Posts tagged insurance

• Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Making A Killing

  Brent Adams | February 01, 2009 8:59 PM | 10 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The next time you hear someone talking about a “malpractice crisis” think about American Physicians Capital. In a glowing feature article in the January 12, 2009 edition...

• Uninsured Drivers: Who Are These People?

  Pierce Egerton | September 02, 2009 12:00 PM | 6 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the best things about being an injury lawyer is the sense of satisfaction that comes from helping a client and his or her family recover from the often crushing financial strain that...

• Filing Your Bills with Your Health Insurance When You've Been Hit

  Pierce Egerton | October 09, 2009 4:43 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There is question I hear on a near daily basis from clients and potential clients. Should I file my medical bills with my own health insurance? The answer is yes. At least in North Carolina, it is...

• When You Are Disabled, Be Careful What You Say To The Insurance Claims Handler

  Brent Adams | June 30, 2008 1:31 AM | 2 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A disability insurance claimant should be careful what he says to a claims examiner. A claims manager will create notes in the claims file which will accentuate the positive and down play the negative in order to create a distorted view of the claimants injuries.

• Stop Blaming the Attorneys! Doctors are Closing Their Doors due to Financial Strain

  Kevin Duffan | January 09, 2012 3:24 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Well isn't this interesting? A recent article on CNNMoney.com points to a growing crisis in our health care system: private practitioners shutting their doors because they simply cannot...

• No Health Insurance Increases Your Chance for Death by Trauma

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | January 02, 2010 10:10 AM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A recent study published in the Archives of Surgery as reported by the L.A. Times newspaper suggests that patients who visited U.S. trauma centers from 2002 to 2006 found the risk of death was 80%...

• What You Do At the Scene of a Car Accident Can Make or Break Your Personal Injury Case

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | November 21, 2009 12:05 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Odds are you will be involved in a car accident at some point in your life. In fact, The typical person will be in 4.5 wrecks on average in their lifetime. The National Highway Traffic Safety...

• The Great Insurance Lie?

  Greg Jones | November 13, 2009 10:46 AM | 1 CommentCharlotte, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Have a worker’s compensation case? Let me guess, the adjuster has told you there is no reason to hire a lawyer because worker’s comp benefits are limited and you’ll only end up...

• Top Injury Lawyers Use Focus Groups to Win Major Cases Involving Paraplegic Clients

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 27, 2009 10:37 AM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  When we are representing a client who has suffered a spinal cord injury that has resulted in paraplegia or quadriplegia, we have a heavy responsibility to make sure to do the very best job...

• Bad Faith Insurance Verdict Against Fireman's Fund

  Brent Adams | July 28, 2007 1:03 AM | 1 CommentFayetteville, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Supreme Court of the State of Washington, on July 26, 2007 upheld a jury verdict of $750,000 against Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. and it's subsidary National Surety Co. for bad faith insurance practices. Fireman's refused to defend a lawsuit against Dr. Robert C. Woo, a dentist who was sued by a former enployee Tina Alberts who had also been his dental patient. The suit against Woo...