Wednesday, July 27, 2016

PIP Claims—The Initial Steps When Involved in an Auto Accident

The purpose of this post is to help assist those with questions they have concerning their business or medical practice. The Callagy Law team is knowledgeable in many law practice areas and will frequently post topics ranging from Medical Revenue RecoveryPIPWorkers Compensation, and Commercial Insurance. We hope to have this blog shed a light on many common questions.




If you are involved in an auto accident, the steps you take or do not take can affect your ability to be reimbursed properly from your auto insurance company. First, seek medical attention, as injuries that may seem minor initially can end up being a very serious condition in the long run. Next, inform your automobile carrier of the accident, and fill out whatever paper work is required to have your claim processed. Finally, take detailed notes on the injuries and medical treatment obtained. Save all of the medical bills and receipts.

Consider a personal injury attorney, if warranted by the circumstances of the accident and the nature of your injuries, but realize that under the New Jersey No Fault laws, it is your auto insurance company that, in the first instance, is responsible for paying your medical bills.  It is critical that you contact your automobile carrier, whenever you are involved in an automobile accident, whether your vehicle was involved in the accident or not.

When considering a personal injury attorney, look for one experienced in dealing with these auto claims and one who is aware of the rights of the patient. In personal injury cases, it is common to come across tons of paperwork and confusing legal and medical terms. An attorney with experience in these matters is able to sift through documents and records and initiate a resolution. It is also important to choose a personal injury attorney who cares about you and your claim, beyond simply the monetary aspects of the claim. You have been injured—perhaps very seriously—and you should have an attorney that is sensitive to the pain, discomfort and inconvenience that accompanies the misfortune of an auto accident.

As these incidents are quite common, following these steps can make the process easier and less stressful.




We hope you found the information provided in this article helpful to various questions you may have had concerning the healthcare industry. For information pertaining to our services for medical providers, please click here. Please note, Callagy Law has recovered over $200,000,000 for medical providers, and that number grows daily. Our team of knowledgeable PIP Arbitration attorneys are ready to help you. Please free to reach out to Sean Callagy of Callagy Law at any time for questions you may have concerning personal and business matters. Callagy Law offices are located conveniently in Paramus, NJ. Beyond the scope of information, Sean Callagy has developed multiple areas of our healthcare legal practice and business coaching. Feel free to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn! Additionally you can subscribe to our daily videos on YouTube.




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Monday, June 27, 2016

PIP Claims: Fee Shifting Allows for Arbitration at No Charge to the Medical Provider

The purpose of this post is to help assist those with questions they have concerning their business or medical practice. The Callagy Law team is knowledgeable in many law practice areas and will frequently post topics ranging from Medical Revenue RecoveryPIPWorkers Compensation, and Commercial Insurance. We hope to have this blog shed a light on many common questions.




The state-imposed fee schedules under the New Jersey No Fault laws, otherwise known as Personal Injury Protection or PIP,  result in reimbursements to medical providers at levels that tend to be less than the usual and customary rates charged by those medical providers.  This disadvantage, however, is offset, to some degree, by the fee-shifting provisions of the No Fault laws, which afford medical providers a tremendous benefit by enabling the provider to pursue arbitration without having to pay an attorney to do so.  With very limited exception, discussed further below, the No Fault laws allow providers to pursue denied or underpaid claims at literally no cost to the provider—legal services and all.

PIP arbitrations are conducted before Dispute Resolution Professional or DRP’s.  To bring a dispute before a DRP requires the payment of filing fees, in excess of $200 per claim.  Although not mandatory, the hiring of legal counsel also accompanies the pursuit of a medical claim in arbitration. An attorney experienced with PIP and medical revenue recovery is almost a requisite to success in this arena.  The good news is that most law firms that pursue PIP arbitration pay the filing costs for the provider and pursue the arbitration on the provider’s behalf without first having been paid anything.  If the claim is successful and additional reimbursement is awarded to the provider, the insurance carrier pays the attorney separately for the expended filing costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.  If the arbitration fails, the provider pays the attorney nothing and the attorney is generally not reimbursed for the filing costs.

The one exception to this involves claims brought against PLIGA.  PLIGA is the state-sponsored “fall-back” automobile “insurer” for those who do not have other automobile insurance.  The fee-shifting provisions of the No Fault laws do not apply to PLIGA claims.  Accordingly, law firms that pursue PLIGA claims for medical providers usually look to recover a contingent fee percentage, as well as the filing costs, from the provider’s awarded reimbursement.




We hope you found the information provided in this article helpful to various questions you may have had concerning the healthcare industry. For information pertaining to our services for medical providers, please click here. Please note, Callagy Law has recovered over $200,000,000 for medical providers, and that number grows daily. Our team of knowledgeable PIP Arbitration attorneys are ready to help you. Please free to reach out to Sean Callagy of Callagy Law at any time for questions you may have concerning personal and business matters. Callagy Law offices are located conveniently in Paramus, NJ. Beyond the scope of information, Sean Callagy has developed multiple areas of our healthcare legal practice and business coaching. Feel free to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn! Additionally you can subscribe to our daily videos on YouTube.




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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Callagy Law - Who We Are - What We Do

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Callagy Law is fundamentally changing the way medical providers recover their money from the medical carriers, one case at a time.

We truly believe that providers need “an aggressive champion of the cause of proper reimbursement” on their side that fights for them with CARE, URGENCY and AGGRESSION and our amazing results are a direct reflection of this relentless pursuit.

Since 2006 we have recovered more than $200 million dollars and resolved more than 50 thousand claims for our providers such as physicians, hospitals and ASC’s as well as other types of medical providers. .

We take particular pride in the uniqueness of the Callagy law client experience in that we remain hands on with our clients through the
entire process of recovery.

From the introduction to our liaison members that assist the providers in gathering vital information for the litigation or arbitration process to our relentless settlement team that provide updates to the providers on regular bases through emails, calls, meetings and online database access.

We have created processes and set trends in the world of medical recovery over the years, specifically the PIP, Workers Compensation and the Commercial Insurance world while evolving into a successful multifaceted law firm, practicing business law, family law, wills, estates and trusts law and commercial / business litigation.

As published in the Star Ledger and The Record, Sean Callagy and the Callagy Law litigation team just returned home with their second 27 million dollar plus verdict in two years!

With “We believe good people deserve good things” as his motto, Sean Callagy shook the legal world. Despite of his visual impairment and being the underdog in this Arizona case, Sean and the Callagy Law team triumphed, making over 20 news publications.

Currently the Callagy Law family has nearly 80 professional and dedicated employees, operating out of New Jersey, New York and Arizona.

Whatever your situation, just know we are here to help. Please call us today: 201.261.1700.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

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