Miscellaneous | InjuryBoard Anchorage

On Monday, June 25, 2007, a judge ruled that no pair of pants if worth $54 million. Roy Pearson, ad administrative law judge sued a Washington D.C. dry cleaner alledging that the dry cleaners lost his pants and tried to give him a pair that were not his. D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled that the owners of Custom Cleaners, the Chung family, did not violate the consumer-protection...

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Representative Paul Seaton, of Homer, Ak has proposed a law, HB25, which will immunize landowners, largely to the benefit of the insurance industry, from suits brought by Alaskans seriously injured or killed because of landowner carelessness. Rep. Seaton is trying to do the right thing for public recreation, but unless huge loopholes in the bill are closed, the public policy "baby" will be...

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Some crime victims are seriously or catastrophically injured. Some are killed. The criminals often have little or spend what they have on defense lawyers. Most victims know about the Violent Crimes Compensation Act. But few know that there are private insurace policies that may pay for the harms and losses they have suffered.The Violent Crimes Compensation Act may be a small help, but by its...

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When you are injured in an accident, and hire a lawyer, there are a number of things you can do to assist in obtaining a timely settlement. You should keep a file that contains all documents you obtain which have anything to do with your accident. The types of documents you should keep and provide to your attorney include any medical bills you receive, medical records, correspondence from the...

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The Ak Supreme Court recently ruled that insurance companies can sell you less uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage to protect your family from serious injury or death, than you buy to protect others from your own negligence...and they can do so without your written OK.AS 21.89.020 demands that a carrier providing Uninsured or Underinsured (UM or UIM) coverage get your written OK if the...

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The Alaska Supreme Court, in a 3/2 decision, announced that Alaska's minor Statute of limitations, AS 09.10.140(c), requiring a minor injured under the age of 8 to file suit on or before his/her 10th birthday, deprives the minor of his/her due process right to access the courts. See, Sands v. Green, and State of Alaska, S-11582, Op. no. 6121, May 4, 2007, a personal injury lawsuit alleging...

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When you are injured as the result of negligence, you should seek legal advice immediately before you discuss the matter with an insurance adjuster, before signing any documents, and before valuable evidence can be lost. Remember, the less money insurance companies pay on claims, the more money they make. Before saying anything to anybody, get the advice you need from a qualified personal...

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Several lawsuits for denied insurance claims have surfaced against State Farm following Hurricane Wilma. On April 24, one of those suits went to trial.A Beaumont couple claims State Farm has denied their insurance claim refusing to pay the full amount of property damage suffered from Hurricane Wilma.According to the petition filed in Jefferson County District Court, the storm caused roof and...

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A personal injury lawyer specializes in personal injury lawsuits, by providing legal services to clients that have been injured either physically and/or financially due to the fault of another person or business.In most instances, a personal injury lawyer has experience in a wide array of person injury areas so they can provide case specific legal services that include areas such as medical...

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Michael J. Schneider is the owner of the Law Offices of Michael J. Schneider, P.C. located in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from McGeorge School of Law in 1975. He was admitted to the Alaska Bar in 1975. His practice is now limited to plaintiffs' personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance litigation. He enjoys Martindale-Hubbell's highest "AV" rating (legal ability very high to...

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