Author: Brandon Osterbind
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My Health Insurance Wants Reimbursement From the Settlement
You were injured in a car accident in Virginia. Your auto-accident case will likely carry on for months, sometimes years, before the case is resolved. Medical bills are piling up; your vehicle was totaled or requires expensive repairs; your life has been forever changed. But then, your case settles! The medical bills are taken care…
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Average Settlement Offers During Mediation
Every mediation is different. Some start high and some start low based on the facts of each case. Because of that, figuring out the average settlement offers during mediation is virtually impossible to do. What benefit would it be to you to see a composite of hundreds of cases boiled down to one number that…
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What Should I Do Before Hiring A Personal Injury Lawyer?
After a car wreck, your mind is reeling and you are struggling to figure out what to do. You thought you had good insurance but the other guy’s insurance is giving you the runaround. They aren’t paying for what they should pay for, they aren’t telling you what you need to do, and they are…
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Calculating an Employer’s Workers Compensation Lien
Employers and employees are always seeking to reach a resolution with the best result as quickly as possible. This model is encouraged by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance designed to streamline the recovery process for employees who are injured while acting in the course of their employment. In…
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What To Do After Being Injured At Work
The first month of a worker’s comp injury is the most critical time for your claim. This is the time when you get the ball rolling and show the deputy commissioner that you mean business. Here are the 6 key steps that you need to take if you are injured on the job: 1. Notify…
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A couple of interesting 2019 proposed law changes . . .
The Virginia General Assembly started its session this month, and as I was reviewing some of the proposed law changes, I stumbled upon a couple that interested me. Of note, there are several bills that might affect your case or how personal injury and wrongful death cases proceed in the future. I’ve left out procedural…
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Is Personal Injury or Workers’ Comp Money Taxable?
Did you get money in 2018 for your workers/ compensation case or your personal injury case? Have you yet asked if your personal injury or workers’ comp money is taxable? You’ve probably never really worried about it because your employer withholds either just enough or more than enough from you paycheck to cover your taxes…
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A New Year, a New Osterbind Law, PLLC!
New is a feeling people always seek. It is that feeling when you get a new pair of shoes and walking is a little bit more fun. It is the smell of that brand-new vehicle that cannot be replicated by an air freshener. Just the same, New Year’s Day brings with it a feeling that…
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Four Things You Never Knew About Med Pay
When you suffer a personal injury after a car accident, you need medical treatment. Whether you find yourself with your primary care doctor, an orthopedic, a physical therapist, or a chiropractor, you need to get treatment in order to get better. But that treatment gets expensive after even a few visits. So how do you…
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Health Insurance vs Your Personal Injury Case
Many people have health insurance but ask if they should use that health insurance after they were injured in an accident. The answer is always yes, you should use your health insurance to pay for your medical treatment. That is what it is there for, after all. However, you may be required to reimburse your…
