Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyer - Miscellaneous

Allstate Insurance getting spanked by Fla. court

Joseph Bernardo — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:18:53 GMT

Allstate is at it again. Misbehaving badly has become their norm and they are finally getting some of what they've been giving:

Wednesday's 1st District Court of Appeal ruling denied Allstate's request for a rehearing of an earlier decision that sided with the state's Office of Insurance Regulation, giving it the power to sanction the company for failing to cooperate in the ongoing investigation.

"Allstate's willful, indeed potentially criminal, failure to comply with its disclosure obligations has prevented OIR from adequately investigating its reasoned belief that Allstate is systematically defrauding its policyholders," wrote Judge Paul Hawkes for a unanimous three-judge panel.

They do the same thing to their own policy holders and to claimants in third party claims. Oh well, at least they're consistent. I especially like the potential criminal failure to comply language by Judge Hawkes.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

Labelle Man Killed in Crash on I-75

Chrissie Cole — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:18:09 GMT

A 22-year-old Labelle man lost his life on Sunday following a late night car accident on Interstate 75 in Fort Myers.

Initially, the man was listed in critical condition at Lee Memorial Hospital, according to a report by the Florida Highway patrol.

He was a front-seat passenger in the 2002 Chevy Camaro driven by a 20-year-old man of Labelle.

They were heading south on I-75 when he lost control of his vehicle for reasons that are still unknown at this time.

The car spun and struck the pole of an exit sign. The driver was treated for minor injuries and released.

Both men were wearing their seatbelts at the time of their accident.

For more information, please visit our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Joseph Bernardo, Attorney at Law

Staff Writer — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:42:15 GMT

If you or a loved one have suffered injury or death due to negligence of another, please contact Ft. Myers-Naplease area Personal Injury Attorney, Joseph Bernardo of Joseph J. Bernardo, P.A. immediately!

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

Joseph J. Bernardo, P.A.

Staff Writer — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:57:47 GMT

Our law firm's practice is devoted to one thing...The exclusive representation of people injured by the negligence of other people or corporations.

We have one goal...The finest professional and quality representation on behalf of any injured person that becomes our client.

We seek one result... The maximum recovery available for our client.

We believe one thing...All people deserve a fair determination of the value of their injury by a jury if the insurance company fails in that duty.

We never have and never will represent an insurance company.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer