Recent Blog Posts
THE ANATOMY OF AN INSURANCE CLAIM
It seems that most of my day is spent on the phone talking to insurance adjusters and I have learned quite a bit about the anatomy of an insurance claim. HOW THE PROCESS WORKS Over the years, I have formed some outside impressions that my clients seem to find helpful to make sense of… Read More »
GET THE VIDEO
Ben Melnick ably covered the topic of “what to do if you’re hurt at a business” in great detail earlier this year. I wanted to follow up and emphasize just one of the points he hit in that post. The point is: get the video. And actually, it usually isn’t quite that simple. You may not… Read More »
BILL THAYER SPEAKS AT WSAJ ROUNDTABLE, ON THE TOPIC OF ARBITRATIONS
A partner of Schauermann Thayer was one of two speakers who presented on the topic of “MAR, De novo Appeals, and Beating the Bar”, on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. The program was held in the community room at the Columbia Bank Building in Vancouver, Washington. Co-presenting with Bill Thayer was fellow Clark County lawyer… Read More »
WHO IS A TEMP WORKER’S REAL EMPLOYER FOR ON-THE-JOB INJURIES?
Previously I wrote in this space about the fact that when “temp workers” (workers who are hired by a temporary staffing agency and placed with other facilities to fill labor needs) are hurt on the job, they will often have a personal injury claim against the employer they are placed with, but not the staffing agency… Read More »
I AM MORE THAN A CLAIM NUMBER: BEING RECOGNIZED AS AN INDIVIUDAL BY INSURANCE
Insurance company adjusters evaluate risk the way the rest of us evaluate which television show we’re going to watch tonight. They do it so often and on such a large scale that they oftentimes do it without thinking about it—they take shortcuts and use mechanisms designed to mathematically and objectively compute what would otherwise… Read More »
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SKAMANIA COUNTY’S COURTS
Skamania County’s courthouse is located at 240 NW Vancouver Avenue, in Stevenson, Washington, about 45 minutes east of Vancouver, Washington, overlooking State Route 14 and the Columbia River. The courthouse now in use was built in 1949. This blog is a continuation of a series published earlier entitled, “What You Should Know about Clark… Read More »
CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION GOLF TOURNAMENT: SCHAUERMANN THAYER’S ANNUAL DOSE OF HUMBLE PIE
The Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) was established in 1978 and has become an integral part of the Clark County legal community for many years. Though membership in the CCBA is voluntarily, there is a very collegial and active bar in Southwest Washington, and most attorneys find that the best way to feel like a part… Read More »
WHAT IS A “FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION”?
Often you might hear attorneys referred to as “counsel” or “counselors”—particularly in more formal courtroom-type settings. Merriam-Webster defines a “counselor” as first: “a person who gives advice or counseling”; and, second, within the context of a lawyer, specifically: “one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court”. We actually take that term… Read More »
WHY IS THERE A TIME LIMITATION ON BRINGING MY PERSONAL INJURY CASE?
A statute of limitations is a law that varies by state or other jurisdiction, and it limits the time in which a person may bring an action. There are limitations on when the government can bring most criminal actions, with the exception being homicide. Similarly, there are limitations for when the parties to a… Read More »
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT COWLITZ COUNTY’S COURTS
Cowlitz County’s courthouse is located at 312 SW First Avenue in Kelso, Washington, about 50 minutes up the Interstate 5 freeway from Portland, Oregon. Construction of it was completed in 1975. The Hall of Justice overlooks the Cowlitz River. This blog is a continuation of a series published earlier entitled, “What You Should Know… Read More »
