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bad faith penalties

Insurers and defense lawyers sometimes use this phrase as if it means a routine fine that automatically gets added whenever a claim is denied or delayed. They may also suggest...

assignment of bad faith rights

Can someone else take over the right to sue an insurance company for bad faith? Yes. An assignment of bad faith rights is an agreement where the person or business insured...

Can your immigration status sink a Charleston van fire claim?

A rear-end crash that turns into a vehicle fire is bad enough, and the insurer will still try to turn a minor violation and immigration fear into leverage.

ARTICLE by Roderick Lyons

unreasonable delay

Not every slow response is an unreasonable delay. Insurance claims can take some time when records are missing, injuries are still being evaluated, or the facts are genuinely...

That ladder folded, and now every insurer is trying to disappear

A farm worker in Morgantown got hurt when a defective ladder collapsed, and now the farm, the ladder company, and multiple insurers are all dodging the bill while a structured settlement gets pushed across the table.

ARTICLE by Earl Braxton

Parkersburg deadline panic: that wrist injury offer may be built on a lie

If your wrists were wrecked by keyboard work in Parkersburg and an adjuster tossed out a fake "policy limit" number, the real issue is whether you're in workers' comp, a lawsuit, or both - and which clock is already ticking.

ARTICLE by Danny Trent

Morgantown insurer offered $8,000 after a drunk-driver wreck - too fast?

A drunk-driver crash can leave a postal worker with real psychological injuries, and in West Virginia the clock keeps running even while the insurer acts like an early ER discharge means nothing serious happened.

ARTICLE by Tom Ratliff

Did using my insurance after a Beckley dump truck wreck ruin my case?

"If this was a work crash or a commercial truck claim, why did you use your own insurance?" That is the adjuster question coming next, and it matters because they use it to...

pattern and practice

What trips people up is this: one ugly claim decision usually is not enough. A pattern and practice means repeated conduct that shows a company is doing the same wrongful thing...

Am I screwed if the loading dock had no barrier and insurance wants everything

What a Charleston fast food worker should photograph, save, and request immediately after a loading dock fall, especially when mental health is already in the record and a health insurer is talking like it owns the settlement.

ARTICLE by Danny Trent

Is my lawyer slow-walking the dashcam while my burn claim gets cheaper?

A bad steam-burn case can get undermined fast by hidden video, chatty adjusters, social media snooping, and a cheap settlement pushed before doctors know how deep the damage goes.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Hatfield

My kid was buried in a Huntington trench and now two states are fighting over who has to pay

A parent is trying to sort out a trench-collapse injury in Huntington when the child lives across the river and every insurer starts talking about "the other state."

ARTICLE by Rhonda Hatfield

A missed abnormal finding can cost money, health, and legal leverage because treatment may be delayed while a condition worsens. In a claim, that delay can affect the value of...

diagnostic imaging error

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may use this phrase to make a missed fracture, tumor, bleed, or spinal injury sound like a minor judgment call instead of a serious...

failure to warn

The worst mistake people make is assuming a dangerous product case only exists if the item was broken. Insurance companies and defense lawyers use that assumption against...

What happens if I tell the insurer about my old back MRI?

A common mistake is hiding the old MRI because it feels like handing the insurance company a weapon. In nearby Virginia, the fight over pre-existing injuries can get framed a...

Can my Clarksburg boss threaten deportation if I file after an Uber crash?

$1,000,000. That is the big number that may be on the table if you were a passenger during an active Uber or Lyft trip. Your boss does not control that money, and your...

People often mix up an excess verdict with an excess judgment. They are close, but not identical. An excess verdict is the jury's award that comes in higher than the...

My elbow may end my job before the missing records ever turn up

A Parkersburg meatpacking worker with a repetitive-use elbow injury can get trapped between workers' comp, outside insurers, and bad charting faster than most people expect.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Hatfield

What trips people up most is that a wrong diagnosis is not automatically medical malpractice. A clinician can make a difficult judgment call and still meet the accepted...