When there is inflation, and prices go up, what happens to my workers compensation payments ? Does my comp check stay the same every year that I am out of work ? NO. Under Virginia law, if you are not receiving Social Security Disability Income payments (“SSDI”), then you may be qualified for Cost of…
Continue readingSome jobs are more dangerous than others. Working around the Metro trains, buses, tracks and repair garages exposes workers in Dc, Maryland and Virginia to significant risks of injury. News reports this month indicate that the DC area’s Metropolitan transportation workers are getting hurt on the job more often than their counterparts at other transit…
Continue readingRemoving humans from the sophisticated analysis of car crash injury cases does more than “dehumanize” the system. It shows a lack of good faith on the part of the large automobile insurance comapnies. Yesterday we discussed how lawsuit abuse and delay helps the insurance companies’ bottom line. Some insurance companies squeeze additional profits out of…
Continue readingWhen filing “boilerplate allegations” or claiming ignorance of facts already known (and easily capable of being verified), insurance defense lawyers are abusing our civil justice system no less than the frivolous lawsuits they are always complaining about. Having witnessed firsthand the stalling tactics of the major insurance companies, it is surprising that Americans do not…
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A “presumption is a legal term which indicates that a judge will “presume” a fact in evidence, unless or until other facts are introduced to show that such evidence is not to be presumed. For example, in fatal on the job accident cases, if the victim is found at a place, time & manner consistent…
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