After a car accident, slip and fall injury, or another personal injury, your top priority should be to seek medical treatment. Once your injuries are stabilized, the next step is to seek compensation for your injuries and damages. Accident victims may be entitled to substantial compensation from the party or parties responsible for their accident and losses. Most personal injury claims are settled outside of court. If the at-fault party had insurance coverage for the incident, the insurance provider will negotiate a settlement with the victim. If another party caused your injury, that party’s insurance company might issue you a Continue Reading
Category: Personal Injury
We are all familiar with Lime Scooters. The green e-scooters were everywhere before the Coronavirus pandemic hit. You find one that someone left behind, pay a fee on your phone, and you are free to zip around town. These e-scooters have been hugely popular in a number of cities and on college campuses. Now, Lime is facing increasing pressure from lawsuits growing out of accidents and injuries from scooter use. A lawsuit against Lime and Segway, the company that manufactures some Lime scooters, was filed on August 18, 2020 in San Francisco Superior Court. The lawsuit, which was filed on Continue Reading
At $3.24 per $100 of payroll, workers’ compensation rates in the California are roughly twice the national average and the highest ones in the country. Overall, rates are essentially unchanged from a year ago; the national average dropped from $1.85 in 2015 to $1.84 in 2016. In California, rates have actually declined rather sharply from a high of almost $3.50 per $100, largely because lawmakers adopted anti-fraud measures in 2012. California’s Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker said the $3.24 figure is inflated because of the metrics used in the study, since the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau recently set 2017 rates at $2.22. Furthermore, “California Continue Reading