Automobile Accidents

• “Independent” medical examiners(2)

  Don Jacobs | October 03, 2008 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Previous posts have discussed this phenomenon. Retired physicians often find they can make a lucrative income offering their services as “independent” medical examiners to insurance...

• “Independent” medical examiners

  Don Jacobs | September 28, 2008 8:31 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If you find yourself injured on the highway and decide to seek compensation for what you went through, your odds of seeing a courtroom are slim. Most cases settle. Many never even see a lawsuit....

• Cervical strain injuries

  Don Jacobs | September 26, 2008 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  The medical term is cervical strain or sprain. But to a lot of us the word really means “whiplash”. Everyone knows this word. Comics make jokes about it on the late night talk shows. Everyone’s seen...

• Should I buy “PIP” coverage?

  Don Jacobs | September 18, 2008 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  You buy car insurance. You make sure you purchase full coverage. Your agent sells you high liability limits and makes sure you have uninsured motorist coverage. With all the uninsured drivers...

• Cars lose value after repairs

  Don Jacobs | September 17, 2008 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Everyone remembers their father telling them not to buy a car that’s been in a wreck. “You’ll just be buying someone else’s problems” was what my dad used to say. Cars with a history of major...

• How much is a human life worth?

  Don Jacobs | September 06, 2008 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  If it is your own, or a member of your family, this question is easy. Priceless. There is no dollar value any of us would put on our own lives or the lives of our spouses or children. All the money...

• Why should someone get money for pain and suffering?

  Don Jacobs | September 04, 2008 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Jurors called to service in a personal injury trial often have a have a difficult time trying to determine the value of another human’s injury. When someone is careless and injures another in our...

• 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...