This year, winter is taking a heavy toll trying to make itself the number 1 year. It seems every storm we’re hearing reports of multiple car auto accidents. If you’re in an automobile accident because of these storms, it’s important to know of the insurance compnay’s number one trick in devaluing your claim: the [...]
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Tag Archive: Personal Injury
Who’s Paying My Bills?
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?"
In Oklahoma, your rights [...]
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 [...]
Honesty is Still the Best Policy
Please, don’t lie to your attorney. We’ve talked candidly about this issue before, so this post just reiterates the importance of the principle of full disclosure to your attorney.
There’s a developing story out of New York regarding the infamous Obama "Hope" poster. Apparently, the artist who created the image lied about the true source [...]
Will I Get More Money If I Hire A Lawyer?
Probably the second most asked question by prospective clients (after "what’s your fee?"), is whether hiring me and my firm, will help them get more money in their injury claim. Quite simply, the answer is always "Yes!"
While it’s not guaranteed that an attorney will help you hit the injury jackpot (and here too), [...]
Social Security Disability- Becoming a Claimant
If you’re injured or believe you’re disabled, there are some things you can do to get compensation and assistance for your disability through the Social Security Administration.
In order to qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits you must meet two prerequisites:
You must be unable to do any substantial work because of your medical condition; and
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Selecting a Personal Injury Attorney
There’s a national insurance company that’s advertising with the slogan, "a lot of things go through your mind after an accident, your insurance coverage shouldn’t be one of them."
Most likely, one of the things you’ll be concerned about following an accident is "what now?" Many of our clients have no intention of filing a personal [...]
This Thing’s Taking Too Long!
The problem with being injured is that the injuries cost money! Whether it’s because you’re out of work, or because you’re now forced to pay for something you didn’t do, injuries cost money, and lots of it! Additionally, sometimes the only way to get the money you need to pay your bills is to initiate [...]