After a crash, one of the most reassuring things you can hear is your own doctor saying, “Yes, this came from the collision.” It feels like the question is settled. But there is a gap that surprises many people: a doctor’s honest belief is not the same thing as evidence a decision-maker can actually rely on. Somewhere along the way, that opinion has to be put into a form the...Read More
If you’re on Medicare and you were hurt in a crash, there’s a good chance Medicare has been quietly paying some of your accident-related medical bills all along. That’s a relief in the moment — but it comes with a string attached that surprises people at the end of a case. When you eventually recover money from an at-fault driver or an insurer, Medicare may be entitled to be...Read More
Losing someone you love because of another person’s carelessness is a kind of pain that no legal process can undo. If you are reading this, you may be trying to understand what your family’s options are, and you may be hearing unfamiliar words like “wrongful death,” “survival action,” and “personal representative.” It is a lot to take in at a...Read More
If you were hurt in a crash and your care was covered by Apple Health, you may reach the end of your case and hear something unexpected: some of that money needs to be paid back out of your settlement. It can feel unfair at first, especially when you did not choose how your bills got paid in the emergency room. But this is a normal, well-understood part of how injury claims wrap up in...Read More
After a crash, one of the first reassuring things people tell themselves is, “It’s fine, there’s insurance.” And often there is. But having a policy in hand is not quite the same thing as having coverage for a particular crash, because policies come with conditions and exclusions, and a claim can be met with a denial even when a real policy exists. Here is the part...Read More
If your personal injury case is moving through the court system in Washington, you may at some point be asked to sit for a deposition. For most people, that word is unfamiliar and intimidating. You might picture a courtroom, a jury, tense cross-examination. A deposition is not that. It is a much calmer event than it sounds, and once you understand how it works, most of the worry falls away....Read More
