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What can be done to stop abuse – and outright perjury – by “independent” medical examiners? Allow recordings of all IME exams and require IME doctors to actually treat patients What do these “hired gun” doctors, and the insurance companies and defense attorneys who hire them, have to hide? That’s the real question we need …
Michigan law requires ‘good cause’ to videotape an IME, yet attorneys effectively need the videotape of an IME to show ‘good cause’ with most judges Last week, I spoke at NABIS, the North American Brain Injury Society, on protecting TBI survivors from defense attacks. At the top of my list of suggestions is that attorneys …
Attorney Josh Terebelo will speak on litigating auto accident cases for Canadian drivers injured in Michigan during the Michigan Association for Justice No Fault seminar This week, trial attorney Joshua Terebelo will present during the Michigan Association for Justice 12th Annual No Fault Institute. The topic is cross border legal issues in car accident cases …
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This common – and commonly misunderstood – problem impairs many car accident victims with TBI I’m an attorney who helps many people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered from car wrecks. And I spend a lot of time helping people who suffer additional intense anxiety because so many people – including their doctors, families and …
Truck accidents and the CDL English proficiency requirement under the FMCSA As a truck accident lawyer, I have handled cases involving people who have been seriously injured in truck wrecks at the hands of commercial drivers who do not speak English. Drivers who do not speak English fluently are in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier …
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During the Auto Crash Litigation 3.0 seminar, Gursten will explain how attorneys must understand the medicine behind brain injury to prove these difficult cases to defense lawyers and insurance adjusters Today I’ll be presenting again during the Auto Crash Litigation 3.0. conference in Las Vegas. My topic is “Maximizing Damages in the Brain Injury Case.” …
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130-year-old ‘mend the hold’ doctrine can stop auto insurers from changing tune on why they denied PIP benefits after a car accident If you’re an attorney, and you’ve ever represented a person in Michigan in a No Fault lawsuit after their own insurance company denied No Fault benefits and cut them off, then I bet …
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How lawyers can protect their clients when Allstate first invites, and then fails to act in good faith at a facilitation or mediation Has Allstate ever conned you into adjourning dates and participating in a “facilitation” or mediation on an auto accident lawsuit, No Fault/PIP lawsuit, or an uninsured motorist claim? Here’s what often happens: …
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Tips for auto accident attorneys preparing for the insurance adjuster deposition I’ve taken a few hundred depositions in my legal career, and certainly that includes my share of claims adjusters. In Michigan, we file No-Fault lawsuits and the reasonableness – or as is too often the case – the unreasonableness – of an insurance company’s …
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