What to do if your life insurance claim is denied
Follow my blog with Bloglovin “The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. ” — CiceroFollow these 4 steps if your life insurance company denied…
Act and Be Damned: The Law on California Punitive Damages
“Dignum et justum est. ” — The MissalPunitive damages are monetary damages awarded to a plaintiff when the law says the defendant should be punished. When Punitive Damages are Available…
How to file a claim against the City of San Diego
“We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government. ” — William H. TaftHow to file a claim against the City of San Diego? Paperwork, that's how. No more, no less.…
Beaches, Bods, and Booze: DUIs in Southern California
“They livin’ it up at the Hotel California” — EaglesPerhaps you got caught living it up in Southern California and are faced with a DUI arrest. If so, there are…
California Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Pay to Sue Your Insurance Company
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert FrostUninsured Motorist Coverage in California (and most states) is confusing. Let's understand some…
California Burning: How to make a viable insurance claim for fire damage
“A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.” — Robert Herrick Fires are burning throughout California. If your home has been damaged, here's how to make a viable insurance claim for…
Effective Communication: How to Write Like a Lawyer
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. ” — Benjamin FranklinAll lawyers write; few write like a lawyer. That's because most lawyers miss the goal of writing: effective…
Telephone Death Threats, Unreasonable Drug Tests, and Other Extreme and Outrageous Conduct: Exploring the Intense World of IIED
“Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it. ” — Niels Bohr Intentional infliction of emotional distress, or IIED, is intense. It's a theory of…
Who to sue in a products liability action?
“A great ad campaign will make a bad product fail faster. It will get more people to know it’s bad.” — Bill BernbachProducts injure. Not in the sense that you…
A bouncer punches you in the face. Who do you sue?
“We men are wretched things. ” — HomerConsider yourself fortunate if you've never asked that question. But someone has. Of course you sue the bouncer. But you also sue his…
Hey San Diego, here’s why you should hire a personal injury lawyer…
“While we’re talking, Envious time is fleeting: Seize the day, put no trust in the future. ” — Horace This is my first blog post from my new San Diego…
How insurance claims work
“I have striven not to laugh at human actions, Not to weep at them, nor to hate them, But to understand them.” — Baruch SpinozaInsurance companies process claims with hesitation,…