Category Archives: General Personal Injury

Policy limits Ohio injury lawyer

Policy limits Ohio injury lawyer

The language in your auto insurance contract controls what your auto insurance company has to pay for, whether it is your policy or the policy of the person who hurt you. Insurance companies agree to pay for part of the damage caused by somebody’s negligence up to a certain amount, called policy limits. What is…

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Do you have a personal injury case

Do you have a personal injury case

One of the questions that a personal injury attorney frequently hears is “Do I have a personal injury case?” Personal injury claims can encompass a wide range of accidents and injuries. In order for the courts to recognize that you have a valid case, you must be able to show that four legal elements are…

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Will my child be traumatized if I have to bring an Ohio personal injury lawsuit on his or her behalf?

Will my child be traumatized if I have to bring an Ohio personal injury lawsuit on his or her behalf?

Chester Law Group is very careful to be sensitive to the needs and concerns of children whom we represent. If you file a personal injury claim on behalf of your child, our Ohio serious injury lawyers will do their best to make sure that your child’s involvement in any lawsuit is relatively limited. In Ohio…

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Phase 1 of the litigation process

Phase 1 of the litigation process

by Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer David M. Chester Occasionally, personal injury claims cannot be resolved without having to resort to litigation. This can happen for a multitude of reasons, but most commonly it’s simply because the insurance company is not willing to make a fair settlement offer for your injuries. The litigation process is complex…

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Insurance policy limits check

Insurance policy limits check

Author David M. Chester found of Chester Law Group Co., LPA 800-218-4243. Sometimes potential clients come to my personal injury office and ask me if they need a lawyer. They say that the insurance company for the party at fault has offered their policy limits, which means they have offered all of the liability insurance…

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Aggravation of a preexisting condition

Aggravation of a preexisting condition

Some people who are injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident may have been suffering from symptoms or injuries to the same parts of the body that were also injured in the accident. Many times the injury from the accident makes the prior injury even worse than it was before. In this case, Ohio…

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What if the Insurance Company Obtains My Medical Records Without My Consent?

What if the Insurance Company Obtains My Medical Records Without My Consent?

When you are injured in Ohio as a result of someone’s negligence (whether in a car accident, truck accident, hit by a car crossing the road or crosswalk, etc.) and you make a claim for the injuries you suffered as a result of the person’s negligence, you put your health at issue. This means that…

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Can settling a personal injury claim cost me my health insurance, Medicaid, SSI, SSDI or Medicare?

Can settling a personal injury claim cost me my health insurance, Medicaid, SSI, SSDI or Medicare?

Can settling a personal injury claim cost me my health insurance, Medicaid, SSI, SSDI or Medicare benefits? How to lose your benefits and get little or no money from your settlement by not dealing with your health carrier appropriately… Yes, you can lose your health benefits by settling your personal injury case by yourself incorrectly.…

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