Insurance company rules- July 21, 2008 This is over the top, but it contains a core of truth.Insurance Company Rules http:www.youtube.comwatchv=hoAm6cTgAXA Ken Shigley is a former chairman of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute and the Tort & Insurance Practice Section of the State Bar of Georgia. A Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, he is also a Master of the Lamar Inn of Court at Emory Law School, a faculty member for ten years at the Emory University Law School Trial...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/insurance-law-insurance-company-rules.html Georgia Courts Automation Commission- July 18, 2008 In the "be careful what you wish for" category, I got word today of appointment to the Georgia Courts Automation Commission. The enacting legislation in 1990 authorized the Commission to: Define, implement, and administer a state-wide courts automation system; Coordinate and cooperate with the state's chief information officer with regard to planning, implementation, and administration of a state-wide courts automation system to take advantage of existing state resources where...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/bar-organizations-georgia-courts-automation-commission... $60 million bad faith verdict in disability insurance case- July 17, 2008 While over half my practice involves truck accident litigation in Georgia, I have also done some disability insurance bad faith litigation and participated in one long products liability trial in Las Vegas. Therefore, this story of a disability insurance bad faith verdict in Las Vegas caught my eye.Last week in federal court in Las Vegas, a jury returned unanimous verdicts against Paul Revere Life Insurance Company and UnumProvident Corporation (Unum Group) in the partial retrial of a lawsuit...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/insurance-law-60-million-bad-faith-verdict-in-disabili... 25 high margin medical procedures.- July 16, 2008 As an Atlanta lawyer handling mostly catastrophic truck wreck cases, I tend to view doctors more as friends than adversaries. However, the opinions of some notwithstanding, they are as human as the rest of us. The X-Ray Technicians blog recently posted a list of medical procedures with very high profit margins, suggesting that at least some of them may be overutilized. As consumers of medical services, we should be alert to wastes of money, whether our own or the insurance...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/medical-malpractice-25-high-margin-medical-procedures.... Alabama increases minimum auto insurance requirements- July 7, 2008 A new Alabama law increases the minimum automobile liability insurance coverage to equal what has long been required in Georgia -- to $25,000 in coverage for a single injury or death, $50,000 for multiple injuries or deaths, and $25,000 for property damage. Alabama motorists will be required to comply with the new limits when they renew their current policies. The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases arising from motor...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/insurance-law-alabama-increases-minimum-auto-insurance... Traumatic brain injury victims need immediate nutritional supplements- July 6, 2008 After traumatic brain injury, it is critically important to immediately begin nutritioal supplementation, by a gastric tube or PIC line if necessary. According to a recent study from New York Presbyterian Hospital, without gastric feeding within the first 5-7 days of suffering their injury, TBI patients had a two- and four-fold higher likelihood of death. For every 10kcalkg decrease in caloric intake there was a 30–40 % increase in mortality rate. The best outcomes for...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/brain-injury-traumatic-brain-injury-victims-need-immed... Auto accidents due to cell phone distraction countered by new California law- July 6, 2008 Though my accident and injury law practice is in Atlanta, Georgia, I recently spent ten days in southern California, where I saw the heavy marketing for hands-free devices for cell phone due to the new law that went into effect on July 1. In California, it is now against the law to drive a vehicle using a handheld cell phone, or for drivers under 18 to use a cell phone at all while driving. There are exceptions for emergencies, including calling public safety agencies or...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/injury-law-auto-accidents-due-to-cell-phone-distractio... Mississippi Supreme Court hostile to injured citizens- July 4, 2008 As an attorney representing citizens in cases of catastrophic injury, I depend upon courts being fair, evenhanded and impartial. Georgia judges are relatively nonpolitical and fair to both sides. An analysis of the Mississippi Supreme Court shows how bad it can get when courts become politicized. According to an article by Alex Alston of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, over the past four and one-half years the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed 100% of defense verdicts in favor of...http://www.atlantainjurylawblog.com/injury-law-mississippi-supreme-court-hostile-to-injure... |