If you were hurt in a personal injury accident, you probably have a number of questions about your rights and legal options. Fortunately, Attorney Mark Blane has answers. Browse answers to FAQs here.
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CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL LIENS: Can a hospital recover more, beyond what it agreed to accept from my private health insurance carrier, when I get a California personal injury settlement? (Also known as the " Nishihama Rule" )
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SAN DIEGO CA COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES (CMS) HEALTH LIENS: If all or part of my medical care for my California bodily injury case was covered by San Diego CMS , do I have pay them back at time of settlement of my bodily injury case for what they paid for my medical care?
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Does the California Common Fund Doctrine apply in cases where my medical care was covered in part or in full by my auto insurance carrier known as my "medical pay benefits" provision? How does this relate to my California personal injury settlement?
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Can California MediCal come after a lawsuit for wrongful death to try and get paid back what they paid out in the underlying wrongful death action?
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Under the California Hospital lien act, does a hospital lien take precedent before my attorney's contingency fee (lien) on my California personal injury case?
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CALIFORNIA "MAKE WHOLE" DOCTRINE: What the heck is the "Make Whole Doctrine," and how is it relevant to my personal injury case or settlement?
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CALIFORNIA MAKE WHOLE DEFENSE: Okay, there is the "make whole doctrine" and the "make whole defense" - what the heck is the "make whole defense?"
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CALIFORNIA UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE: What is California Uninsured or Under-insured Motorist coverage, also known as UIM or UM coverage??? And, how does UM coverage differ from First Party Coverage?
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After my injured child receives a bodily injury settlement and it is approved by the court, and the funds are deposited into a "minor's blocked account," can I or the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) deposit more funds into the blocked account in the future?
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How soon after the California judge approves my injured baby's or child's settlement must the funds be deposited into a minor's blocked account?
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Is the Minor Child Required to Attend the Court Hearing for Approval of His or Her Bodily Injury Settlement?
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Questions Generally Asked by the Judge during the Court Approval Hearing