Mediation is a form of dispute resolution that is a branch of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Increasingly in recent years mediation has become a more and more appealing forum for adverse parties to resolve personal injury disputes. Frequently an attorney handling a personal injury case reaches an impasse in settlement negotiations with an insurance adjuster. […]
Call Earley Before It’s Too Late!Introduction to Mediation
For a blog that covers personal injury law in great detail, I highly recommend the California Personal Injury and Insurance Blog written by Jonathan G. Stein, a colleague of mine who is a California personal injury attorney and former insurance claims adjuster. Attorney Stein’s blog is well written and exhaustive in its discussion of personal injury […]
My colleague in California, Jonathan G. Stein, who is also a personal injury attorney, and a former claims adjuster, was kind enough to share with me the following list of points that you should be aware of if you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident, and how insurance companies try everything to make […]
Ok, so you have concluded your medical treatment following your personal injury accident and now it is time to negotiate your claim with the insurance company. In order to effectively begin settlement negotiations, you must first know how to write a demand letter. Your demand letter should first state the facts of the accident. For […]
A good blog to check out regarding personal injury, medical malpractice, and social security disability law is provided by Bob Kraft, a Texas attorney. You can find his blog at www.pissd.com.
For a wonderfully comprehensive and informative discussion on divorce and family law issues, check out my colleague, Grant D. Griffith’s divorce and family law blog at kansasfamilylawblog.lexblog.com.
I found the following article on www.personalinjuryinformation.com and thought it may be useful in providing a very brief and concise primer on what personal injury law actually is. WHAT IS PERSONAL INJURY? A personal injury is injury to an individual’s body, mind, or emotions. In some instance of a personal injury an individual or a company may […]
The main objective of any claims adjuster handling a car accident claim is to settle the claim for the least amount of money possible. That really is what claims adjusters are paid to do. As a Boston car accident attorney, I can tell you that one of the most important things NOT to do is […]
Let us now look at a hypothetical automobile accident and its aftermath to illustrate the successive stages of the insurance claims process. Assume for this hypothetical that the accident was the fault of the other driver. Remember, as stated in an earlier post, if his/her insurance company calls you, refuse to provide a recorded statement because […]
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), through Suffolk University Law School, provides a live webcast of oral arguments heard before the Court. Click on the following link to view oral arguments: http://www.suffolk.edu/sjc/. Webcasts began at 9:00 a.m. weekdays. Archives of past oral arguments can also be viewed on that site, as can other information regarding the […]