The California Supreme Court recently held in a case called Howell v. Hamilton Meats (known commonly by lawyers as “the Howell decision”) that the victim of a personal injury accident can only recover the amount ACTUALLY PAID for medical treatment related to the accident. This means that if you have a hospital bill for $20,000 […]
Category: Personal Injury
Maintain Control of The Information in Your Personal Injury Case
Sally Morin continues her discussion of the five things you must do when negotiating a settlement in your personal injury case. Adjuster(s) calling you non-stop? If you think you need to hire a personal injury attorney, direct the adjuster to call your lawyer. If you are going it alone, make sure to control the information […]
Submit a Written Demand Letter
Sally Morin continues discussing the five most important things to do when negotiating a settlement in your personal injury case. This next step occurs after you have established rapport with the adjuster, set the limits on who controls the information in your case and you have finished your reasonably necessary medical care. At this point, […]
Have Reasonable Expectations
Sally Morin discusses the last, and one of the most important, of the five things you must do when negotiating a settlement in your accident case: You must have reasonable expectations in order to settle your personal injury case. Let’s be honest – insurance companies are in the business of making money. They collect premiums […]
Future damages in a Personal Injury Case
Personal Injury Traffic Accident Attorney Sally Morin discusses future damages in a personal injury case. As I’ve talked about in other videos, there are two types of damages: special and general, and three types of special damages you can recover: property damages, medical damages and loss of earnings damages. These discussions have been focused on […]