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"If we get some of your bills, do we have permission to pay your medical providers directly?" That's a question that I've started seeing when GEICO takes recorded statements of some of my clients (and I can only assume that other insurance companies will follow behind).  It seems innocuous.  The...

Yesterday, Austin saw yet another fatal wreck caused by a driver going the wrong way on one of our highways.  In this round, driver John McClintock was arrested for driving the wrong way on Mopac, where he is alleged to have hit and killed Domonick Turner. Sadly, this type of...

Earlier this week, families who have been destroyed by texting while driving wrecks came to Austin to urge state lawmakers to adopt a state-wide texting while driving ban.  Unfortunately, they're not alone.  Stories like those shared by these families have been repeated over and over and over. There is no...

In our injury cases, we spend a lot of time really trying to understand our clients’ injuries. As I tell clients, it’s one thing to say that an injury causes you pain or causes you to be limited in your daily activities. But it’s another thing entirely to hear anecdotes...

We recently received an inquiry asking, "Do I have to provide a release of medical information to the insurance company?" Generally, the answer is "no," but for a more detailed answer, I need to know the type of case. If you're making a claim directly against the driver who caused...