What if I am seriously injured but I got the ticket? Will a lawyer take the case? We finished settling two cases for clients who were turned down by a well know TV lawyer here in Atlanta and the clients were very pleased with the outcome. This begs the question,…
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Geico Claims Handling: Dolphins in the Tuna Nets or When Policies Take the Adjuster Out of the Picture
Dolphins (real injury cases with legitimate claimants) are getting caught up in a net designed to catch Tuna( ham and eggs chiropractic, MD blended cases that run through TV firms at high volume, some real, some borderline fraud). Of 85 active cases, 35 are in the Courts right now and,…
Why Do Lawyers use their Middle Intials, Making Them Sound Like Bigger Tools than they already are?
We get a lot of web based requests for my guide to Georgia Car Insurance and Car Accidents and I always chuckle when I get a request from someone using their middle initial. Why? Because invariably, these are other car accident lawyers either looking for advice or looking to copy…
How is Getting Hit by a Work Van or Truck Different than a Car Accident
Are there significant differences in jury awards against work van and truck drivers as opposed to regular car accidents? Yes Our blog has explored a number of the issues facing car accident victims in Georgia over the last five years. Likewise, I have written extensively about how tractor trailer crashes…
Fungal Meningitis Epidural Claims Expected Soon
Last November, I underwent an epidural steroid injection in my lumber region to treat a disc injury and that’s why when the news broke last week of the contaminated epidural batches, my blood froze. As a patient we are told that the procedure is routine, that there is no appreciable…
Low Ball Offers in Car Accident Claims Continue Even in Clear Cases
Over the last six months I have noticed a continued trend towards offers coming in from front line insurance carriers like Geico and Progressive that are barely over the medical specials. For example: The above car crash resulted in $7,400 in emergency room, orthopedic and physical therapy bills along with…
How Late is Too Late to Get Medical Care After a Car Accident in Georgia?
Last week set a new record for calls from the too little, too late prospective clients. Too little, too late callers and normal conservative folks who were hurt in car accidents in Atlanta but were not hurt badly. They typically have bad neck or back pain but act like the…
Can a Bar be Responsible When a Drunk Driver Kills Someone in a Car Accident
Two weeks ago a head on car accident on 400 was caused by a drunk driver headed the wrong way. She killed not only herself, but also the gentleman in the car she struck. Now, in a shining example of what is fundamentally wrong with our society, the passenger in…
Progressive Insurance Gets a Black Eye for Playing Hardball in Matt Fisher Uninsured Motorist Case
By now you may have heard of the Twitter assault launched by comedian Matt Fisher about Progressive Insurance’s behavior in his sister’s wrongful death civil suit. It has now made the front page of CNN. So what is the real deal with the case? Is Progressive defending his sister’s killer?…
Georgia Tractor Trailer Companies often Subject to Direct Action Suit
In an ongoing case with Atlanta tractor trailer accident attorneys of Christopher Simon Attorney at Law are tackling a common issue in trucking cases; can you sue the insurance company as a named defendant. In Georgia in normal car accident cases, you must sue the defendant driver but not their…