Sedgwick is one of the largest third party administrators (TPAs) in the United States. A TPA handles claims for personal injury, slip and falls and other claims.

Sometimes speaking with the at fault insurance company adjuster (or your own car insurance company) can hurt your case much more than it can help. [Read more…]

Here, I’m going to talk about settlements for a broken jaw.  You’ll learn how insurance companies estimate the value of broken jaw cases.

An accident may result in a fractured jaw.  I’ve seen car and bike accidents cause jaw fractures. Of course, a broken jaw can be caused by many other types of accidents.  [Read more…]

If someone’s negligence caused you to injure a bone in the face, you may be entitled to compensation. [Read more…]

A bad injury can prevent the victim from being able to working.  No work means no income.  Also, the injured person may have insurance co-pays and transportation costs.  He or she may have other expenses as well.  Will the insurance company for the at fault party make an advance payment to the injured person before settlement? [Read more…]

Here, I discuss whether someone (injured in an accident) has to pay back Medicaid from the settlement.

This article applies to Medicaid beneficiaries.  Thus, it may also apply to someone who recently completes a Medicaid application (and qualifies for Medicaid) after an accident.  (Find out why you should quickly apply for Medicaid after a bad injury.)

This article applies to car accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death cases and much more.  (However, as I’ll discuss further below, the law may be different for paying back Medicaid from a wrongful death settlement.) [Read more…]

This is not my case.  Abigail Dougherty was 20-year-old student at the University of Florida.  A truck (owned by WCA of Florida) struck and killed Abigail.

Abigail was survived by her father Pat, and her mother Anita.  Her parents hired a wrongful death lawyer.

The attorney claimed that the collision happened in a dedicated crosswalk.

Why does it matter if a bicyclist is hit while in a crosswalk? [Read more…]

If someone’s negligence caused your injury, you may be entitled to compensation for many different types of losses.

These include, medical bills, pain, suffering and past lost wages.  The injured person may also be entitled to a payout for loss of future earning capacity.

Here, I’ll focus on settlements for lost future earning capacity.   [Read more…]

If someone’s negligence caused your family member to get hurt, you may be entitled to money for your loss of consortium. [Read more…]