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How Insurance Companies Put A Dollar Amount on Your Personal Injury Claim

Posted on January 23, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

It is important to carefully analyze any settlement offer from an insurance company for a personal injury claim, even if the amount seems fair at the time. Even if the insurance company accepts your claim, it is still looking out for its own bottom line. According to staff writers for Avvo.com, the insurer will typically come up with a settlement offer by adding medical damages, lost wages and general damages. Be sure to keep documentation of your medical bills and lost wages; those numbers are easy to calculate. General damages are open to interpretation, and therefore more difficult to calculate. General damages cover pain and suffering, any permanent disabilities, emotional damages (stress, depression, anxiety, etc.) and lowered quality of life. For example, if your wife leaves you because you are in a wheelchair for the rest of your life, you can certainly argue that your quality of life is significantly…
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Truck Accident Takes Down Overpass

Posted on January 20, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

A tanker truck hauling approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline crashed into a concrete barrier in Montebello, just east of Los Angeles, according to the Huffington Post. The driver escaped injury, despite the fact that the truck burst into flames upon impact. The flame from the fire burned so intensely that the truck melted and fell, cracking the roadway beneath. The overpass it rammed into sustained heavy damage, and the fire department raced to extinguish the flames. Authorities closed down the road during heavy rush hour, causing major delays. Engineers decided that the damage to the overpass was too severe to attempt to save it, and they collapsed the overpass. “You will look up overhead and where you used to see bridge, you will see sky,” said Kelly Markham, spokeswoman for the California Department of Transportation. Luckily, this truck accident did not kill or injure anyone. Possible tort reform in California…
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Driver in Fatal Accident Charged with Felony Manslaughter

Posted on January 18, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

The four men involved in a fatal car accident in Woodland, California on January 6 have a history of alcohol-related offenses, according to the Daily Democrat in Woodland. Their convictions include driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license, possession of or consuming alcohol while underage and reckless driving, according to Officer Bryan Konvalin of the California Highway Patrol. The CHP did not release the identities or health conditions of all those involved, and details about the crash remain unknown. They did say that James Dakota Lee Black, 21, suffered multiple broken bones and a possible traumatic brain injury. Paramedics flew him to Kaiser South Hospital in Sacramento. Rovert Dale Sunderland III, 25, died at the scene. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Ryan Scott Baird, was the only one wearing his safety belt and the fire department had to cut him free. Paramedics rushed him to University of California-Davis…
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