An automobile accident is never good. When you’re a passenger in the vehicle, it can be even worse, especially if you’re injured.
Often, the difficult task is determining who’s at fault (your driver or the other driver), and moving forward with treatment. One question I’m asked is "who pays for my medical bills?"
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Keep Your Mouth Shut
The Fox show, Cops, is one of my all-time favorite programs. It’s the original reality show, and each time I watch I’m usually speechless. Most of the time, I can’t believe how much information the charged individual is telling the arresting officer. I’m sure most of the people have been arrested before, so I’m sure [...]
Going Phishing, and Doing it Poorly
Here’s a cleverly written email we received to our posted contact email. It’s quite good, and very deceptive. This is a "phishing" email, and has the same characteristics as this previous phishing email in its sophistication. However, as you’ll see, there’s a number of flaws:
Customer Service.
Dear Customer!
We have been waiting for you to contact us [...]
Don’t Fall for “The Buyoff”
Nothing can be worse following an auto accident than to not collect someone’s insurance information. There’s a common accident/insurance scam where a scammer will offer you a certain low-ball monetary sum to avoid having to give you insurance information.
Usually the scam goes something like this:
You’re waiting in a parking lot or at a stop [...]
Auto Accident 101
Whether it’s Murphy’s Law, or some other bad karma, eventually, you’re going to be involved in an automobile accident. You’ll be terrified, stressed, and probably shocked. An accident is a traumatic experience.
It’s important to prepare before the crash, so you’ll function perfectly during the crash, and ensure that your rights are protected.
If you haven’t done [...]
Be Careful Where You’re Messaging
Unfortunately, what you say, and when you say it, about your employer can have a detrimental effect on your future working situation.
I’ve stressed the importance of watching what you say online, but it’s also important to watch where your conversations are coming from. The New Jersey case of Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, 973 A.2d [...]
Price Does Not Equal Quality
The other day a colleague came into my office venting about a common problem she was noticing in her field of legal practice (estate planning).
This particular attorney had returned from a seminar on advanced estate planning practices where one of the presenters discussed legal fees. The presenter commented that if the attorneys weren’t charging a [...]
The Attorney-Client Relationship
Sometimes, though not often, an attorney will have to withdraw from a case. The reasons for withdraw are many, often governed by the attorney’s Rules of Professional Conduct. When your attorney withdraws from representing you, it’s usually a pretty big deal, but rarely fatal to your legal claim.
The two most common reasons why your attorney [...]
Safety Above All Else
One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is the increased number of accidents. Whether the accident occurs because of the weather, or in an automobile, more people seem to get involved in accidents as folks are hurriedly rushing to complete last-minute tasks before settling down for holiday activities.
KOCO, Oklahoma’s ABC affiliate had [...]
Insurance Companies – The essence of bad faith?
I can’t decide what I dislike more, the Dallas Cowboys (I grew up a 49ers fan), or insurance companies. I guess, based on articles like this one, I’d have to say insurance companies.
In this Connecticut case, a jury smacked The Hartford Insurance Company with a $15 million jury verdict for unfair trade practices. Apparently, The [...]
