Interesting story out of Minnesota. Tom Cary lost his wife to medical malpractice. His health insurance paid for her treatment. He filed a lawsuit against the negligent doctor. The health insurer, instead of pooling its resources with Tom to fight…
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Free Virtual Office for Fire Victims
If you have been affected by the fires in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside counties or anywhere in Southern California, Syngery Workplaces is offering free access to their virtual office space in Irvine and Laguna Nigel.
More Fire Information
I have been combing my resources for more information for fire victims. I already posted my claim tips on the blog. Here you can find fire claim tips from the great people at United Policyholders. But, the other issue you…
Free Legal Assistance to Fire Victims
Consumer Attorneys of California issued a press release today. You can read it here. The gist: Consumer Attorneys have banded together to provide free legal help to the victims of Southern California’s wildfires. Some information from the press release: Among…
More on the Southern California Fires
Personal injury attorney and friend Reza Torkzadeh posted about the Southern California fires. In addition to all of the other great information on his blog, he has provided a list of evacuation centers. This is a great resource. If you…
After the Fire: Homeowners Insurance Claim Basics
For those of you in LA, San Diego, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, you may be asking what to do if your house is burned. Let me give some pointers here that I know I have given before…
San Diego and Los Angeles Wildfires
As many of you know, Southern California is on fire. San Diego and Los Angeles are having tremendous wildfires. Homes are burning, memories are being lost and people are being displaced. San Diego is the place I call my hometown….
Allstate bullied people?
I know. This is surprising. A former manager at Allstate testified in a trial in Kentucky that Allstate bullied people into taking low ball settlement offers. A summary: A former casualty manager for Allstate Insurance Co. testified last Thursday that…
State Farm Can’t Use Database
A Colorado Court of Appeal has ruled that State Farm cannot exclusively use a computer database to determine reimbursement of medical bills. In the case, State Farm unilaterally reduced the medical bills because its database said the charges were higher…
Med Pay Insurance
Medical payments insurance, commonly called med pay, is under closer scrutiny these days. Why? Because insurers want you to reimburse them when you collect damages from the third party. Of course, you do not want to pay them back. The…