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This podcast addresses who pays your medical bills and how to get them reduced. There is a complex interplay of PIP or personal injury protection and Act 6 and other laws in play here. I discuss situations where an ambulance company is wrongly trying to collect too much money from you for a car accident and discuss why medical bills are paid out of your settlement.

This podcast addresses the basics of what to do after you have had a car accident. First, call your insurance company. Second, get PIP medical coverage set up. Third, get your car appraised and off the tow lot to avoid storage fees. Fourth, call a lawyer if you are hurt or have questions.

This podcast addresses why a serious case will rarely settle without a lawsuit being filed. I address pre-suit evaluation of your case, necessary delays in getting your case evaluated and the process of negotiating a settlement. Finally, I address why cases cannot settle without a deposition and medical exam by the insurance company doctor.

In this podcast I address my approach to cross-examination of the defense expert in a personal injury case. What is collateral source material, when to use it in the deposition, and what to use it for. What is a good approach or plan for cross and what goals you should have and finally what weaknesses are usually there for you to attack.

This podcast discusses injuries from car accidents including the rotator cuff tear, the TFCC wrist or hand injury and tinnitus or ringing in your ears after airbag deployment. These are all the result of car accidents and I discuss defense views and approaches to these injuries.

This podcast addresses when a bicyclist is hit by a car. Whether road rage or simple negligence, there are many situations where car insurance or homeowner’s insurance can help with your bicycle crash.

This podcast addresses tips to help you if you have fallen and injured yourself. You should photo what caused you to fall and everything around you. That means photo the street, the weather, the lighting, security cameras. You can really help your case. The property owner has an obligation to discover dangers like ice or holes on its walkways but you can help your case with photos. I discuss a case where a heating element in a gutter proved that the landowner knew there was a problem with their property before my lady fell on ice.

This podcast addresses how I value your car accident case and how epidural steroid injections increase the value of your case and demonstrate that your case is one of serious injury.

This podcast addresses whether you can file a lawsuit despite having a pre-existing condition. If your condition was worsened by the incident, you have a case! I address basic disc injury and nerve pain and undiagnosed pre-existing conditions in a case I am working on.

This podcast addresses different cases where cars hit people crossing the street. Was the victim a child or adult? Was the person crossing at the crosswalk or in the middle of the block? Did a child dart out? Could the driver have avoided the crash? These issues are all addressed rapidly from the lawyer’s perspective.