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Bodily Injury Settlement Negotiations

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

7 Important Factors to Consider Before Accepting a Car Accident Insurance Settlement

If you’ve been injured in a car accident, accepting an insurance settlement will allow you to start moving on with your life. But, if you settle your claim too soon, this could prove to be a very costly mistake. There are...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How Fault Is Determined in Florida Auto Accident Cases

To seek full compensation for an auto accident in Florida, you need proof of fault. While personal injury protection (PIP) insurance provides “no fault” coverage, this coverage is limited, and it won’t nearly cover all of the...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

10 Tips for Supporting—or Refuting—Medical Records during Mediation

When mediating personal injury cases, I often notice attorneys falling into the same traps time and again—especially when it comes to how they use medical records to support their cases or develop their defenses. To help you...more

Cozen O'Connor

Ninth Circuit Upholds Bad Faith Award Despite Issues With Policy Limits Demand

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In Madrigal v. Allstate Indemnity Co., Cause No. 16-55830 (9th Cir. June 15, 2017), the Ninth Circuit upheld a jury award assessing $14 million in bad faith damages, even though it was unclear whether the insurer could have...more

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