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Seems like at least 50% of the time I request plan documents I get a one page copy of the Summary Plan Description. http://www.buchanandisability.com/helpful-resourcesandarticles/erisa-502c-actions/

Last week was an exciting week at the Nichols Law Firm as I (Chris Nichols) assumed the presidency of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. NCAJ is one of the largest state trial lawyer’s associations in the United States. My law school covered the event. Chris Nicholswww.NicholsTrialLaw.com

Please find below the “problem set” for the NCBA Middle School Mock Trial Competition. You will also find the 2014 rules of the competition. Chris Nichols

Responsible Adults of Ligon Middle School Mock Trial students can fill out the information form here. Click SEND on the top of the form or attach to an email to me. Chris Nichols

I am often asked the question, “Is there a statute of limitations on ERISA subrogation claims.” Most often, this question arises when a claim is settled and the lawyer had no knowledge of any ERISA subrigation rights and months or years later the lawyer receives a letter from a subrogation collection company. Like so many…

I’m a little late posting this new statute on my blog because I was so involved in getting the new Medicaid subrogation statute trimmed down and written in a way that it would be workable for trial lawyers. These changes were the result of the US Supreme Court Ruling in Wos v EMA issued March 20,…

Each side gets 45 minutes today. The hearing is available live steam through the NCLeg website. Bill Patterson from the research division notes that written responses have been received regarding questions from the committee. Also available on the J1 subcommittee folder on NC Leg website.

In NC, accident reports do not include the claims phone number for the liability insurance company. Here is a list of some claims phone numbers. Seriously think about calling a lawyer before you call the insurance company for the driver that hurt you. Call the Nichols Law Firm. The liability insurance company is NOT on your…

I found this link with MSPRC’s website and thought it might be helpful to some of you. This link takes you to the PDF lists of all the Medicare diagnosis codes dating back to 2002. http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/codes.html You can download the pdf files and open them in Acrobat and then CTRL F search for the codes…

I received a question by email and it is a good one so I’m going to post the question and the answer: Can a medical provider claim a lien under NCGS 44-49 if the medical bills have been paid by the workers compensation carrier prior to injured worker pursuing a third part claim against a…