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Proving wage loss in an accident claim can ruin your claim if you try to go it alone

It sounds fairly terrifying, to think that if you're injured in an accident, you might be unfairly compensated for lost wages while you get well. But people who are self-employed, or sporadically employed, may find themselves battling with insurance companies on how to prove what wages were lost. It can be very complicated to go back and forth with an insurance company backed by a team of lawyers looking for ways to save their company money. Here are some thoughts from Bill Coats Law in Bellingham, WA on what you might be facing in proving lost wages for your accident injury claim.

Tips on proving wage loss to an insurance adjuster

Talking with an insurance adjuster can be difficult at any time during the claims process, but all the more so when an injured person is feeling the stress from lost wages. Here are some thoughts from Bill Coats Law in Bellingham, WA on what's at stake and what an insurance adjuster will require in paying lost wage claims

The #1 tip for proving wage loss in accident claims

In wrongful death claims, it may be critical to the deceased's family that lost wages be proven. This is not always a straightforward process, and insurance companies have strict requirements on how lost wages are accounted. Click to read this article from Bill Coats Law in Bellingham WA about how you can make your case for wage loss. 

News is mostly bad, but sometimes it's a little bit good. Omaho couple Kelly Konecko and Aaron Surber were planning to get married in October 2016, a promise Aaron sealed with a diamond engagement ring. The two looked forward to building a family, with Aaron becoming a father to Kelly's 6-year-old son, Johnny. That all changed when last month, Kelly lost Aaron in an accident near Laurel, Nebraska. Kelly survived, but Aaron was ejected during the two-vehicle crash, dying at the scene. Kelly told news station WOWT:

Tips on avoiding a DUI

There are more ways than every to avoid a DUI nowadays. Personal injury attorney Bill Coats in Bellingham, WA writes about creative ways to use technology to avoid one, as well as tried and true common sense. For tips on safe and sober driving, click here. 

Want to avoid a DUI? Try these tips

There are the old-fashioned methods of crashing on a friend's couch, or designating a sober driver. Modern technology such as apps for our ubiquitous smart phones is another way to make sure no one gets behind the wheel while drunk. Bellingham lawyer Bill Coats of Bill Coats Law works for the victims of drunk drivers on Washington roads and has a few ways we can all drive safer. For tips on avoiding a DUI, click here. 

8 Tips from MADD on how to convince a drunk person not to drive

Drunk people are not known for their rational abilities. Even the most reasonable person when sober can become a very different personality when drunk. It can be difficult to convince someone who has been drinking to not drive. From Bellingham car accident lawyer Bill Coats' blog post on ways to avoid a DUI, included are tips on how to talk to a drunk people who want to drive.

Being drunk makes you much more likely to crash. Here's how to avoid it

At .08 BAC, a driver is 11 times more likely than the non-drinking driver to be involved in a crash. It's easy to avoid driving drunk. From Bellingham, WA personal injury attorney Bill Coats, here are tips on how to protect yourself and loved ones from driving drunk.

Danger Danger – People With Nothing to Lose Are Legally Driving

The terrible thing about this is not so much the licenses, but that it proves our own government has failed to enforce existing laws, which breeds a contempt for authority and breakdown of society. Beyond that, for personal injury victims, it presents even more problems.

Great News – Marriage of Tech and Brainpower Empowers Injured People

In this story, we will cover the latest tech that may just be able to help car accident victims who are suffering from more than just vertigo. Although we have seen many advances in science, we still have not seen a spinal cord repaired enough to allow a quadriplegic victim to walk, we do know that we are on the way there.