Do I Have To Keep Track Of My Bills When I Have Been Injured?
One of the most important things for you to do is to keep an accurate record of your medical bills. This is how you do it: a. Ask for a medical bill each time you see a doctor or facility. Maintain a record of your visits and make sure that you obtain a medical bill […]
Will My Insurance Company Want To Be Reimbursed For My Medical Bills?
Medicare, Welfare and most health insurance companies have the right to be reimbursed for any medical benefits paid on a liability claim in which a third party is at fault and there is a recovery of monies. This is called their right of subrogation. They will put a lien on any settlement, court award or […]
When My Case is Over How Will My Doctors Get Paid?
Most lawyers have a policy of withholding money from the settlement, court award or verdict to pay those doctors and medical facilities that are willing to wait to be paid when the case is settled. Many doctors and medical facilities require that the patient/client request a letter of protection from your attorney. This ensures that […]
Will Doctors wait for payment when i have been injured?
In some cases where there is no immediate method to pay medical bills as they are incurred, some doctors, hospitals, and other medical facilities will wait to be paid for their services if and when the case is finally resolved by way of settlement, court award or verdict. It is important to let medical providers […]
How Will I Pay My Medical Bills?
Your lawyer will discuss the payment of your medical bills in detail with you. In summary, your medical bills may be paid by one or more of the following methods: a. Insurance coverage from your own automobile policy under your first party benefits coverage, if you were driving in your automobile and were involved in […]
What is the most important thing for me to do after my injury?
The most important thing for you to do, quite simply, is to recover from your injury. The law requires injured people to “mitigate their damages.” In other words, the law requires you to do that which is necessary to improve your physical condition and recover from your injury. For you this may mean some, or […]
Information Booklet for Personal Injury Clients
The purpose of this information booklet is to enlighten you about personal injury law and to explain how your case will be handled by your attorney. Most of the questions that you may have about your case are answered in this booklet. Please read this thoroughly, more than once if necessary. The information will be […]
How a Lawyer Can Help You After a Car Accident
You drive this road every day. You know every turn, every stoplight, every sign. Every day, it’s pretty much the same drive. Then one day, it’s a different drive. You have a green light, but somebody makes an illegal left turn right in your path. You have time to think, “This is going to happen,” […]
What to Do If Your Teen Driver Is in an Accident
You’re 16 years old. You’ve just gotten your driver’s license. Signaling. Three-point turns. Parallel parking. You’ve proven yourself a master of Pennsylvania teen driving regulations. Then it comes time to borrow the keys to the family car, and you realize your mom and dad feel a lot less confident than you do. Jump forward 20-30 […]
Smartphones Are a Great Tool After a Car Accident
At any given moment, there are roughly 660,000 people across the country using a cellphone or other electronic device while driving. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which records distracted driving statistics at the website Distraction.gov. According to those figures, 38 percent of all distracted driving fatalities involved a motorist using a cellphone. […]
