All about PI
Time period in which a person has to make a personal injury claim/file a lawsuit.
What is the Statue of Limitations
Lead calls in and says they were involved in a collision and the other car has ins. However, they think they may be at fault, but they have UM/UIM. Sign?
Don't- UM/UIM coverage is only available when there is another responsible third party, who either does not have ins. or has an inadequate amount.
True or False? All emails can be attached to Smart Advocate as a note via Outlook.
What is true.
A client calls in to report a dog bite, outside of injuries, pictures, and details, we should check if the PNC followed this step ...
What is make/get an animal control/bite report.
If you saw one of our commercials, then you have probably seen this animal
What is a LION
Vehicle accident, but the plaintiff got no ins. information due to the Defendant fleeing the scene. In the PI world we call this?
What is a Hit and Run?
A client text's us "STOP" it is okay, we can keep texting them because they previously consented to being texted.
DON'T- in fact, we as a firm can face serious trouble for not stopping the auto communications when a client requests it.
If you are in the middle of creating a case, but it does not finalize, it is important to use this tool in SA before creating a duplicate ____
What is Incomplete Intakes.
Property owners may be held accountable for failing to maintain safe environments for visitors. Various types of incidents may fall under this area of PI, including slips and falls, inadequate security, animal attacks, and more ...
What is Premises Liability?
"To be the law firm of choice for every person injured or lost due to preventable tragedy, while providing our clients world class service and record setting results" is Thompson Law's what?
What is the Thompson Law Vision Statement
We want to help but there is no money on either side -we have to let it go because there isn't ....
What is a Source of Recovery?
PNC calls in and has been involved in an accident. They aren't hurt though and have told you that they don't want to treat. They need help with their property damage claim though and the PD pictures are bad!! Sign?
Don't- we can only build a case off of medical bills and records, no treatment, no case on our end. Significant property damage isn't enough to warrant a sign up- they have to treat.
When purchasing a Police Report, we must remember to add the report to the ______ tab and the purchase price to the ______ tab.
What is the documents tab and the expense tab.
Property owners may be held accountable for failing to maintain safe environments for visitors. Various types of incidents may fall under this area of PI, including slips and falls, inadequate security, animal attacks, and more ...
What is Premises Liability
Lucky number ____ , not to be confused with a dice roll. That is how long this firm has been operating.
What is 7.
A lead calls in and tells you they were just injured on the job, however they have a workers comp claim open but got hit by falling debris in a Starbucks store while making a work delivery. Sign them up?
Do!- While TEXAS usually limits recovery for workplace injuries to workers comp claims, a Plaintiff can have both if the injuries were caused by the negligence of a Third-Party (not covered under workers comp).
This can be explained in further detail.
A PNC went to a hospital due to a car crash. While there she was told she would have to have her bone reset. The doctor became distracted and broke the bone in the wrong place, leading to the the pnc having to have the bone reset again. This is more than not a _____ _____ case.
What is Medical Malpractice?
RT- the original Lion is licensed in several states including Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Arizona and ____ ?
What is California?
Although they still sustained injuries, this type of act bars the recovery from Insurance companies
What is an Intentional Tort/Act