Category: Car Accidents
It seems odd that the most searched topic is Letters of Protection.
I used to think lawyers were by nature effective communicators, experience and anecdotes from people I meet tell me otherwise. Apparently there are a lot of lawyers out there who want to be able to communicate well with their clients but there is a disconnect between what is being said and what is understood. more »
I caused the wreck, I don't have Insurance!
In a situation where you are at fault and have no insurance, you still have all the defenses available to any other driver. The plaintiff must prove the causation of the accident, they must prove their injuries and damages are a result of the accident, and they have to prove those damages are reasonable and necessary. more »
I can't see a doctor, I don't have insurance.
If you have Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage on your automobile, the doctor will bill your PIP. If you don't have PIP coverage, the lawyer can issue a letter of protection to many doctors that will allow you to treat on credit. The doctor will be paid from the proceeds of the case settlement. more »
What a mess this will be…
The City of Dallas has unanimously passed a law that will charge an at fault, non-Dallas resident who causes an automobile accident with a “clean-up” fee... At first glance the new law sounds appealing to a city trying to make its budget work, but the deeper you look into what this law means, the more problematic it becomes. In the end I think it s a bad law, and that it will cause more trouble than it seeks to correct. more »
DWI Accidents
Insurance companies have tactics for dealing with DWI claims. They know that if gross negligence is not claimed, they can admit to liability at trial and try to keep the fact of drunkenness from the jury in a civil trial. If the drunken state of the defendant is not heard by the jury they won’t be driven to punish the drunk driver. more »
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