The estate of a client could not proceed with a legal malpractice lawsuit commenced by the client before her death, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. The client received workers' compensation benefits for catastrophic injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She later retained the defendant to represent her in a malpractice suit against her healthcare providers. After the medical malpractice claim was settled for $1.1 million, the state workers' compensation fund asserted a $665,000 subrogation claim against the settlement proceeds.
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A proposal to compensate victims of uninsured motorists passed the state Senate Tuesday. The primary goal of Senate Bill 613, authored by Sen. Kathleen Wilcoxson, is to help cover the out-of- pocket expenses that tend to occur after an automobile accident. This compensation fund will provide a source of financial aid to those who need it most, said the Oklahoma City Republican.
A products liability settlement that a wife received for injuries suffered prior to her marriage is not marital property, even though she commingled the funds with the husband's assets, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a property division order. The wife had received $1.6 million from a products liability settlement with General Motors as compensation for serious injuries she sustained in an automobile accident prior to her marriage.
This Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notice informs the public of updated data for calculating the ``Reasonable Charges'' collected or recovered by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished by VA to a veteran for: (1) A non service-connected disability for which the veteran is entitled to care or the payment of expenses for care under a health plan contract; (2) a non service- connected disability incurred incident to the veteran's employment and covered under a worker's compensation law or plan that provides reimbursement or indemnification for such care and services; or (3) a non service-connected disability incurred as a result of a motor vehicle accident in a state that requires automobile accident reparations insurance. The charge tables and supplemental tables that...
A newly hired nursing home employee could get workers' compensation for injuries suffered in an automobile accident that occurred on a trip to an off-site orientation program, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in affirming an award of benefits. After the plaintiff finished the job application process for a hostess position at a nursing home, she was told to fill out some employment-related documents and report for work following a three- day job-orientation seminar held at another nursing home 30 miles away.
On June 19, 2001, an employee for a gardening and landscaping service was driving a pickup truck owned by his employer. As the truck crossed a railroad track, a train struck it. Two other employees who were riding in the truck were killed in the crash. Subsequently, the estate and family of one of the deceased employees filed a wrongful-death action against the gardening and landscaping service, one of its principals, the driver of the pickup truck, the railroad and the owner of the railroad crossing where the accident occurred. At the time of the accident, the service did not have workers compensation insurance. However, it did have a business automobile liability policy covering the pickup truck. In response to the complaint by the deceased employee's estate, the carrier filed an inte...
An auto insurer is entitled to a setoff for workers' compensation benefits received by an attorney who was permanently disabled in an automobile accident during the course of his employment, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled in reversing a trial court. The attorney was earning more than $1,400 a week at the time of the accident, but has been permanently disabled since and unable to work. His auto insurance policy provided for personal injury protection benefits, including income continuation benefits of $700 a week for unlimited weeks.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the thousands of motorcyclists who take to Los Angeles's streets and highways every day, there is nothing like the freedom of the open road. However, motorcycling has many risks that driving an automobile doesn't have, such as increased risk of injury or death in the case of a collision or accident. Many important laws pertaining to the operation of a motorcycle are unknown to the everyday car driver, and even to many motorcyclists themselves. That's why many motorcyclists seek the expertise of a personal injury attorney in Los Angeles to get the compensation they deserve for their pain, injuries, and property damage in the case of an accident. Cameron Yadidi Brock, Esq. and his firm's team of experienced and skilled personal injury lawyers...
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