Hurt? Choose a different law firm.

[BeautyOfSpeed]

I have had nothing but problems while using this firm regarding my recent issue.

Case manager is difficult to reach, doesn't return phone calls, and now I'm expected to wait 7 business days for a phone appointment with the actual attorney re:what to do now that the insurance company won't accept liability despite the obvious facts that suggest their insured was at fault.


Updated on November 26.

[voodoo]

Ibtl

But Ive always heard good things and when I met them they seemed like very down to earth dudes.

Sorry your having a tough go of it.

[echoraven]

...ouch.

[Jamie]

Theres no reason for this to be locked, they have every opportunity to respond here. She is not bashing them, but simply stating her experience.

[DJ929RR]

Theres no reason for this to be locked, they have every opportunity to respond here. She is not bashing them, but simply stating her experience.

^^its not locked...???

[voodoo]

Theres no reason for this to be locked, they have every opportunity to respond here. She is not bashing them, but simply stating her experience.

oh... I agree... but in my experience with sponsor bashing, they tend to get shut down. I'm guessing its a fine line the mods have to walk... One being who pays to advertise on the site, and the other being that without users no sponsors will pay.

[voodoo]

and... Its one thing to go to a sponsors forum area and request something, its another to trash them.

[nannafofanna]

and... Its one thing to go to a sponsors forum area and request something, its another to trash them.

really? to me it seems like the logical place to express an issue with a site sponsor. And you know so much about what's going on don't you, to me, she isn't "trashing" them. she's stating facts. get out of griff's ass about how sponsors make the world go round, they help pay for the site, but find me a forum where no one says anything bad about sponsors. everyone pisses of someone at some time.

[BobTheBiker]

This is just how the world works. its to be expected that someone will have an issue with a business. its called life, cant outdo it, cant avoid it.

[voodoo]

really? to me it seems like the logical place to express an issue with a site sponsor. And you know so much about what's going on don't you, to me, she isn't "trashing" them. she's stating facts. get out of griff's ass about how sponsors make the world go round, they help pay for the site, but find me a forum where no one says anything bad about sponsors. everyone pisses of someone at some time.

To me posting something like "Highly not recommended!" is trashing... Maybe I'm wrong. If I am, Im sorry.

I already stated I agree with the fact this shouldn't be locked... Are you unable to see the point I made about sponsors vs members? If you are, Im sorry you are incapable of doing anything other then hating Griff.

Ive met beautyofspeed and she seemed like a very nice person... I hope she gets everything taken care of.

[griffinzx10]

really? to me it seems like the logical place to express an issue with a site sponsor. And you know so much about what's going on don't you, to me, she isn't "trashing" them. she's stating facts. get out of griff's ass about how sponsors make the world go round, they help pay for the site, but find me a forum where no one says anything bad about sponsors. everyone pisses of someone at some time.

ha ha ha, you never disappoint Nanna,NEVER
I especially love your last sentence.... ha ha ha

I see that fire still burns strong, hope you are well, ride safe :crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup:


Beauty, sorry you are having a difficult time with them, but i will tell you that posting in here wont make much difference, they dont really come on the site much.

Your best bet is to try to get someone on the phone there, maybe not your case manager but anyone.... I know a lot of the people down there, and they are good people and want to help, but are also busy at the same time....

I'll fwd this to someone there for you.

[RICO]

Sorry to hear.
If you are near them, go in and talk to someone in person.

[echoraven]

...I'll fwd this to someone there for you.

That is very cool of you to do Griff.

Yes, sponsors pay for my ass thread, but TSB as a community we put our trust (and dollars) in sponsors and we expect a certain level of service... ideally PA or Wide Open caliber service.

So it's awesome of you to help get Beauty's situation straightened out.

[BobTheBiker]

Griff, FOR the people.

[BeautyOfSpeed]

I posted this not with the intention of trashing their business. I could've easily gone in to further detail to do that. If this ends up getting locked so be it however, my intention was to suggest that either this firm get their act together or that other individuals in similar situations as me consider other firms. Seven business days/nine days to talk to the actual attorney via a phone appointment is utterly ridiculous!

Yes, I am frustrated with how things have been going with this firm. It is now over a month since I was hit and guess who's bike is still fucked. I realize that is more the insurance industry which leads in to my next comment:

I am also frustrated with insurance companies and despise them even more than I did initially and I do believe I've been quite vocal on that matter. In light of this recent situation I'm selling my car and turning in my tag so I have zero reason to carry and further support a crooked industry. I will leave it at that because this isn't the place for that tirade.

[ApogeeNow]

I always thought that once you have legal representation, the insurance companies are instructed to not to speak to you, and therefore, not allowed to speak with you.

Regardless, I hope things work out for you.

[griffinzx10]

Spoke to my contact there, Beautyofspeed has been sent a PM with a direct contact at the Firm.

From my brief conversation with them, there seems to be a lot that most of us dont realize that goes on with this type of thing. Now i am NOT saying that beautyofspeed was wrong or out of line, i am just saying, before anyone blindly jumps on a bandwagon, make sure you have all the facts.....


oh and btw, HI NANNA :occasion1:crackup::spit:

[BobTheBiker]

in all fairness, its easy to understand how any law firm in tampa can get distracted because of all the people wanting to sue someone for SOMETHING. at times I'm sure it can turn into a HUGE handful for them even with current clients.

[BeautyOfSpeed]

I spoke with griff's contact and hopeful things will be rolling in a more positive direction shortly.

[ApogeeNow]

I spoke with griff's contact and hopeful things will be rolling in a more positive direction shortly.
I'm glad that issue has been rectified, and hopefully the cager will be legally held accountable for their misdeeds.

[Over_Easy]

All sponsors should be aware of a disclaimer stating that members have the right to express their opinion on their experience with said sponsors.

[Girley]

All sponsors should be aware of a disclaimer stating that members have the right to express their opinion on their experience with said sponsors.

I completely agree

[PoppaNoDoz]

Griff, you rock my socks man.

[echoraven]

Griff, you rock my socks man.

:+1: and I will no longer make humorous references to you being a douche...



...except this last time: GRIFF'S A DOUCHE!!!!!!


(disclaimer: last statement completely not true... I mean it; REALLY)

[Rocks]

I always thought that once you have legal representation, the insurance companies are instructed to not to speak to you, and therefore, not allowed to speak with you.

Regardless, I hope things work out for you.

this is a true statement. If the Lawyer is slow, the insurance company is slower.

[BeautyOfSpeed]

I figured you guys might like an update. I spoke with Griff's contact Friday. Since then I haven't heard back from ANYONE. So, I'm still standing by my original statement for obvious reasons.

[BeautyOfSpeed]

I spoke with CJ. He seems to genuinely have no idea why the attorney assigned my case nor the case manager were so horrible with returning phone calls or accepting phone calls. We'll see what happens.

[713]

Cool! I was wondering yesterday if CJ was back from Africa yet.

[SideShow]

Cool! I was wondering yesterday if CJ was back from Africa yet.

rtm suxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

[BeautyOfSpeed]

Thought you guys might like an update.

As of about 5 weeks ago I was told the case was at a stand still because the insured had disappeared. Yep, she was off the map. No one including her apartment management or her insurance company knew where she was and the insurance company needed to talk to her again before they reached a settlement.

So why the fuck when I drove by this eve after having a reason to be on this side of the skyway was her vehicle parked right outside the address she gave the officer for his report?

I'll let you draw your own conclusions. My only goal here is to inform the community of my experiences which is why I am trying to solely say what happened and leave my personal feelings and opinions out of it.


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[stevewfl]

Thought you guys might like an update.

As of about 5 weeks ago I was told the case was at a stand still because the insured had disappeared. Yep, she was off the map. No one including her apartment management or her insurance company knew where she was and the insurance company needed to talk to her again before they reached a settlement.

So why the fuck when I drove by this eve after having a reason to be on this side of the skyway was her vehicle parked right outside the address she gave the officer for his report?

I'll let you draw your own conclusions. My only goal here is to inform the community of my experiences which is why I am trying to solely say what happened and leave my personal feelings and opinions out of it.


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was she there?

[BeautyOfSpeed]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/eek.gif

was she there?

I do know better than to sneak around peoples' windows & doors.

However, vehicle was in her name per the police report and still had the same tag on it registered to her name... and still appeared to be used on a frequent basis.

[griffinzx10]

I do know better than to sneak around peoples' windows & doors.

However, vehicle was in her name per the police report and still had the same tag on it registered to her name... and still appeared to be used on a frequent basis.

if you "happened" to be on that side of the bay, and "happened" to drive by, how do you know the car is being frequently used? That is a bold statement..

Maybe a family member is using the car? Maybe she does still live there, and is avoiding calls, i dont think that lawyers or insurances companies can just PULL people out of their house.

What i find interesting is this, people hire a lawyer to do a job, and when they dont get the results that they EXPECTED they take it out on everyone else......

[griffinzx10]

ok so i found the thread:

http://tampasportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42236&page=2

yeah looking at what you originally posted, i think it is gonna be hard for you to get anywhere.. Woman barely speaks English, did she have insurance? did the cops file a report?

[BeautyOfSpeed]

ok so i found the thread:

http://tampasportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42236&page=2

yeah looking at what you originally posted, i think it is gonna be hard for you to get anywhere.. Woman barely speaks English, did she have insurance? did the cops file a report?

Yes she did have insurance. Yes there is a police report. No tickets were issued as cop didn't see the incident but he did recount the accident and illustrated her vehicle crossing over a lane and sideswiping me.


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[griffinzx10]

but yet the insurance company and law firm cant get a hold of her, and you blame the law firm?

[BeautyOfSpeed]

but yet the insurance company and law firm cant get a hold of her, and you blame the law firm?

I don't believe I've assigned blame this round. I am merely recounting my experience in as close to straight facts as I can muster. The reason I believe it is still being used frequently is because when we drove by it had clearly just been run.

[griffinzx10]

how did you know a car was just run, from just driving by?

[BeautyOfSpeed]

how did you know a car was just run, from just driving by?

Because I exited my vehicle to check the tag as with ambient light it was not clearly visible and could hear the soft ticking noise cars make after you turn them off. Are you done yet Griff? This line of questioning is ridiculous.

[pyroman1]

Truthfully the fault here lies with the cop and the lady. Unfortunately in this situation the cop was trying to be nice to the lady by not giving her a ticket and making things a little easier on her. This time his judgement was off and he let the wrong person off the hook and the insurance company is using it to their advantage.

There does need to be a little more pressure from the attorneys toward the insurance company, but what exactly are the personal damages you are expecting to receive anyway? They only get a fixed percentage and I doubt you are suing for $100,000 in personal injury damages. IIRC, you didn't lose a body part. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but attorneys charge a lot of money per hour. Hundreds of dollars per hour. So if your case doesn't have a big settlement amount the chance of them chasing everyone down is pretty slim.

I lost a gall bladder because of a guy that pulled out in front of me, the ONLY reason the case went as smoothly as it did is because the other guy admitted under oath and on the record that he "impeded my right of way, [he] takes that for granted." Even after stating this the judge found him not guilty of impeding my right of way and his insurance wanted to make me partially responsible so they could pay out less. My attorney sent them the transcript and they caved immediately. Most stories I've heard about dealing with car accidents take YEARS to resolve. Don't expect yourself to be any different.

[griffinzx10]

Because I exited my vehicle to check the tag as with ambient light it was not clearly visible and could hear the soft ticking noise cars make after you turn them off. Are you done yet Griff? This line of questioning is ridiculous.


ha ha, you are right, this is ridiculious, the fact that you tracked the person down, stalked them, checked their tag, and went to their house is comical..

Good luck....


Truthfully the fault here lies with the cop and the lady. Unfortunately in this situation the cop was trying to be nice to the lady by not giving her a ticket and making things a little easier on her. This time his judgement was off and he let the wrong person off the hook and the insurance company is using it to their advantage.

There does need to be a little more pressure from the attorneys toward the insurance company, but what exactly are the personal damages you are expecting to receive anyway? They only get a fixed percentage and I doubt you are suing for $100,000 in personal injury damages. IIRC, you didn't lose a body part. I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but attorneys charge a lot of money per hour. Hundreds of dollars per hour. So if your case doesn't have a big settlement amount the chance of them chasing everyone down is pretty slim.

I lost a gall bladder because of a guy that pulled out in front of me, the ONLY reason the case went as smoothly as it did is because the other guy admitted under oath and on the record that he "impeded my right of way, [he] takes that for granted." Even after stating this the judge found him not guilty of impeding my right of way and his insurance wanted to make me partially responsible so they could pay out less. My attorney sent them the transcript and they caved immediately. Most stories I've heard about dealing with car accidents take YEARS to resolve. Don't expect yourself to be any different.

well said

[BeautyOfSpeed]

ha ha, you are right, this is ridiculious, the fact that you tracked the person down, stalked them, checked their tag, and went to their house is comical..

Good luck....

I do not see what is so comical about driving by an apartment parking lot - the address listed on the police report to see if the individual who hit you really had disappeared.

[Mad Kora]

Well I hope it all works out for you. I suggest you just don't post anything that can remotely pose a bad light on a paid sponsor cause they are so great they contributed money to a website.

I had a problem with a paid sponsor and had others questioning me and stated I don't contribute enough to this site so either shut up cause right or wrong our sponsors right or get off this site.

Nice when they contribute and only good posts go up! If I was a mod I would ask they pay more cause they are so perfect.

If you can get a different lawyer.

[griffinzx10]

Well I hope it all works out for you. I suggest you just don't post anything that can remotely pose a bad light on a paid sponsor cause they are so great they contributed money to a website.

I had a problem with a paid sponsor and had others questioning me and stated I don't contribute enough to this site so either shut up cause right or wrong our sponsors right or get off this site.

Nice when they contribute and only good posts go up! If I was a mod I would ask they pay more cause they are so perfect.

If you can get a different lawyer.

ha haha, now that is funny... sorry you also got booty hurt.... But hey, you cant make everyone happy, and well, obviously you arent happy either. But oh well

[Mad Kora]

Na I'm good Griff but don't get mad again and threaten me to get banned. It's all good unless it's your azz getting mad!!! You are perfect just like the sponsors. :)

[griffinzx10]

i dont get mad....

[CHRISTINA]

May I make a suggestion?

I suggest all posts by the complaining poster be read and considered before judgements are passed on sponsors.

Form your own opinions people!

Like Griff said- we can't make everyone happy. ESPECIALLY those that are unhappy by nature.

Thank you!

[Mad Kora]

Can I make a suggestion?
I wish sponsors who aren't perfect stop acting like they are and try to stop blaming the poster as not being happy. Or we can't make everyone happy. We all are somewhat intelligent and know how business works. But when your unhappy about a purchase or service rendered sometimes not just in this forum, word of mouth, other Internet sites, reviews. You tell the people your pros and cons about such product or service.
It just seems whether a sponsor was right or wrong on services rendered or purchased from you can't post anything negative or less than candid about them.
But hey you can bash other things like..... Barneys, cops, cagers and the list goes on..

Just my suggestion of course.

[Mad Kora]

All sponsors should be aware of a disclaimer stating that members have the right to express their opinion on their experience with said sponsors.

I agree with that why can't they !! Cause when you post their great they eat that up.
When it's negative it's your unhappy can't please everyone and try and blame the poster.

[stevewfl]

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was she there?


I do know better than to sneak around peoples' windows & doors.

However, vehicle was in her name per the police report and still had the same tag on it registered to her name... and still appeared to be used on a frequent basis.



Why I asked that is I'm so confused. my vehicle is registered and sits for months in front of my house while I'm in the mountains during the summers.

a kind neighbor drives it once in a while to keep it running, and sure it ticks after being parked.

thats why i asked "was she there"?????????? and after pages i still don't see whether she was actually there or not? I'll go sit back on the lost couch

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[Mad Kora]

Stevewfl == what mountains you speak of? I went to school in NC

[griffinzx10]

Can I make a suggestion?
I wish sponsors who aren't perfect stop acting like they are and try to stop blaming the poster as not being happy. Or we can't make everyone happy. We all are somewhat intelligent and know how business works. But when your unhappy about a purchase or service rendered sometimes not just in this forum, word of mouth, other Internet sites, reviews. You tell the people your pros and cons about such product or service.
It just seems whether a sponsor was right or wrong on services rendered or purchased from you can't post anything negative or less than candid about them.
But hey you can bash other things like..... Barneys, cops, cagers and the list goes on..

Just my suggestion of course.


I agree with that why can't they !! Cause when you post their great they eat that up.
When it's negative it's your unhappy can't please everyone and try and blame the poster.

Well seeing as how you are the GREAT defender of the people of the world, let me ask you this, how familiar are you with the situation? What do you know about what has been done? Especially by the lawyer/sponsor?

Cuz if you know more than me, please, let me know...

[Mad Kora]

Nope, I just don't bash or give people a hard time about stuff I don't know about either. But stuff I do know about, I don't appreciate people giving me a hard time about it just to get a rise or make themselves feel better.

[Mad Kora]

Maybe the poster hasn't been in the situation before and didn't know it would take a long time. Cause I'm sure said sponsor didn't say hey thanks for your business, and bye the way we will take a long time to get this resolved. Maybe they did or maybe they didn't. Where you there?
It's frustrating when you go for help or resolution to only feel that your not being taken seriously. The poster Probably thought that being sponsor to this site they would work harder for them. My guess only. Poster is upset the person who caused such action has disappeared, so they say. Atty. Have a P.I. For this reason. Poster feels they aren't doing there job, decides to drive bye such address to determine if they are there. Car is there, appears to have been driven buy unknown person. Poster states cars tag matches one in description of said accident. Car is still warm from being driven but didn't check to see if said occupant was home. Didn't want to go peaking in windows. You either get arrested or shot for that stuff around here!! Poster was only given update of said situation without being ridiculed buy other members on the forum. Poster was simply giving one side of story so since you are on the side of said sponsor what is their reasoning, are they working hard for her or just going to get to her when they get to her?

[griffinzx10]

Funny, cuz i see someone who had a post deleted and got upset, so SAID person will take a chance to jump on a band wagon.... just sayin

And for the record, i had spoken to people at the attorneys office. As for specifics about the case, i dont know anything nor do i care to. But I believe i was the one who got the sponsor to call the POSTER as you say, even when they didnt have to call. So i think i know a little more about this situation then you do.

[PoppaNoDoz]

The fact that this thread exists at all throws water on the "only say good things about a sponsor" argument.

[Mad Kora]

I didn't get upset your sponsor did and urged you to delete the post. Or as you put it we were bickering back and forth.

And if you don't care why are you giving the poster a hard time? Why cause your a mod and you feel you have the right.

If you got the sponsor to call poster then the sponsor wasn't doing their job to begin with! Maybe that's why poster is already mad.
If every interaction with a sponsor has to go through a mod than it's ridiculous. Or have a mod make a call or pm them.

I'm not jumping on another thread to post just don't like people being mean without just cause. Is that too much to understand?

[griffinzx10]

no not to hard to understand, i dont like people running their mouths without valid reason, too many people bitch about nothing important or relevant, and this thread is just another perfect example of that.

USELESS BITCHING, from every single person who has posted in here, myself included..

And how was i being mean? Cuz i called out the original poster on the fact that they deliberately went to the persons house to check on them? Trespassed on their property, checked the car, the plate and whether the car had been used?

Yea, i think that is a joke and i think this thread is a joke.

[lawnguyzx10r]

I went to the lightning game tonight, I think I'll post it here.