Cash Payments for Medical Costs in a Personal Injury Case

San Francisco Personal Injury Attorney Sally Morin discusses the ways that you can cover your medical bills when you are involved in a personal injury accident. The four main categories of payment are health insurance, med-pay auto insurance, cash payments, and liens. I talk about the first two in each of my separate videos. Now, […]

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What is a Loss of Consortium Claim and Should I Bring One in my Spouse’s Personal Injury Case?

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What is a Loss of Consortium Claim and Should I Bring One in my Spouse’s Personal Injury Case? Loss of consortium refers to what a husband or wife loses when their legal spouse is seriously injured in a personal injury case. This is compensable because the injured spouse is unable to function in the same […]

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How do You Prove Loss of Earnings for Self-Employed People?

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A commonly asked question is how to prove loss of income if someone is self employed. Well, loss of earnings claims for regular W-2 employees in personal injury cases is pretty cut and dry. However, recovering loss of earnings for our self-employed clients who are seriously injured can present certain difficulties that do not arise […]

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Can I Get Compensated for Not Being Able to Do My Normal Chores around the House because of my Injuries?

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If you are injured in a pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle or auto accident, you can recover money for whatever household services(work you did around the house before you were seriously injured) you can no longer due because of your injuries. This is called the “loss of the ability to provide household services,” which is defined by […]

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Do Not Give Your Statement to The Insurance Company

Do Not Give Your Statement to The Insurance Company California Personal Injury Attorney Sally Morin explains why you should not give a recorded statement to insurance companies in your personal injury case. I tell people not to give statements about the accident or your injuries to insurance companies (other than your own carrier, and even […]

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The First Things You Should Do if You Are Involved in A Personal Injury Accident

Sally Morin discusses the first things you should do if you are involved in a personal injury accident. The very first things you should do if you are involved in a personal injury traffic accident are: 1. Make sure that someone records the important facts of the accident. Make sure to record the contact information, […]

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Don’t personal injury attorneys want to take cases all the way to trial, so they can get a bigger fee?

It is true that most personal injury attorneys’ fees increase in percentage the further along a personal injury case gets. So, there can be an incentive for attorneys to push the cases into litigation and eventually a trial. I know of some personal injury lawyers who never even attempt to negotiate a settlement before throwing […]

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What is mediation?

Mediation

What is Mediation? Many of the bicycle, pedestrian, motorcycle, car accident and Uber accident cases we handle at Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers go through a process called Mediation. Mediation is an opportunity for the parties to get together to talk settlement, but with the help of a neutral third-party (the mediator) who doesn’t have […]

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