I was riding in my friend’s car and he crashed because he was texting while driving and now I’m hurt. I heard that Idaho has a guest statute that precludes me from suing my friend for my damages. Is that true? It’s not true! Idaho’s guest statute is found in…
I am over 18 years old and I borrowed by friend’s car. I then lent the car to a 15 year old friend to drive. My 15 year old friend crashed, am I liable? Yes! Idaho Code 49-2416 provides that every owner of a motor vehicle who knowingly permits a…
Even after meeting all the filling and notice requirements income benefits are still subject to a statute of limitations. Idaho Code 72-706, states if income benefits have been paid and discontinued more than four years from the date of the injury, you will have one year from the date the…
By Fred J. Lewis In some cases the mediation process results in a solution to the dispute, but there are times where this is not the case. If mediation is unsuccessful and an agreement is not reached, you then have to spend money on expert witness to testify…
Yes you can choose your own doctor, if your employer has not designated a treating physician already. In an emergency seek the most available medical treatment, regardless if that physician is the one designated by your employer.
When both parties agree to mediate the case, a mediation session will take place. This session will be conducted by a mediator, who will provide information to all parties but will not give advice. Prior to the mediation the claimant usually submits a demand to the defendants. At the mediation…
Every personal injury attorney in Idaho has heard this from a client. “I was injured in a wreck, but I know the guy. I don’t want to sue him, just his insurance company.” Unfortunately, as understandable as that desire is, insurance doesn’t work that way. A person who injures another…
The mediation session will not cost either participant. The Industrial Commission does not charge for a mediation sessions, and the Commission pays the mediator’s expenses. Dennis Burks has been the mediator for the Commission for over a decade. He has mediated over 10,000 Idaho Workers’ Compensation cases.
To change treating physicians you need a referral from your current treating physician to a new treating physician. Sometimes your treating physician may to decline to do so, if this is the case, a request can be made to the insurance company. If the insurance company refuses your request, then…
The always-fascinating EconTalk podcast had as its guest on January 18 “sneakerhead” Josh Luber of Campless.com, a site dedicated to tracking the secondary market in sneakers. There is a thriving market on Ebay and other sites in sneakers, particularly Nike basketball shoes. Just about every week, Nike releases small production…