Whiplash, broken bones, internal injuries and head trauma are a few of the common types of automobile accident injuries that require careful medical treatment and follow-up attention. When you are in the hospital or at the doctor’s office after a collision, you may wonder which of your insurance policies will foot the bill. All West…
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Discovery is an essential step in civil procedures. The discovery process gives the legal teams on both sides of a dispute the opportunity to obtain a better understanding of each side’s strengths and weaknesses before determining how to proceed. Upon reviewing the available evidence, the parties may agree that it is best to settle the…
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A deposition is a witness’s sworn testimony outside of court and is a legal device used to discover and establish facts relevant to a civil case. You can be subpoenaed to testify in a deposition whether or not you are directly involved in the issue under dispute. A witness who is asked to answer questions…
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You have health insurance to cover medical costs when you are sick or injured, and you have car insurance to pay for expenses incurred in an auto accident. But which insurance is responsible for medical costs after a car crash? There is no one-size-fits-all answer. The cause of the accident, the insurance held by the at-fault party…
Read article In West Virginia, the insurance company of the party at fault for an accident, injury or medical malpractice case is responsible for paying the victim’s medical bills. The insurance company is the primary payer, meaning that it has a duty to cover costs up to the policy coverage limit. If and when that coverage limit…
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One of the questions we often hear from our personal injury clients is whether the settlement they receive will be subject to taxation. Before we provide some information, we should first note that we are not tax advisors. Therefore, we recommend consulting a financial advisor for more information. However, in most cases, we’ve found that…
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Anyone can develop a hernia, and most hernias in the United States get treated with a surgical mesh implant. However, there are some circumstances in which hernia mesh is defective and can actually worsen a person’s medical problems — or cause new issues that require additional surgeries. How can you tell if you have defective…
Read article If you’ve recently been injured in an accident and cannot work as a result, one option you have is to file for long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). But what happens if your application for long-term disability gets denied? Here is what you should know about an ERISA…
Read article A letter of protection is a letter your personal injury attorney sends to a medical professional if you’ve been injured in an accident. You will likely have co-payments or deductibles you need to pay under your health insurance policy, or you may not even have health insurance at all. Using a letter of protection, our…
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You should seek medical attention immediately after a serious accident. Of course, with medical care comes a series of bills that you will need to cover. There’s a common misconception that an injured person’s bills will be directly paid by the party who caused the accident, or even by an attorney. Although it is true…
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