Thu November 13, 2008, 3:52 pm You have submitted a property loss claim or uninsured motorist claim [1] to your insurance company. So it can better understand the loss, your insurer asks to provide information and complete some forms describing your damage. You dutifully do so. Then, an overly legal letter arrives from your insurer. It requires…
On October 23, 2008 the Supreme Court of Oregon decided a case which will likely require many insurance companies to pay for diminished value of a vehicle caused by an accident. In the decision, Gonzales v. Farmers Insurance, Oregon’s highest Court stated: “We hold that “repair,” as used in the policy at issue in this case,…
Ski Friends: When I am not working to resolve insurance claims, I snow ski. From 2005 to 2008 I was President of Cascade Ski Club. In that capacity, I helped resolve a longstanding property dispute with a local Government Camp ski / ride resort. With the money from that settlement, Cascade Ski Club has paid off…