Truck Accident/ Auto Accident/Pedestrian Accident: Why you need Uninsured Motorist Coverage.
It was recently reported that a man is in the hospital in serious condition after he allegedly stole an SUV and crashed it into a concrete flood control tunnel during a police pursuit. The thief found the SUV running and unlocked at a convenience store. Investigators said the owner of the vehicle quickly called police after watching the thief hop in the driver's seat and take off. Police located the SUV traveling on the freeway a short time later.
Avista Management v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance
U.S. Dist. Court Mid. Dist. Fla. (June 6, 2006)
In a case where a hotel investment firm sued an insurance company for allegedly not paying an insurance claim fast enough after Hurricane Charley, attorneys for the parties seemed at odds with each other from the get-go.
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Getting injured in an accident because of somebody else’s negligence or misconduct is bad enough. Becoming a victim of an insurance company’s games and unfair tactics can make things even worse. At William Rawlings & Associates we know accidents happen. While being an accident victim may be unavoidable, choosing the wrong attorney is not. Our attorneys have more than 70 years combined experience handling highly complicated personal injury claims.
Certainly most clients these days use emails, send texts use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and any other form of social media available. If you are an injury client you need to be aware that you cannot expect any information you share on the internet in any format to remain private. Information posted on the internet can severely jeopardize your case and will be used by insurance companies and defense attorneys to try to hurt your case by showing that your testimony contradicts something you said on Facebook, i.e. to try and show that your injuries did not happen, or just to make you look bad.
Most of us don’t think much about uninsured drivers, but it’s very important to understand how they can affect every one of us on the roads. You should know what it means to be involved in an accident with an uninsured driver.
Accidents are stressful on your body and your wallet. There are a few things you can do to help you save stress and money after being involved in an auto, truck or pedestrian accident.
Have the at-fault party repair your vehicle. If the other party's insurance company repairs your vehicle you do not have to pay your deductible. If you choose to go through your own carrier to repair or replace your car, you will eventually get your deductible back, it just may take 6 months to up to 1 year before you see it.
The majority of us have car insurance. How many of us actually know what that means? What is it we are really paying hundreds of dollars for each year? Many clients tell us after an accident that their agent told them, “you have full coverage”. What you think is full coverage and how the agent is defining full coverage may be two entirely different things.