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Making Injury Claims, Even If You Did Not Feel Hurt The Day of The Accident

After an automobile accident, you may not feel pain immediately. This may have to do with the stress, excitement and adrenaline accidents cause. Accident victims often tell the investigating police officer that they were not hurt in the accident and refuse EMS treatment. However, this does not mean that an injury was not suffered. In

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Seven Tips to Follow after a Car Accident

Louisiana insurance companies aggressively defend car accident cases. So, act quickly to protect your rights and strengthen your personal injury case. Some useful tips are: 1) Do not move the involved vehicles from the scene, if possible. The position of vehicles after a car or truck accident says a lot about how the accident happened.

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Urgent Care vs. Emergency Room after an Accident: Which One Is Better?

Emergency Rooms are the proper place to go when life-threatening health conditions and accidents occur.  But Emergency Room visits are expensive, especially when the patient does not have health insurance.  In many Louisiana auto accident cases, the available car insurance to pay injury-related claims will not exceed $15,000.00 per person.  High Emergency Room bills will

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Medical Insurance Subrogation and Personal Injury

After a car accident or slip and fall, an accident victim may use his or her medical insurance to pay accident related medical bills.  There is nothing wrong with this.  However, most health insurance policies contain contractual clauses requiring the insured (i.e., the person covered by the policy) to alert the health insurance carrier when

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Louisiana Bicycle Accident Insurance Claims for Injuries and Property Damage

Making a claim for damages after an automobile accident involving a bicycle is similar to making a claim for collisions involving two motor vehicles.  First, in Louisiana you have one year after the accident to make a claim for personal injuries and damages to your bicycle caused by a vehicle’s negligent driver.  Second, you will

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Value of Bulging or Herniated Discs in Louisiana Car Collision Cases

My Louisiana car collision clients often ask me: “How much is my case worth if I have a herniated or bulging disc?” Clients discover these injuries after undergoing MRI testing. Our spines are comprised of vertebrae (bones) that are separated by intervertebral bodies, which are jelly cushions. These bodies can become damaged due to trauma,

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How Long do Louisiana Car Accident and Other Personal Injury Cases take to Settle?

Clients often ask me: “How long will it take for my case to settle?”  The answer is: It depends.  I have written a previous article stating that a personal injury case should not be rushed.  Most attorneys will work hard for their clients and want to obtain the best results.  To do this, an attorney

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Medical Payments (Med Pay) and the Timeline to Pay In Louisiana Insurance Claims

Louisiana automobile insurance companies have 30 days after receiving satisfactory proof of loss to make unconditional tenders in UM claims.  See La. R.S. 22:1892.  This same timeline governs Medical Payments or Med Pay claims.  Med Pay is coverage for medical bills arising out of an auto accident.  Generally, this coverage, when purchased, covers the insured’s

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