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• How To Find a Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | March 14, 2008 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  There are many ways to find a good attorney to help with a personal injury or wrongful death case. Rating companies like Martindale-Hubbell or "Best Lawyers in America" can be consulted. Ask court system personnel or retired or sitting judges who is capable of taking on such a case. Your attorney must know a lot more than the law...he or she much have a sense of the practical, be able to try...

• Stabbing Could Lead to Personal Injury Suit

  Jane Schneider | March 12, 2008 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  According to charging documents, a pool game at Klondike Mike's in Palmer lead to a stabbing. Jonathon Gilliam, 21, is charged with assault, attempted murder, and evidence tampering for the alleged stabbing of Richard Beck, 42. But if Beck is seriously injured or has big bills and lost wages, he should hire a good personal injury attorney to investigate the case. I Gilliam owns a home, or is...

• Ex-FDA Officer Says Eli-Lilly Put Profit Over Patient Health

  Jane Schneider | March 10, 2008 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Retired FDA medical officer, John Gueriguian, who spent 20 years with the agency, testified for the State of Alaska last week in Anchorage Superior Court. The State is suing the drug maker over medicaid costs incurred because of increased side effects it attributes to Zyprexa, a drug used to treat depression and schizophrenia. Gueriguian said the company distorted the science and downplayed the...

• Insurance Adjuster Being Unfair?

  Ward Merdes | March 06, 2008 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  After a motor vehicle wreck in Alaska, many folks try to deal with insurance adjusters on the phone. The problem is that insurance adjusters are trained to always say "No." It's in their blood. Don't feel bad when they tell you "No" - or if they tell you that your injury "just isn't worth that much..." It doesn't matter how badly you are hurt - if it's a head injury, broken / fractured bones,...

• Finding a Good Personal Injury Attorney

  Jane Schneider | February 22, 2008 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A good personal injury attorney usually enjoys the respect of legal professionals. Ask lawyers who practice in other legal subject areas, judges, court personnel and friends in the insurance industry for referrals to a qualified personal injury attorney. Martindale-Hubbell, LawDragon, and Best Lawyers in America provide the public with peer reviewed assessment of attorney performance. ...

• Survivors of Shooting Victim May Have Claims

  Jane Schneider | February 20, 2008 12:28 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  27 year old Jennifer Jacobsen died of gunshot wounds she suffered Monday night. She was either going to or coming from an apartment building at the 5300 block of East 40th in Anchorage. She was found dead in her pickup as she was trying to get medical care. If the shooter is found, and has homeowner's insurance, her survivors may have claims. An experienced personal injury attorney will be...

• Smart Folks File Uninsured Motorist Claims ...

  Ward Merdes | February 10, 2008 7:47 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Almost all automobile insurance includes "Uninsured Motorist" (UM) or "Underinsured Motorist" (UIM) coverage. Yet, most people who buy this insurance fail to file a claim when they are hurt by an uninsured or underinsured motorist. Here's what you need to knowUM/UIM coverage is personal. All it requires is that you were hurt by another person who was driving a motor vehicle. You don't need to be...

• Man Shot Dead Near Talkeetna

  Jane Schneider | January 25, 2008 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  AST has not released the name of a man shot dead in a driveway around mile 88 of the Parks Highway recently. The incident is being treated as a homicide and one suspect/witness is cooperating with the investigation. The decedent's family may have a claim for his wrongful death...if it was 'wrongful.' A careful investigation of the facts by a qualified personal injury attorney and exploration...

• Shooting Victims May Have Claims Against Rak

  Jane Schneider | January 21, 2008 12:25 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Last Friday night at the Dimond Center, near the Best Buy entrance, Mason Sylvester and Michael Lewis were shot and seriously injured. The alleged shooter, Jason Rak, 19, is in custody, charged with attempted murder. While the criminal system will deal with Rak in due course, Sylvester and Lewis would be wise to hire an attorney to investigate claims against Rak. Liability seems clear and...

• Alaska Republicans: Poor People Worth Less Than Rich People...

  Ward Merdes | January 19, 2008 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Alaska's House/Senate and the Governor's mansion have been occupied by a Republican majority for more than decade. A few years ago, they decided that, in the name of "accountability" - Poor Folks are Worth Less than Rich Folks." This one must be changed...At the urging of the national automobile insurance companies and the Chamber of Commerce, Alaskan Republicans decided that people who are...