PI Lawyer – What is a Deposition? – Brevard County FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi, I’m attorney Scott Wright. You’ve been injured in an automobile crash or as a result of a slip-and-fall incident, you’ve been asked to give a deposition, and you’re wondering what that is. A deposition is part of the information gathering process once a lawsuit has been filed. It typically occurs at an attorney’s office or a court reporter’s office. You would attend, You would be accompanied by your attorney. It would also be attended by the attorney representing the insurance company, and there would be a court reporter there as well. You would be sworn under oath, and the attorney representing the insurance company would ask you a series of questions. These questions would basically be background information on you, your health history, your work history, things of that nature, how the accident itself occurred, and the injuries you’ve experienced as a result. You’ll be asked questions about the medical treatment you’ve received and how your injuries have affected you. If you would like to discuss the deposition process in more detail, feel free to give me a call. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

PI Lawyer – Surveillance by an Insurance Company – Melbourne FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi, I’m attorney Scott Wright. People who have been injured in an automobile crash or as a result of a slip-and-fall incident are often surprised to learn the insurance company has hired an investigator to obtain video footage of them going about their daily activities. Video footage showing an injured person doing things that, because of their injuries, perhaps shouldn’t be doing can have a devastating effect on their claim. Even simple things like carrying groceries from the car into the home or washing your car, playing with children, lifting and carrying your child can have a significant impact when viewed by a jury considering the seriousness of your injuries. The lie of surveillance of course is that there is no footage later demonstrating the price being paid in terms of increased pain for those activities. If your doctor has placed restrictions on you, you should do everything possible to observe those restrictions. If you would like to discuss the possibility of surveillance in your case or your claim in general, feel free to call me at any time. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

PI Lawyer – Contact with Your Attorney – Brevard County FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi, I’m attorney Scott Wright. Many clients I’ve represented over the years have come to me after a prior experience with another attorney. I’ve learned that the main reason clients fail to return to their previous attorney is frustration over the inability to reach their attorney to discuss things that are of importance to them. Certainly, an injury case resulting from an auto crash or a fall-down incident is stressful enough without being unable to reach your attorney. In my office, I’ve adopted a simple system to avoid this. When I first meet with a client, if the client decides to retain me, I give them all of my contact information. That includes my cell phone and my home phone number. If a client’s unable to reach me, they’re just not trying hard enough. If you would like to discuss your injury claim in more detail, I’d be happy to speak with you. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

PI Lawyer – What is Health Insurance Subrogation? – Central Florida

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi, I’m attorney Scott Wright. You’ve been involved in an automobile crash or as the result of a fall-down incident, but are fortunate enough to have health insurance to pay all or a portion of your medical expenses. Many clients, though, are surprised to learn that their health insurance contains a provision entitling the insurance company to be reimbursed for amount it has paid for your medical care if you collect from an at-fault party. This right of reimbursement is stated in your insurance policy and typically can be found in the benefits booklet if you read it closely. But keep in mind, even though your insurer is entitled to be reimbursed, it may not be entitled to be reimbursed in full. If you would like to discuss the reimbursement provisions of your health insurance policy or any other matter regarding your claim, feel free to give me a call. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

PI Lawyer – What is Arbitration? – Brevard County FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi, I’m attorney Scott Wright. You’ve been involved in an automobile crash or injured in a slip-and-fall incident, and you’ve heard about arbitration as a way of resolving your claim. you’re wondering what that is. Arbitration is an alternative method to resolving disputes short of taking them to trial before a jury. Arbitration can be binding or non-binding, and it’s generally governed by statutory rules or rules contained in a contract. The process is simply this. you would attend a hearing after selecting one more more arbitrators to decide your case. At the hearing, your attorney would present witnesses, documents, medical records, or other materials intended to support your case. By agreement, the arbitrator would then make the final decision in your case, and your matter would be concluded. If you would like to discuss the arbitration of your case in more detail, or if you would like to discuss your claim in general, you can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

PI Lawyer – What is Mediation? – Central Florida

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi, I’m attorney Scott Wright. You’ve been involved in an automobile crash or a slip-and-fall incident, and you’ve heard about mediation as a way of resolving you claim. you’re wondering what mediation is. Well, mediation is a process for resolving injury claims short of going to the courthouse. Basically, it involves a meeting that is attended by you, your attorney, an insurance representative, an attorney for the insurance company, and a trained mediator. The process begins with a joint session where each side states the strength of their case and discusses their claim in detail with each other and with the mediator. You then break into separate sessions. The mediator then goes back and forth between each side attempting to find common ground. If a settlement is reached, an agreement is written up and signed, and your case is concluded. If a settlement is not reached, the next stop is the courthouse. If you would like to discuss the mediation process further or if you would like to discuss your claim in general, feel free to give me a call. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

Attorney Help – What to Do if Your Doctor Won’t See You – Cocoa Beach FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi. I’m attorney Scott Wright. You’ve been injured in an accident, but when you called your family doctor for an appointment, you were told your doctor doesn’t accept accident cases. You’re wondering what to do. The first step obviously is to ask your doctor for a referral to a physician in your area that does handle what are called trauma cases. If that fails, the next option would be to speak with family members or friends that you know of that have also been in an accident and needed treatment. Ask who they treated with and if they were happy with the services provided by the physician. You might also want to speak with any local medical referral service. There you’d be asking again for physicians that handle trauma cases. In our area, we’ve become familiar with the doctors that handle these types of cases, and we’d be happy to share that information with you on request. If you’d like to speak about your case, feel free to give me a call. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

Ask an Attorney – Should I Sign Insurance Company Documents? – Melbourne FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi. I’m attorney Scott Wright. You’ve been injured in an auto crash, and an insurance adjuster has asked you to sign an authorization to release your medical records. You’re wondering whether or not you have to do that or if it’s in your best interest to do that. The answer to the question turns on whether or not the request comes from your insurance company or the insurance company that insures the driver at fault in the accident. If it’s the insurance company for the driver at fault, the answer is no. You have no obligation to provide them with an authorization, and generally speaking, it’s not in your best interest to do so. If the request for the authorization comes from your insurance company, under the terms of your insurance policy you have an obligation to respond. You have a contractual duty to cooperate with your own insurance company, and included within that duty to cooperate is an obligation to make your medical records available. If you’d like to discuss your case in more detail, you can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

Personal Injury Attorney – Insurance Company Investigation – Central Florida

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi. I’m attorney Scott Wright. If you’ve been injured in an accident, you should know the insurance company will aggressively investigate your claim. Their purpose in doing so is not to support your claim, but to improve their prospects for denying it. The insurance adjuster will interview witnesses, will request from you an authorization to release all of your medical records, may ask that you agree to be examined by a physician of their choosing at their expense. They may also hire a private investigator, conduct background checks on you, and also place you under surveillance. If you’d like to discuss how to deal with these measures of investigation by the insurance company, feel free to give me a call. You can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.

PI Lawyer – When to Submit a Claim to the Insurance Company – Space Coast FL

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Attorney Scott Wright
321-723-1997
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Hi. I’m attorney Scott Wright. Clients often ask me when their case will be ready for presentation to the insurance company. Generally speaking, that occurs only after you’ve recovered from your injuries to the point that you’ve become reasonably stable. There’s a medical legal term for that called maximum medical improvement. It boils down to the date at which your doctor thinks you’ve healed up about as much as you’re going to, and there’s not likely to be any significant change for the foreseeable future. That’s an important date because then the doctor can tell us whether or not you have a permanent injury and can tell us also whether or not there’s a physical impairment associated with that injury. The doctor then would also tell us what future treatment you’ll need for the remainder of your life. At that point, we can also estimate the impact of your injuries on your earning capacity and the affect of your injuries on your ability to enjoy life. It’s an important date, but it’s a date we have to reach before your claim is ready to be submitted. If you’d like to discuss your case in more detail, you can reach me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 321-723-1997. I look forward to speaking with you.