Insurance Adjusters and Personal Injury Cases – Be Prepared To Protect Your Interests After a vehicle accident, you usually find yourself working with an insurance adjuster. For most people, this is foreign territory. You likely go in without fully understanding what is happening or how you can most fully protect your rights. Take the time to understand the insurance adjuster’s role so you can go in prepared. What Is an Insurance Adjuster? An insurance adjuster works for...

What To Expect When Initiating A Personal Injury Case Just the thought of actually suing someone can be very stressful, never mind the stress of actually building a personal injury case and presenting your arguments. In fact, sometimes that stress is enough to stop injured parties from even trying to pursue justice in court. But if you have been seriously injured and need the money that a personal injury settlement could provide, you need to file a lawsuit despite your misgivings. One thing...

Personal injury settlement for defective knee implant – Wisconsin In December, 2017, Attorney Stephen J. Eisenberg settled a claim with a medical device implant provider for $290,000. An Eau Claire, Wisconsin man underwent a left total knee arthroplasty, or knee replacement, in 2014. The implanted knee did not provide any bone ingrowth on the tibial component resulting in a defective implant. The implant device was later recalled by the medical device provider. The client underwent a...

Injuries sustained in Madison Wisconsin car accident result in injury settlement On March 12, 2017, a Madison man was traveling southbound on Highway Y when another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle. The 80 year old man sustained fractures to his mid back, as well as broken ribs. He subsequently underwent a disk fusion surgery at UW Hospital. Attorney Stephen J. Eisenberg settled the case for the policy limits of $250,000 with State Farm. The case was settled within six months of the collision,...

Wisconsin woman’s fall down apartment stairs results in personal injury settlement On February 17, 2016, a Portage woman was visiting her sister when she fell down a stairway leading to the basement of her sister’s apartment and resulted in multiple personal injuries to the woman. The landlord haphazardly installed shower towel bar tubes instead of staircase railings. The railings were not continuous, nor did they meet building code requirements. Attorney Stephen J. Eisenberg retained...