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Hiring an Attorney Part 5 – Why Some Attorneys Try Cases and Others Don’t
Go to Hiring an Attorney Part 5 – Why Some Attorneys Try Cases and Others Don’tSo why do some lawyers choose to try cases and other don’t. First of all, trying cases is a very time consuming process. It takes not only a lot of the attorney’s time, but it takes a lot of staff time. Generally the staff that a lawyer hires to handle the litigation side of their practice has a…
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Hiring an Attorney Part 4 – Importance of Hiring a Lawyer who is Trying Cases
Go to Hiring an Attorney Part 4 – Importance of Hiring a Lawyer who is Trying CasesSome lawyers are just settlement lawyers that will take any offer the insurance company makes, whether their last offer is fair or not, the right value of the case or in the best interest of the client. These lawyers are in everyone’s neighborhoods, on TV and on billboards. Some advertising lawyers are excellent lawyers who do…
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Hiring an Attorney Part 3 – Things to Consider
Go to Hiring an Attorney Part 3 – Things to ConsiderThe questions I have mentioned in my earlier blogs will go along way to help you in assessing on whether you should hire one particular attorney over another. Some personal injury lawyers that you see, particularly some on television or on billboards are mostly show and glitz but very short on experience, aggressiveness and diligence. Other lawyers…
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Hiring an Attorney Part 2 – Things to Consider
Go to Hiring an Attorney Part 2 – Things to ConsiderOther things you need to consider when hiring an injury attorney is the actual experience level of the attorney. Another thing to consider would be the intelligence and experience level of that attorney. Sometimes it can be deceptive as sometimes older lawyers that have been practicing 30 or 40 years may not be anywhere as good…
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Hiring an Attorney — Things You Need to Know
Go to Hiring an Attorney — Things You Need to KnowHiring an injury attorney is a huge decision to make and it should be someone that is trustworthy and honest, but also someone who has experience and skill. Some people want an attorney that has been practicing for many years; other people want someone that is aggressive; however one of the most important things someone needs…
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Judge Strikes Down Major Portions of Florida’s New PIP Law (Part 2)
Go to Judge Strikes Down Major Portions of Florida’s New PIP Law (Part 2)By the Court making these findings about the likelihood of success of the actual injunction, it set the stage for invaliding the entire Statute. This was a positive sign for all Floridians, who have not had their insurance rates lowered as promised by supporters of the new statute, but yet had the benefits lowered from…
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Judge Strikes down Major Portions of Florida’s New PIP Law
Go to Judge Strikes down Major Portions of Florida’s New PIP LawOn March 15, 2013, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis issued a temporary injunction prohibiting insurance companies from acting and enforcing major portions of Florida’s new PIP laws. His granting of the motion for a temporary injunction stops portions of the new anti-consumer PIP law from going into effect. This law substituted the medical care recommended by…
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2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 6
Go to 2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 6Under Florida law PIP is primary over all other forms of insurance. What this means is that PIP must be used and exhausted before any other form of insurance will pay a medical bill. Thus, as an example, if someone is in a car crash and there are PIP benefits available, Medicare, Medicaid or private health…
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2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 5
Go to 2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 5If the thresholds in my previous mentioned blogs have been met, there are two (2) different levels of PIP medial benefits that a person paying for PIP may receive. 1. $10,000.00 of medical bills could be paid if the person has an “emergency medical condition”. 2. $2,500.00 for treatment that is not for an initially…
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2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 4
Go to 2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 4As I stated in an earlier blog, PIP only pays for services if there was initial treatment within fourteen (14) days of the crash then the following occurs: 1. The filed services are on the referral form of a MD, DO, DC and 2. The filed services are consistent with the underlying medical diagnosis rendered…
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2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 3
Go to 2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 3Beginning on line #555 of the Bill it states “the medical benefits must provide reimbursement only for such… Initial services and care that are lawfully provided, supervised, ordered, or prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, a dentist licensed under chapter 466, or a chiropractic physician licensed under chapter…
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2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 2
Go to 2013 Changes To Florida PIP Laws – Part 2Prior to the new PIP Bill, dating all the way back to the early 1970’s, PIP was a way for Floridians who did not have health insurance and who were in a car crash to receive up to $10,000.00 in medical benefits. This law applied to anyone who was in a car crash and it did…
