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Why Do Insurance Companies Lowball? If you’ve never dealt with insurance companies, you may be unaware of how they operate. When you’re in an accident and seeking financial recovery, insurance companies commonly make lowball settlement offers to try to close out your claim and save money for themselves. If you receive a settlement offer from the insurance company and don’t […]

Nursing Home Falls and Hip Fractures As your parent, grandparent, or elderly family member grows older, you must decide certain things as a family. One of the primary decisions involves who will provide long-term care services for them as they age. Maybe you and several other family members have been toying with the idea of a nursing home, but there is […]

What Is the Average Workers’ Comp Back Injury Settlement? There is no average workers’ compensation settlement for a back injury in New York, as there are no average back injuries. Each case is different, and settlements might range widely. Of course, you should not look at a possible settlement like a winning lottery ticket, as you need these funds to support yourself following a […]

How Can I Appeal a Denied Workers’ Comp Claim? Workers’ comp is an insurance program intending to avoid lengthy and costly litigation between employers and employees following a workplace injury, accident, or death. It aims to cover the medical costs and lost wages of employees who suffer injuries at work. Once you make your claim, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier will initially grant […]

How Do Car Accident Settlements Work? When you think about car accident personal injury cases, you probably think either about making a simple insurance claim or engaging in a dramatic courtroom scene. The reality is that 95 percent of personal injury claims settle out of court. For those who do go to court, 57 percent favor the plaintiff (that is, the […]

Tanker Truck Accidents: You Should Know Even though many tanker trucks are smaller than many 18-wheeler semi-trucks, an accident involving a tanker truck can be far more dangerous than any ordinary truck accident. All truck accidents, because of the size and weight of the vehicle, put physics on the side of the trucker over a smaller vehicle. A tanker truck, unfortunately, […]