Month: January 2009

Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage

  You might think that a recession and downturn in the economy have nothing to do with car and motorcycle accidents. After all, you have to stop at a red light and yield to oncoming traffic whether or not you have money in your bank account. However, while a driver who is cutting back on expenses […]

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Small Claims Court Hearings

  I spent some time in small claims court the other day on a minor collections matter.  The county where I attended had all the people with cases in one courtroom and the magistrate heard everybody one case at a time.  Therefore, I was able to see a few cases in front of the magistrate.  […]

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Deny, Delay, and Defend

The American Association For Justice has released a report on the top ten worst insurance companies in America. This is a fairly long document but worth a read, especially if you are insured by one of these companies.  I have had several cases against persons insured by State Farm and Allstate.  Allstate in particular gives offers […]

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Have a Happy, Glad, Delighted, Cheerful New Year!

  I don’t usually link to or reference “lawyer jokes” even though you will find plenty of lawyers who do.  The typical joke usually has the basis of the lawyer being greedy and parasitic.  I don’t think that is a fair picture of my profession and I won’t pass along humor that strengthens that stereotype. […]

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