Many wonder how much they can earn from the insurance company in a personal injury case. Well, that’s an easy and a complicated question at the same time. I always ask the certain questions, “What’s the liability policy limit” and “what is your UIM?” A policy limit is the maximum amount that the insurance company […]
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Workers’ Compensation Mediation
If you are making a workers’ compensation claim because you were injured while working, it is important to understand the different paths your case could take as it proceeds. In this article, we discuss workers’ compensation mediation and how it might benefit your claim. The simplest and most ideal option is if your employer agrees […]
Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19
There are a number of ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the law over the past two years. One of these areas is workers’ compensation cases. Throughout the pandemic, legislators and lawyers have had to wrestle through when a COVID-19-related injury or death gives rise to a claim through workers’ compensation. As a result, […]
How to Win a Personal Injury Case
Winning a personal injury case is about much more than who you pick as your lawyer. Winning a personal injury case is about you. Not every personal injury case requires a lawyer, but it seems that the most serious ones do. In Virginia, if you are in a car accident and you’re injured, you’re entitled […]
Proving Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages are essential to prove your claim. You can’t typically see these on any of the paperwork that you fill out after an accident. But they can be just as devastating and hard to recover from. Non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental anguish, physical pain, bodily injury. Witness Testimony of Non-Economic Damages You […]
Can’t I just sue my insurance company for denying my long term disability claim
Often, my clients ask “Can I just sue my insurance company for not paying me what they owe me? Can I make them pay all the backpay? Can I make them pay my attorney’s fees? Can I make them pay interest on what they should have paid me before?” And it’s a short and a […]
The one line appeal letter
Most people have a long-term disability insurance policy carried by an employer that ensures you, as the employee – in the event that you’re unable to do your job anymore or in the event that you are no longer able to do any job – So, you apply for long-term disability benefits and your claim […]
Long-term disability – What if I could do some parts of my job but not all of them?
o what if you can do some of the duties of your job, but not all of the duties of your job? Under most long-term disability benefit plans, you are still considered totally disabled if you can’t successfully complete all duties at your job. Now, why is that? First, what is the definition of “disability”? […]
Long-term disability – What if my doctor thinks I can still work?
Often, when working on cases with medical evidence, it’s common to come across a situation where the treating doctors don’t think the client is actually disabled. Unfortunately, that is a problem for all of these long-term disability claims. The reason is if your treating doctor doesn’t certify your disability, then no insurance company is going […]
What is the best evidence you can submit for your long term disability claim
Whether it be the Hartford, Unum, Cigna, Prudential, all of the different insurance companies who are considering these claims and write these insurance policies, the best piece of evidence that you can have is objective testing. Now, does every policy require objective testing? No. Does that mean that the insurance company might ask you to […]
