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Hello Scott,

Thank you so much for leading us to Mr. Colvin. We have spoken to him a few times in great length. He gave us a lot of suggestions. As for now, we are waiting on my next Dr.'s appointment which is next Thursday to see what the Dr. suggests. The PT I've been seeing thinks I need surgery. Before we heard back from you we met with two different attorney's and I was not happy at all with either one. One wanted us to sign immediately and the second one, we had a "conference call" with him in his office and we just left.

The one thing Joe and I have noticed about Florida, you can always tell the 'Northerner's" from the people down south. Mr. Colvin was so helpful, not pushy and he really suggested we wait until my next appointment and then call him if we wanted his help or more suggestions. One of the problems I may run into is "if" I have the surgery and of course it would be expensive it could use up all of the man's insurance {which is 100,000} and Joe and I have no personal health insurance to back up on so between the medical bills and the attorney fees we could exceed the amount of coverage and I would not get anything for compensation and also be out money for the surgery. But, on the other hand, being 43 years old I'm not sure how long I can work with my shoulder and neck this way, considering I will probably work forever.....

Again Scott, Thank you for your help and leading us to him, he seems like an excellent attorney. I will keep in touch.

Sandy Todd

 

 

The Six Common Personal Injury Claims

Know the rules before you talk to an adjuster

Thursday, October 15, 2009

By: J Scott Barratt Source: J Scott Barratt / Bottom Line Personal
you can show that the dog has a history of biting. . That the breed is known for aggressiveness. . or that the owner failed to keep the dog under reasonable control.

 

Example:  A pit bull is allowed to roam free through a neighborhood and bites a woman while she is in her own backyard.

 

Medical malpractice.  These cases tend to be expensive and difficult to win.  The fact that a medical procedure failed to deliver the desired result is not on its own enough to establish malpractice.  You must show that the quality of the care provided was below the standard of care in the community.

 

Example:  Laser eye surgery may result in poor night vision. This is not necessarily malpractice unless a medical expert hired by the victim's attorney can show that the doctor mismeasured the eye or made another mistake in treatment, such as operating on a person for whom the surgery is not appropriate.

 

Product liability.  If your efforts to reach a settlement with the company or business fail and you decide to go to court, you will need an expert to testify that your injury was due to a defect in the design, manufacture or maintenance of the product, not your own misuse of it.  Expert witnesses don't come cheap, so think twice before pursuing this type of case.

 

Food poisoning.  Food poisoning cases often are not worth pursuing.  Even if you suspect that a particular restaurant meal was to blame, it's very difficult to prove, and food poisoning typically passes in a day or so.  However, if you had a life-threatening infection, such as from salmonella or E. coli, the case may be worth pursuing.

 

When you need help or have questions contact me at scott@professionalproblemsolver.com

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