LoMastro v. American Family Insurance: A Case of Insurance Bad Faith

LoMastro v. American Family Insurance: A Case of Insurance Bad Faith

Insurance bad faith is when an insurance company refuses to cover damages from an incident that the policy apparently promised to cover. The LoMastro v. American Family case involved a car accident resulting in a fatality, and the insurance company refused the claim of the family of the deceased because of what appears on the…

A Traumatic Brain Injury May be the Foundation of a Personal Injury Claim

A Traumatic Brain Injury May be the Foundation of a Personal Injury Claim

According to a June 2017 article in The Record-Courier, a high school student reached a milestone achievement by graduating after sustaining a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. In 2010, while attending a local Ely high school as a freshman, the now 22-year-old was attacked by another student. The attack forced her into a coma-like state…

Miller v. Allstate: The Responsibility of the Insurance Company to Involve the Policy Holder in Negotiation

Miller v. Allstate: The Responsibility of the Insurance Company to Involve the Policy Holder in Negotiation

Insurance policies consist mostly of fine print; even if you did decide to read your car insurance policy cover to cover, you would probably fall asleep before you even made it halfway through. Most of the time, this does not cause any problems. If you get into a car accident, you just file a claim…

How to Have the Best Possible Professional Relationship with Your Personal Injury Attorney

How to Have the Best Possible Professional Relationship with Your Personal Injury Attorney

There is a lot of truth to the saying that your real friends are the ones who are there for you even on your worst days. If you are injured in an accident or because of a medical error, you will certainly appreciate the support of the friends and family members who help you through…

What is Insurance Bad Faith, and How Does it Affect Personal Injury Lawsuits in Nevada?

What is Insurance Bad Faith, and How Does it Affect Personal Injury Lawsuits in Nevada?

Go to any late-night drinking party, and you will probably hear tall tales of someone’s friend-of-a-friend who became rich from receiving a huge settlement from his insurance company after a minor injury, or perhaps even an entirely fake injury. These stories belong to the realm of urban legends. Usually, the best-case scenario is that the…