personal injury protection

• 49 CFR 229.41 - Protection against personal injury.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49: Transportation

• 49 CFR 238.117 - Protection against personal injury.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 49: Transportation

• Premium Due to Pip Fraud

TAMPA, Fla., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office issued more than 50 arrest warrants stemming from its five-month investigation, "Operation No Pain No Gain." The probe, aided by Direct General Insurance Company, arrested clinic owners and managers, as well as general employees from four Tampa medical clinics. Criminal charges range from Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO), a first-degree felony, to Filing False and Fraudulent Insurance Claims. The recent busts come less than two weeks after the conclusion of 2011 Florida Legislative Session. During the session, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) reform proposals (HB1411 & SB1930) were supported by law enforcement, state officials, insurance industry and consumer advocate g...

• U.S. Newswire
• May 16, 2011

• Toyota Can't Arbitrate Sudden Acceleration Claims, Says U.S. District Court in California

Toyota can't compel the arbitration of class claims brought by customers who seek damages for diminution in the market value of their vehicles as a result of alleged defects that lead to incidents of sudden, unintended acceleration, a U.S. District Court in California has ruled. Toyota became the target of numerous personal injury and consumer protection lawsuits after being forced to recall millions of vehicles due to reports of sudden acceleration problems. (See "Plaintiffs' lawyers expect more claims against Toyota," Lawyers USA, Jan. 29, 2010.) The cases have been consolidated for multi- district litigation in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. (See "Toyota MDL consolidated in Calif.," Lawyers USA, April 12, 2010.)

• Lawyers USA
• April 03, 2012

• Claims and Bodily Injury Claims

Florida, California, New York, Texas and Maryland Lead States DES PLAINES, Ill., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a new analytical report that examines national vehicle collision questionable claims (QCs) from 2009 and 2010. The report compares those QCs to bodily injury/personal injury protection (BI/PIP) insurance claims submitted during the same period--January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

• U.S. Newswire
• April 26, 2011

• Cómo Escoger El Mejor Seguro de Auto

Cobertura Médica. Tu seguro debe incluir también algún tipo de cobertura que pague los gastos médicos o de hospitalización generados por un accidente. Como tomarse una aspirina en una sala de emergencias a veces cuesta más que unas vacaciones en Cancún, con frecuencia los gastos médicos son mayores que los generados por los daños a los vehículos involucrados en el accidente. Protección de Colisión Integral. Cubre el costo del auto según su valor o en caso de vandalismo, robo o desastres naturales. Es la parte de tu póliza que cubrirá los gastos de reparación de tu vehículo en caso de un accidente. Protección de Lesión Personal. Se conoce en inglés como Personal Injury Protection (PIP) y es una extensión del seguro de automóvil que cubre los gastos médicos del accidentado y, en ...

• La Opinión; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 19, 2009

• Cómo Escoger El Mejor Seguro de Auto

Cobertura Médica. Tu seguro debe incluir también algún tipo de cobertura que pague los gastos médicos o de hospitalización generados por un accidente. Como tomarse una aspirina en una sala de emergencias a veces cuesta más que unas vacaciones en Cancún, con frecuencia los gastos médicos son mayores que los generados por los daños a los vehículos involucrados en el accidente. Protección de Colisión Integral. Cubre el costo del auto según su valor o en caso de vandalismo, robo o desastres naturales. Es la parte de tu póliza que cubrirá los gastos de reparación de tu vehículo en caso de un accidente. Protección de Lesión Personal. Se conoce en inglés como Personal Injury Protection (PIP) y es una extensión del seguro de automóvil que cubre los gastos médicos del accidentado y, en ...

• La Opinión; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 19, 2009

• Michael Walsh of Kubicki Draper's Miami office wrote an article titled 'Florida Personal Injury Protection: Hot Topics, Strategies and the Defense Perspective'.

Michael Walsh of Kubicki Draper's Miami office wrote an article titled "Florida Personal Injury Protection: Hot Topics, Strategies and the Defense Per...

• Florida Bar News
• September 01, 2007

• Clearing Up Insurance Confusion

I was in an auto accident in 2001. I wrenched my neck and had physical therapy. Medicare denied the claims since my personal injury protection under my auto insurance paid for all the treatments for my neck. Over the winter, however, I wrenched my back shoveling snow. I needed physical therapy for my back. Now the claims for my back are being denied; Medicare states my auto insurance needs to pay this claim.

• Maryland Gazette
• July 28, 2010

• Your Rights As a Passenger in a Car That Crashes

YOU ARE in the car of another who is driving and an accident occurs involving the car, what are your rights? Under the law of New York State, No-Fault, also called Personal Injury Protection (PIP), prompt payment by the driver's automobile insurance company is required regardless of which driver(s) may have been at fault or whether there was any negligence in the car accident. Payments are made for actual economic losses (meaning medical expenses, lost earnings, and other reasonable and necessary expenses related to injuries sustained), up to $50,000 per person ("basic No-Fault coverage"). This law applies both to a drivers, passengers and pedestrians involved in car accidents. Thus as a passenger you are covered by No-Fault. How can a lawyer be of use in the No-Fault system? Lawsuit...

• Weekly Gleaner, The; North American ed.
• August 06, 2009