Do I have to repay my automobile insurance company if they pay my medical bills from my medical payments coverage and I recover a settlement from the at-fault driver? Probably. Most automobile insurance policies that have medical payments coverage require that you re-pay them if you make a recovery from…
I was hurt in a car accident. I do not have health insurance. I heard that my auto insurer might pay some of my medical bills under what is known as "medical payments coverage." What is that? Many car insurance policies have medical payments coverage. This insurance coverage pays…
I was hurt in a car wreck., My doctor prescribed physical therapy. I am supposed to go three days per week. The physical therapist is 60 miles away and I simply cannot afford the gas to go back and forth three days per week. If I don’t go to…
I was supposed to have an operation on my right ankle. When I woke up I discovered that they operated on my left ankle. Now, I have to wait to recover from the operation to the wrong ankle before they will operate on the ankle they should have operated on (the right ankle). …
I have filed a lawsuit concerning my Depuy ASR hip implant and it is part of the MDL. How soon will additional action be required from me? I mentioned in an earlier post that the court overseeing the cases for defective Depuy ASR hip implants issued an order requiring claimants…
My husband was killed in a wreck with a tractor trailer. It was not his fault. What is the minimum amount of money I can recover for his death in a lawsuit? There is no minimum. The amount of damages that can be recovered depends on a multitude of factors.…
I live in a neighborhood where one person has a backyard portable pool that is a couple feet deep. However, there are lots of little kids in the neighborhood – one of them is mine. There is no fence around the yard where the pool is located. I am worried sick…
My lawyer settled my personal injury case. He said that he put the check for $60,000 in his trust account and that I would get my share in 10 days. Ten days later I received a check for $38,500 – the amount I was supposed to receive. However, I deposited…
I was hurt in a car wreck in Tennessee. How do I find the best lawyer to represent me in my case? We have written a guide that provides an extensive list of factors that you should consider when deciding what lawyer to hire for your personal injury case. …
I live in a small town in East Tennessee. I just had an addition put on my house. The building inspector from my town came and approved the work done on the house, including the electrical work. Two days later the entire house burned. The cause of the fire was…