In my last post, I told you that I think in Montana a remote texter would have liability for a car wreck where s/he knew the at-fault driver was 1) driving and 2) would check the text. The next natural question is, would I take...
** Hi there. You might notice my last blog post was about a year ago. I took a long break from blogging because...
I grew up in a Pentecostal church. I mention this because, working for people who have been hurt in auto wrecks makes me want to evangelize for an entirely different purpose: EVERYBODY, GO BUY UNDERINSURED AUTO INSURANCE! You need to double check because reckless drivers...
My husband reads the newspaper daily. I confess, I don't. I don't listen to the news. I don't watch it. I try not to even look at the headlines. Ignorance is not bliss, but it helps me sleep at night. Except the other night, when...
In Part 1, I gave you the facts for the underlying case. In summary, Campbell was at-fault for causing a wreck which seriously injured Slusher and killed Ospital. State Farm -- Campbell's auto insurance -- took the case all the way to trial. In...
There's this case we'd been working on. A truck slammed into the back of a car. Our client was in the car and got hurt. Physically hurt. So much so that she had to quit her job and find a different part-time job. Doctor's and...
For the entire first part of this post, click here. To summarize: in a health insurance and medical provider vs. injured party situation, should the health insurance pay before the auto insurance does? Or, should the medical provider be forced to accept the discounted health...
Sometimes I wonder if injured parties are going to be able to get their foot in the door of the courthouse 20 years from now. I feel like it's pressing in on all sides: most of my fellow Flathead valley neighbors think personal injury lawyers like myself...
Anybody out there NEVER been jerked around by an insurance company? *crickets* Hello? This thing on? Ok. Anybody out there ever BEEN jerked around by an insurance company? Ah, yes. That's what I thought. Everybody has had their bad/frustrating/time-consuming/patience-draining/insert-your-own-adjective experience(s) dealing with an insurance company. Now, I'm not...
Some things just make my blood boil. The trial lawyer wisdom nowadays says you're not supposed to show your emotion: be the messenger and let the judge and jury get mad, don't do it yourself. Well, yesterday I filed a lawsuit and I'm angry on...