She will be deposed by me on videotape, to preserve her testimony that she mailed instructions to the insurance company and those instructions were not followed. We must go to her home. She is already weak from her cancer. She has small children. She did not realize sooner that her premiums were not being taken automatically from her bank because she had started a new job and was very busy. The insurer will of course claim that she negligently disregarded notices from it that her premiums were overdue. She paid premiums on this policy beginning in the early 1990's.
Anyone with wisdom to help this woman? Prayer welcome, too.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Dying and her life insurance cancelled.
Met today with a man whose wife tried to arrange to pay her life premiums by direct bank withdrawal. The carrier did not implement her payment method, and she missed a premium. While she was missing her premium payment, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now the carrier wants evidence she is insurable. This is a good day to be a lawyer.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Brownies and builders
Represented an engineer sued for negligence in designing a residence. As evidence of negligence, the expert witness abetting the lawsuit cited to Army Corps of Engineers construction standards. The Pentagon has a 26 page recipe for making brownies. Would a jury think it fair to judge my client by the Pentagon? Crikey. Ironically, my client was a Korean War vet.
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