A demand letter is a formal, written demand that the insurance company settle your claim for a specified amount. In most cases, the demand letter marks the beginning of serious settlement negotiations. Your personal injury attorney and the insurance adjuster will have had prior conversations about your claim, but the adjuster won’t really sit up […]
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Are Your Medical Records Setting Off Alarm Bells?
Certain alarm bells can trigger extra scrutiny of your injury claim, cause delays in processing the claim, and can also lower a settlement offer. Items That May Set Off the Adjuster’s Alarm Bells The treating doctor promotes himself as an “injury victim’s” doctor, and is known to local adjusters for running a “plaintiff’s mill” that […]