prevents any lawsuit from being filed on behalf of children who have suffered devastating neurological injuries at birth...

Hulk Hogan Sues His Lawyers: What consumers need to know about car insurance

Posted on September 18, 2009
Terry Bollea's (aka "Hulk Hogan") recent lawsuit against his former lawyers at Zuckerman Spaeder, has several very important teaching points for consumers. Here's the short version of the story. Hogan's son, Nick, was involved in a very serious car crash when he was 17...

The Reality of the High Cost of Defensive Medicine

Posted on September 13, 2009
As the debate ramps up regarding health care reform/insurance reform, one of the subjects that is brought up more and more often is the notion that we need to change the medical malpractice laws, on a national level. Conservatives argue for it and even the President, in a recent address, suggested that aspects of tort reform were on the table in order to fight the high cost of medical care...

Virginia Supreme Court upholds grant of Charitable Immunity to local business

Posted on August 31, 2009
The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a challenge to Virginia's charitable immunity law in a case involving a 25 year old severely mentally and physically disabled man. Juan Jimenez, through his court appointed guardians, had alleged that employees of Didlake, Inc...

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