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- Settling Your Injury Claim Without a Lawyer
A common question lawyers receive from potential clients is whether the client should accept an offer made by the defendant's insurance company shortly after an accident. Insurance companies commonly attempt to encourage an early settlement of some claims by offering a relatively nominal settlement. There are some considerations that consumers should be aware of before simply accepting such an offer from an insurance company.
Date of Article: 01Aug2008
Category: Legal
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- Rejecting Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Stacking
Under Florida law, when someone makes an election not to have uninsured motorist coverage (UM) on their policy, a specifically worded form must be signed. The insured also has the right to accept or reject stacked uninsured motorist coverage.
Date of Article: 31Jul2008
Category: Legal
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- Do I Need Uninsured Motorist Coverage on My Auto Policy If I Have Medicare or Health Insurance?
The purpose of uninsured motorist coverage is to compensate the insured for all of the elements of damage they would have been entitled to receive from the person causing the accident, but who carried no bodily injury insurance, or very low limits of coverage. Of this list of damage items, the only ones which would be covered by health insurance or Medicare would be "covered" medical expenses.
Date of Article: 30Jul2008
Category: Legal
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- Diminution of Value to Your Vehicle Following an Automobile Accident
Article aims to help consumers understand Diminished Value claims and how they work.
Date of Article: 29Jul2008
Category: Legal
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- What is a Wrongful Death Claim?
A wrongful death claim exists when someone dies as a result of the negligence of another party. The wrongful death statute specifically provides who is entitled to receive compensation, as well as the types of damages which may be recovered. This article outlines this and other information.
Date of Article: 28Jul2008
Category: Legal
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- Will My Case Go To Court?
One of the most common questions I am asked by new clients is whether it will be necessary that their case go to court. Most people want nothing to do with having to go to trial. They fear that once they hire a lawyer, they will lose control of their case. They have heard of cases taking years to resolve and fear their's will be one of them.
Date of Article: 25Jul2008
Category: Legal
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- Florida Car Insurance...What Does "Full Coverage" Really Mean
Many people say they have "full coverage", believing they are adequately insured. However, when asked the specifics of what coverage they actually own, they generally have no idea. This helps explain what Full Coverage really is.
Date of Article: 23Jul2008
Category: Legal
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- Failure to Recall Prior Physical Complaints and Treatments... Does It Mean Dismissal of Your Case?
One of the questions that we frequently encounter from clients in preparing for their deposition testimony is whether their failure to recall prior physical complaints and treatments by their physician could result in dismissal of their claim.
Date of Article: 19Jul2008
Category: Legal
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