When we have a client who has endured long-term treatment for a car accident, we inevitably hear from the insurance company “they should have been better in 6-8 weeks.”  This line is echoed by Defense Medical Doctors – the frequent flyers who are hired by insurance companies to write a report that says exactly that, […]

The federal government has issued various orders that hold that Medicare won’t pay for services provided due to never events.”  So what is a never event?  Things like forgotten equipment (clamps, sponges) or wrong-site surgery. If is seems incredible that these events keep occurring, it is.  There are best practices to prevent them.  We know, […]

Advertisements for auto insurance tell you to “just go on-line” and to “pick your own price.”  There is no question that buying insurance can be accomplished quickly and easily on-line.  However, if substantial care and attention isn’t given to what you are buying (as opposed to how), you can wind up not being protected the […]

With the recent election of a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice who had made extremely incendiary and bigoted comments as a college student about the LGBT community, clients have posed various questions about navigating the legal system.  Here are a few of the most common (answered in broad terms – of course, you should ask your […]

The New York Police Department was sued by a man who was run over while crossing with the light in the crosswalk.  The striking squad car was driven by a police officer talking on the phone. Incredibly, when answering the complaint, the NYPD claimed that the man “caused or contributed” to his own death. What? […]