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Reno Personal Injury Lawyer, Patrick R. Leverty, Esq., has passed the necessary application process and testing entitling him to be referred to as a Personal Injury Expert in the State of Nevada. The Nevada State Bar has provided rules allowing qualified attorneys to be referred to as Personal Injury Experts or Specialists naming the Nevada […]
“How do you figure out what my case is worth?” We look at the medical bills, property damage, pain and suffering and lost wages. We also really take into consideration the amount of insurance that’s available. If the damages are really high; $100,000, and we’re just talking about the negotiation with the at-fault driver’s insurance […]
“Unlike many personal injury lawyers who like to settle cases for the contingency fee, would you say that every case you take you take is with the philosophy that it may go all the way to trial, and you prepare accordingly?” Yes. That’s absolutely correct. In my experience, the only way to get the full […]
If the insurance company is failing to take into account certain damages or it seems like they are not considering the physical pain and suffering that the suffered, then, yes, I will let the client and the insurance company know that they are failing to take into consideration that amount and ask that they reconsider.
After an accident an individual should worry about getting healthy and deal with their medical issues, but you should bring the names of all the people you’ve treated with; all the medical providers that you’ve gone to, the accident report if you can get it. If not, the accident report number, and we can track […]
“Is there ever an instance where the client wants to settle and you advise against?” No. The determination is up to the client to decide whether that is enough money for them to be happy with and pay them for what they’ve suffered through.
With respect to the determination of how much responsibility I bear in the auto accident, is that a negotiation between you and the other insurance company, or is there some other formula that is used? Is it a police report? It’s a combination of factors, but essentially, when an car accident report doesn’t cite either […]
A settlement has been reached between the victims of the Fernley flood in 2008 and Truckee Carson Irrigation District, according to a law firm representing the defendants. After eight years of litigation, the courts overseeing the cases have granted final approval to a class-wide settlement for $18.183 million and the settlement money is starting to […]
If I’m an injured motorist, and I wasn’t solely responsible for the accident, what happens? If a certain amount of comparative fault is determined to be associated with you in a car accident, a Reno car accident lawyer can explain how the amount for which you are not at fault would result in a percentage […]
Is there a formula used to determine my settlement? It’s determined by loss of earnings and loss of earning capacity within the accident. So, say as a grocery store clerk you were earning $15 an hour, and you were working 40 hours a week, and so we can quantify that amount of damages (earnings). If, […]
