Archive for December, 2009

Court Rules Auto Accident Victims May Not Split Injury and Property Claims

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Daytona Beach, Florida recently ruled that auto accident victims who are injured in the crash can not pursue their claim for property damage to the car separately from their claim for personal injury that were both the result of a single crash.
Alice Bryant did just that after her [...]

I Was Hurt Falling At the Supermarket: Should I Give Their Insurance Company Access To My Medical Records?

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

You’ve probably heard this many times from the ubiquitous lawyer ads on TV, but don’t sign any forms sent to you by the insurance company. I never let my clients sign medical record release forms because those forms almost always give the insurance company unlimited authorization.
The insurance company is entitled to some of the records, [...]