Congratulations are in order for attorney Jeffrey C. Arnold. He recently obtained a large settlement that exceeded the available insurance policy limits. He only had to file the lawsuit and the adverse insurance company caved immediately. He sent them medical records and billings that showed our client had $58,824.95 in medical services. And that was only one bill, because we were still waiting on four other facilities to send us their billing records. This was enough information to demand the policy limits of $100,000.00. We gave them a deadline and the adverse insurance company did not accept our demand. In order to “open” a policy, you have to demand the policy limits and give the other side sufficient information to […]

Laskin Balma Attorneys at Law in Sacramento & Elk Grove CA recently took a very interesting case to trial that may have a huge impact on personal injury cases in the future. Our client, Robert Dunlap was driving a truck owned by William Chapman when the steering locked up. He lost control of the vehicle, and hit the center median. The truck rolled two and a half times and landed upside down with Mr. Dunlap hanging from his seatbelt. Mr. Dunlap survived the crash, but he was gravely injured. He suffered two disc fractures, one at C6 and the other at C7, and was diagnosed with Brown Sequard Syndrome, a type of paralysis. Mr. Dunlap experienced numbness on his right side, stiffness, cramping, […]

At the personal injury law offices of Laskin Balma in Sacramento California, we encounter many types of injuries that are caused by different kinds of incidents. There are, of course, typical complaints that we would expect if someone is in a car accident, including pain and stiffness in the neck or lower back. However, as of late, we are seeing more and more clients with symptoms like sleepiness, headaches, difficultly concentrating, and dizziness which may indicate that an injury to the brain has occurred. There are often complaints of fatigue and anxiety that can appear from a traumatic incident, but these typically disappear within two weeks or so. If a person continues to suffer from neurological symptoms it is important […]

If you have been in a collision there is certain information you need to exchange with the other parties. In California, by law, under Vehicle Code section 16025, you must exchange: 1. Driver’s name 2. Driver’s current residence address 3. Driver’s license number 4. Vehicle identification number 5. Owner’s name 6. Owner’s current residence address 7. Evidence of financial responsibility, such as company name, address, and policy number of valid automobile insurance If you do not exchange this information, you can be charged with violation of this code section and fined. Some people type up this information on an index card that they can hand to somebody, but I would be wary of just accepting something like that at face […]