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Walters v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., N12C-01-019 JRJ (Del. Super. May 1, 2013)
Following a motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff filed a PIP claim with his insurer, State Farm, seeking lost wages with a verification from his Pipefitters union that they had 100% job placement and that the standard rate of pay was $31.86/hour and full benefits were $69.13/hour. As a part of his PIP claim, Plaintiff received $63,000.00 in lost wages.
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Tags: Civil Law; Evidence; UM/UIM;
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Bernal v. Feliciano, N12C-09-062 MJB (Del. Super. May 1, 2013).
The Plaintiff filed a suit for personal injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident with Defendant. Following the accident, the Plaintiff (Spanish-speaking) and Plaintiff's daughter (bilingual) negotiated a settlement amount of $410.00 with Defendant's insurer, Erie Insurance.
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Tags: Civil Law; Insurance Law
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Christiana Care Health Services v. Palomino; Timber Products v. Avila-Hernandez; Berger Brothers v. Munoz, Del. Supr. Nos. 56, 2012; 62, 2012; 63, 2012 (Consolidated) (April 11, 2013)
Delaware Workers' Compensation Administrative Regulation establishing a 45-day appeal time period for Utilization Review Determinations is invalid, the 5-year statute of limitations applies.
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Tags: Workers' Compensation; Utilization Review
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Walters v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., N12C-01-019 JRJ (Del. Super. May 1, 2013)
Following a motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff filed a PIP claim with his insurer, State Farm, seeking lost wages with a verification from his Pipefitters union that they had 100% job placement and that the standard rate of pay was $31.86/hour and full benefits were $69.13/hour. As a part of his PIP claim, Plaintiff received $63,000.00 in lost wages. Plaintiff then filed a UIM claim against his insurer, State Farm, seeking to recover for personal injuries and lost wages in the amount of $94,016.80.
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Tags: Workers' Compensation; Compensability; Course and Scope; Idiopathic Fall;
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Puckett v. Matrix Services, Del. Supr. No. 435, 2012 (Jan. 7, 2013)
In this case Claimant was injured at work by way of aggravation of an underlying spinal condition. The Claimant had a condition known as a "syrinx" (a spinal cord cyst). While working for Employer, the condition became aggravated and symptomatic.
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Tags: Workers' Compensation; Termination