Location: Mesa, Arizona Josh found himself in a situation we run in to more than we would like to admit! He got hit by two different people THREE MONTHS APART! His year began with an accident in February and then in May he was hit AGAIN by another person. He didn’t know the first place … Read More
California Diminished Value Claims : What You Need To Know Throughout the country, individuals are realizing that they have a right to recover the inherent lost market value (diminished value) that occurs after a vehicle has been wrecked and repaired. UPDATED JAN. 2016 There are only two states where case law does not support recovery … Read More
Location: Seattle, Washington After buying a report for her Volkswagen diminished value claim from one of our large competitors who makes it to the top of all the Google searches, Amy found herself helpless when her 2012 Volkswagen diminished value claim was denied. She started to research for herself which led her to our site where … Read More
How to file Arizona Diminished Value Claims For Arizona diminished value claims, there is case law that is exactly on point. It is a case styled “Paul Oliver v. James Henry”. A Google search will surely land you with a copy of the case, or you can request a copy directly from my office and we’ll … Read More
LOCATION: Fredericksburg, Virginia Norman signed up for a free claim consultation through our website after doing his own research and getting an initial offer on his BMW diminished value claim of around $3000. Hit by a drunk driver, he was having a hard time proving the amount he was owed, but he was SURE it was … Read More
One of the most common questions I get comes from customers who have been negotiating for the recovery of their lost market value and get told by an adjuster that the amount of inherent diminished value they want is only an opinion. Faced with this argument, the customer wants to know what to say. A … Read More
Tesla Model S – Diminished Value On A Rare Vehicle Recently, I was asked to review the impact a collision would have on a relatively rare vehicle, the Tesla Model S. The review was challenging because the vehicle doesn’t have many of the mechanical components that a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle has. Additionally, there … Read More
The subject of determining fault has no doubt spawned many a fist fight, and the debate on the best way to allocate fault is still alive and well. This subject can get very complicated, but I’ll try and simplify it down to a quick study. I have to say that negligence laws differ in each … Read More
If you’ve found this information, then you’ve probably been involved in an auto accident of some sort and you are seeking recovery for property damages you have incurred. It is not uncommon to have a dispute with the insurance company over your claim. Disputes most commonly occur over the dollar value a claim is worth. … Read More
Recently I was provided with a pretty big list of arguments that attempted to show why diminished market value on automobiles is not real, or at least why it is never very much. I am going to address each one, point by point so as to be very thorough. Mind you, these arguments were made … Read More
I guess most of us have heard of the placebo effect, but just in case. . . here’s my definition: Being told that a pill (you don’t know it’s just sugar) is a fix for a problem, then having the problem resolve. The healing effect due ONLY to the belief of having a healing medicine, … Read More
Recently, I had a case where an adjuster was negotiating an inherent lost market value claim based on values and condition descriptions found in Kelley Blue Book. The amount of inherent lost value that the adjuster was willing to pay was about $4k less than what my research and opinion came out to. Obviously, I argued … Read More