Automobile Accidents

• Injured pedestrians and insurance benefits

  Don Jacobs | September 01, 2008 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  So you find yourself crossing a street in a marked crosswalk after the “WALK” sign is illuminated. Or maybe you are riding your bike in the same situation. The law in most states gives you the...

• Insurance medical exam

  Don Jacobs | August 30, 2008 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Someone isn’t paying attention while driving. Maybe they’re on the cell phone, texting or looking at emails. Maybe they’re late and can’t find an address, frantically looking around for a...

• Evaluating an injury case

  Don Jacobs | August 22, 2008 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  When someone harms another human in our country they become legally responsible for the injury they cause. This is true whether the injury was the result of an intentional act, like an assault, or...

• Settle or sue?

  Don Jacobs | August 20, 2008 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  An August 8, 2008 article in the New York Times discussed an interesting study concerning whether or not consumers are better of taking their case to court if they don’t like the settlement figures....

• Changing attorneys

  Don Jacobs | August 15, 2008 8:17 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Recently I received a call from a consumer injured in an auto collision. I listened to their story and learned they were a pedestrian in a crosswalk crossing on a green signal when a car decided to...

• Allstate insurance tactics revealed in new book

  Don Jacobs | August 13, 2008 7:59 PM | 2 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Allstate has generally become known as the worst insurer in America due to its “deny, delay, and defend” method of handling claims. A new book describes the tactics used by the company that allowed...

• Delay, deny and defend

  Don Jacobs | August 07, 2008 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  The above phrase has been adopted as a tactic by many of the major U.S. insurance companies since the 1990s. And why not? Profits are at an all time high. Some insurance companies are reporting...

• Whose insurance should pay?

  Don Jacobs | August 05, 2008 1:22 PM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  People hurt in accidents caused by another driver are often reluctant to use their own insurance. After all, they reason, the other driver caused the collision, why should my insurance pay? They...

• Insurance company rules video delights many

  Don Jacobs | July 28, 2008 2:55 PM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  For those wanting a chuckle, take a look at the following clip lampooning insurance companies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpX5fUvPlg. The clip calls attention to the double standard...

• The high cost of trying a personal injury case

  Don Jacobs | July 22, 2008 11:42 AM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  A column in the July 17th Oregonian newspaper discussed one of the big problems in trying to obtain justice for an injury victim. The topic was the high cost of expert witnesses. On just about every...