SF Bay Area Personal Injury Attorney Blog

If you were injured in the accident, you should consider whether you need to send evidence preservation letters. In personal injury accidents, proving liability is often necessary. Liability can be proved through proper evidence. Sometimes, this evidence includes videos and photographs. And often, it is other people or entities who have access to the videos…

Insurance companies conduct surveillance of personal injury victims. If you are injured, then it is possible that insurance company hires a private investigator to follow you. Insurance companies do not conduct surveillance on every single personal injury case. But some cases are much more likely for video surveillance. How do Insurance Companies Conduct Surveillance on…

UIM and UM are abbreviations for a type of automobile insurance policy that provides benefits when another driver does not have enough insurance. UIM stands for under insured motorist coverage; UM is an abbreviation for uninsured motorist coverage. In California, all automobile insurance companies are obligated to offer UIM and UM coverage. However, California does…

Mediation is popular dispute-resolution process that results in personal injury settlements. In short, mediation is a meeting between parties for the purpose of negotiating a resolution. While lawyers are very familiar mediation process, many personal injury victims are not. Below provide a broad overview of what mediation is. Why Do Mediations Occur? Mediations are ultimately…

Hospitals and medical providers often hire companies to investigate medical treatments and medical bills. These companies include Equian, Optum, Meridian Resource Company, The Rawlings Company, and First Recovery Group. They are known as healthcare subrogation companies. Some of these companies exclusively work with particular health care insurance providers. For example, Equian often seeks reimbursement on…

Often, injury victims searching for a lawyer ask themselves, “what kind of lawyer do I need?” Answering this question depends on specific circumstances related to the case. This is particularly true because there are different areas of law that lawyers specialize in. For example, personal injury attorneys, employment attorneys, and worker compensation attorneys all are…

Unfortunately, some personal injury claims result in brain injuries that require neurological independent medical evaluations. These brain injuries often are referred to as Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Sometimes these injuries can be diagnosed through brain scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Other times, the brain injuries are undetectable through…

Most personal injury claims are settled after negotiating with the insurance agents and before a lawsuit is filed. This means that most claims settle before an insurance company even retains an attorney to defend the lawsuit. Therefore, in all likelihood initial settlement discussions occur with an insurance claims representative. Insurance companies hire representatives to investigate…

The majority of Plaintiffs are unfamiliar with the legal system and do not know when or how lawsuits are filed. Often, Plaintiffs want to have some sort of understanding or road map for the initial legal procedures. While there are many different considerations that determine when and how a lawsuit is filed, there are nonetheless…

Often, when an insurance company believes they may have to cover a insurance claim, they request a recorded statement. There are two different types of recorded statements: 1) when another person’s insurance company interviews you and 2) when your own insurance company interviews you. While the interviews are very similar, they have different objectives. Recorded…