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Third-Party Car Insurance Claims: An Overview

Overview of how third-party insurance claims work when you are involved in a car accident.

Auto Insurance Coverage Cost Rising at Fastest Rate in 13 Years

Blog post on the reasons why the cost of insuring your car keeps rising.

Court Awards Treble damages for Loss of Consortium

An award of damages was tripled when the court concluded that a claim of loss of consortium was valid alongside the personal injury claim.

Negligence Action Against State Employee Not Allowed by Statute

Blog post on the topic of sovereign immunity protecting state employees who get into car accidents.

Defendant Denied Remittitur for $507,706.65 Jury Award

Blog post about a defendant who was found liable for over $500,000 and then had a request to reduce that amount dismissed.

Amusement Park Not Liable for Parking Lot Accident

Blog post on the liability of businesses for the car accidents that occur in their parking lots.

Jury Awards $85,000 For Plaintiff's Pain and Loss of Active Lifestyle

Blog post about an award of damages for pain and loss of lifestyle resulting from a car accident.

Court Adds $2,000 to Original $3,320 Award for Car Accident

Info on a car accident case where the court increased the award of damages by $2,000.

Plaintiff's Multiple Prior Car Accidents Mitigate Defendant's Responsibility

Article about a defendant whose responsibility to the plaintiff was reduced to the plaintiff being involved in many previous car crashes.

Decedent's BAC Did Not Preclude Worker's Compensation

Blog post about a widow who was allowed to keep receiving worker's compensation for her husband's death after he died while intoxicated in a one-car crash.

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