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In my last blog post, I talked about the fifth stage of a personal injury claim- Filing a Lawsuit. In this post, I am going to focus on Stage Six-Filing the Initial Set of Discovery. Most of you are probably wondering: “What is Discovery?” Discovery is, according to the Rules of Civil Procedure, the time…

As I mentioned in my blog post titled: “What are the Eight Stages in a Personal Injury Claim?” many clients only reach Stage 4. To refresh your memory, Stage 4 is when we come to a final settlement agreement with the insurance company/companies. If and when the insurance company denies liability altogether, that is when…

In my last blog post, I talked about reaching MMI-maximum medical improvement. This falls right into stage four, negotiating with the insurance company/companies (the demand). Without our clients’ reaching MMI, we are not able to negotiate with the insurance company/companies. You are probably wondering: “Why does the title of this stage list both insurance company…

In my last post, I talked about the second stage of a personal injury case: investigating of the accident scene, property damage, and injury. In this article, I will be talking about an extremely important part of a claim-treatment of injuries until reaching MMI-maximum medical improvement. This is the stage of a personal injury claim…

In my last blog post, I talked about the first stage of a personal injury claim, the intake process and treatment. In this article, I will be talking about the second stage: investigation of scene, property damage and injury. In this stage, the insurance adjusters are usually the ones responsible for investigating the scene of…

As I mentioned in the Blog prior to this one, there are 8 Stages in a Personal Injury Claim. In this article, I am going to be talking about the first stage, Intake Process and Treatment. At your initial intake appointment, one of our personal injury case managers will collect information about you, your injury…

I often get asked by new clients how long their personal injury case is going to take. The easiest way to answer this question is to look at the stages of a personal injury claim. Each claim is factually and medically driven and will take its own unique path. Personal injury stages: In a nutshell…

On Monday, June 27th, a local Retirement Home on Havendale Blvd. in Winter Haven, Florida; “Spring Haven” put on an Honor Flight Send-Off for the WWII Veterans. There were Patriotic Citizens who attended this event and even though it wasn’t the greatest of weather, there was a large turnout of support. Spring Haven started the…

As some of you may know, there are two different hip replacement products which have been recalled– 1.) ASR XL Acetabulor System and 2.) Depuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Now, if you are reading this, you may be pondering the thought that you have no idea what products were used for your hip replacement surgery….