50 Cent Gets in a Car Accident
50 Cent was hospitalized after a car accident this morning. He has injuries to his neck and back after a car crash involving his SUV and a mack truck. This news comes from 50 cents website. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court to Hear Medicare Case
The Supreme Court said yesterday it would decide whether the 180-day limit placed on hospitals appealing Medicare reimbursement edicts can be equitably tolled. Eighteen hospitals want an review of...
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Improving Pedestrian Safety By Reviewing Primary Types Of Incidents
One thing I think we can all universally agree on it that there are just too many pedestrian accidents and deaths. Clearly, Chicago is not an exception. A report of pedestrian and vehicle crashes...
View ArticleNew Lindsay Lohan Car Accident and Arrest
Lindsay Lohan was taken this morning to her home away from home: jail. Actually that’s not fair. Her home jail is Los Angeles. This is an away game for Lohan. Apparently, she struck a pedestrian in his...
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Feds Push for Mandatory Black Boxes in Cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is pushing for a rule that would have an impact on the evidence that car accident lawyers can utilize in making their cases at trial: a requirement...
View ArticleVancouver Man Awarded $1.3 Million Dollars for Crash Injuries
Last week, after a three day trial, a jury awarded a Vancouver man $1.3 million dollars for injuries suffered in a Hillsboro traffic crash in 2011. The defendant driver was driving a commercial truck...
View ArticleState Farm and Allstate Are Killing It
Business Week reports that State Farm, the largest U.S. home and car insurer, had quadrupled its profits in 2012, earning $3.2 billion in income. Allstate, the second-largest home and auto insurer, did...
View ArticleWrongful Death Verdict Against ODOT for $4 Million
The family of an Ohio woman was awarded nearly $4 million dollars in a wrongful death suit filed against the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Awful story here. On December 26, 2008, a husband...
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The Limits of Uber’s Personal Injury Coverage
After a night on the town, a taxi is no longer you’re only option to get back home. Uber, and other “ride-sharing” companies, have given the taxi companies a run for their money by offering cheap(er)...
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Sample Soft Tissue Injury/Minor Injury Settlement Demand Letter
This is a sample demand letter in a relatively small case with approximately $8,000 in medical bills. But this case settled for a lot more than any kind of simple multiplier of medical bills. This...
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New York Jury Awards | Settlement Data and Sample Cases
Jury Verdict Research’s recent study finds that the compensatory median award for personal injury trials in New York is $287,628, dwarfing nationwide median is $34,550. New York has favorable juries,...
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Average Back Injury Settlement
One verdicts and settlements database found that the median plaintiff’s verdict award for motor vehicle cases that involved back injuries is $212,500. For all car, truck, and motorcycle accident injury...
View ArticleGEICO Gets the Punch in the Face It Deserves in Mazik v. GEICO
I like many GEICO adjusters and lawyers. I like Warren Buffett. But I don’t like GEICO. This new opinion by a California appellate court in Mazik v. GEICO after a jury slapped GEICO reminds me why....
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Improving Pedestrian Safety By Reviewing Primary Types Of Incidents
One thing I think we can all universally agree on it that there are just too many pedestrian accidents and deaths. Clearly, Chicago is not an exception. A report of pedestrian and vehicle crashes...
View ArticleWhat Are My Legal Options if My Car Accident Claim Is Denied?
We buy car insurance hoping we never need to go through the process of submitting a claim. When accidents happen, we hope the claims process is smooth and simple. Seems like a reasonable expectation...
View ArticleTime, Speed and Distance: How Fast Am I Driving
How fast am I driving? The one thing defendants (and plaintiffs, for that matter) consistently screw up at deposition is time, speed, and distance calculations. The don’t know how fast they were...
View ArticleAnkle Injury Settlement Payouts in Accident Cases
On this page, we will look at the average settlement payout amount for ankle injuries in accident lawsuits. Injuries to the ankle injury ankle sprains, ankle fractures, dislocations, and ligament...
View ArticleRollover Accident Lawsuits and Settlements
Rollover accidents, though less frequent than other types of vehicular accidents, often lead to severe injuries or even death. The inherent complexities surrounding these cases demand expertise in both...
View ArticleAverage Car Accident Settlements for Back and Neck Injuries
Injuries to the neck and back are very common in car accidents. Even low-speed auto accidents often cause back and neck sprains or whiplash. Anyone who has injured their back or neck in a car accident...
View ArticleTruck Accident Lawsuits
This page will look at truck accident lawsuits, meaning injury cases involving commercial trucks, also known as tractor-trailer trucks or big rigs. The average tractor-trailer can weigh around 40,000...
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