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The insurance company cannot raise your rates! If you are involved in an automobile accident and put in a claim with your insurance company, they cannot raise your rates for making the claim if you were not at fault for the accident. It is illegal for an insurance company to raise rates because a non-atRead more

Read this linked article announcing that the State of California has tired of Blue Shield of California® abusing its fake “non-profit” nature, and was revoking Blue Shield of California’s® government granted waiver to not have to pay taxes like the rest of us have to do. At last, the State of California is going toRead more

At some point, you’ll be in a traffic accident. Hopefully it’s minor, but most people don’t know what to do after the accident. What information do you need to give the other driver? Should you call the police? How soon does it need to be reported to insurance? Here are seven important things you needRead more

There are several dishonest tactics utilized by insurance companies to minimize and avoid payment of these claims, and an injured party should be extremely careful in any dealings they have with the accident liability insurance company. Insurance adjusters are trained to “take control of the case” and “gain the trust” of the injured victim, andRead more

Insurance companies employ a variety of tricks and schemes to avoid or reduce payments owed to an injured person. It is impossible to list or fully explain each and every one of their tactics. The intention of the following list, however, is to provide you with some warning when you see the following schemes beingRead more

Choosing the right personal injury attorney may be the most important decision an injured person makes in the presentation of a bodily injury claim following an car accident, or any other personal or bodily injury claim, such as motorcycle, pedestrian, truck or bike accidents. Unfortunately, there are very little legal rules in place to guaranteeRead more

Of critical importance is that the client should find out how much knowledge the attorney has of the particular injury you have suffered? An experienced personal injury lawyer should have a wide range of medical knowledge, and be well-versed in the specifics of your injury, otherwise they will not know how to present the claimRead more

The answer to this question is perhaps the easiest answer of all. A consultation with a personal injury attorney should never cost you anything! Any attorney that would charge you for merely consulting them regarding the merits of your case is an attorney you should avoid. Any competent, reliable personal injury attorney will provide you,Read more

A common attorney’s fee charged by personal injury lawyers who are competent and intend to provide full services to their client is a one-third (33 1/3%) contingency fee if the case does not require litigation. There are some so-called “discount” lawyers who will offer to handle personal injury cases for a twenty-five percent contingency fee.Read more

The simple, short answer to the question is, “No!”. As you read on in this article, the reason for this emphatical “no” answer will become apparent. Unfortunately, the history of the insurance industry in this country is one largely filled with broken promises, unfair claims handling, and repeated efforts to deny and/or diminish the paymentRead more