Last week, we tried an uninsured motorist case in Madison County. These cases are first tried before a three-lawyer panel. Either side can reject the award and have a jury trial. Prior to arbitration the insurance company offered us $7,000.00 to settle; we wanted $30,000.00. We politely declined. The panel awarded us $25,000.00, much closer to…
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Stubborn and wrong is a costly combination
A month ago a client walked into the office to tell us about her recent dental procedure. She arrived at her appointment expecting to have a root canal. Turns out the dentist did everything but remove the root, yet she was billed for a full root canal. Her oral pain was persistent, so she went…
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Client Wins 10 Times the Insurance Company’s Offer
We recently tried, appealed and won a work comp case for a wonderful client with a serious shoulder injury. Below you will see the offer from the defense attorney. He offered us $4,250.00. After the appeals process was over we won $42,500.00 and payment of her medical bills. We were confident we would win everything…
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Work Comp: Winning often comes down to one thing. / Ganar a menudo se reduce a una cosa.
Often, the single most important document in every workers’ compensation claim in the first medical visit. Most of the time this visit is before the client sees a lawyer. Many times it is before the client even tells the employer they're injured. The history given to the doctor by the patient is, frequently, the most…
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