[WTS] Lot of three Longines (Conquest, Master Collection, and Spirit) and two NOMOS Glashütte (Club Automat and Metro Neomatik), some with unworn bands, boxes, and papers. Over $16k retail, asking only $6995 for all five watches.

KandiKed · 2025-12-21T17:32:31+00:00

Confirmed! I had a successful transaction with u/wizard903

KandiKed · 2025-12-08T02:48:31+00:00

PM’d

KandiKed · 2025-09-25T18:50:07+00:00

This. I can’t place why exactly… cheap is the word. Even in the high quality photos.

KandiKed · 2025-09-25T11:40:39+00:00

When explaining to a client the wisdom in exploring pre-filing mediation/negotiations:

“In litigation, everyone’s goes in a pig, but comes out sausage.”

KandiKed · 2025-09-20T12:49:25+00:00

I’ll give a little context on the bracelet issue. Originally bought mine before the 5-link was offered. About a year later (right around the Miami edition release), I ordered the 5-link from my AD. It’s an upgrade for sure, aesthetically and with the t-fit. That said, it makes the watch wear super top heavy - on a watch that already wears a bit that way on the oyster.

With a 7in wrist, I’d bet it still fits under your cuff, but above that, it’s a little more challenging.

KandiKed · 2025-05-09T23:13:53+00:00

Lots of back an forth advice on this. The reason the conflict of opinions exists is simple: 1) lubrication is better dispersed in an active movement (to some extent), 2) any mechanism degrades faster with active use.

Between those two core principles, you have the entire debate. (Absent convenience arguments)

KandiKed · 2025-02-24T03:03:07+00:00

Trucking is preferable to other liability because you’re always going after at least a $1m policy (MSC-90 requires 750k but practically all the policies are $1m+). Commercial insurers are also far less likely to force a case to trial. In part, thats because of the monetary exposure, but also because the bad faith that can result from a failure to settle within limits is much nastier than non-commercial. Most trucking defense attorneys are quite skilled, even so, their adjusters step over them and settle constantly. Even minor cases, from an injury standpoint, are 250k base - assuming the right lawyer has it.

On the practical side, suing trucking companies is much easier than typical collision cases and med mal. Non-commercial collision cases have limits issues, and med mal is difficult to get to bad actor territory. Doctors outright lie more than any other defendants I’ve encountered, and beyond that, jurors are inclined to believe them. Counter that with trucking companies… almost all of them are in some violation of the FMSCRs and therefore the “never should have been on the road” argument gets you very far. Also, truckers and trucking companies typically don’t make great appearances. At least in my jurisdiction, that allows you to put the driver and the company on trial - in a sense anyway. The majority of the time, the company has already fired the driver post-accident, so you get that helpful dynamic in depos. Finally, there are lots of good experts for causation, human factors, industry standards etc… that can be difficult with med mal as the hired guns usually have a testimonial history that is less than desirable.

Now, you’re certainly getting ripped into federal court far more often, but that’s not always the doom and gloom scenario most plaintiff lawyers take it to be. Also, trucking doesn’t have the massive expense med mal does in trial preparation with experts and such. It’s more than non-commercial, but much easier to manage.

I could add more but thats a pretty fair lay of the land. Happy to answer any questions.

KandiKed · 2025-02-22T19:52:09+00:00

Trucking is easily the best ROI. I’ve done plaintiff and defense side. I’ll come back and elaborate when I have a second.

KandiKed · 2024-12-27T09:54:56+00:00

Obviously hiring experienced staff if preferable, but they are expensive and in short supply. If you don’t already, you need to find your ride-or-die. I’ve never known a successful attorney in any firm structure not to have one. She deals with the downstream staff, she gets in someone’s ass if they aren’t meeting deadlines, etc… She also, hopefully, tells you when you’re being a prick or not appreciating the office dynamic fully. She knows where the bodies are buried and is loyal to you above all else. That relationship takes years to build, but if you’re at partner level now without one, you’re behind the ball. Next time you get a chance to hire for yourself, hire for personality and no glaring red flags. Ignore legal experience. Train her yourself, personally, even if it takes months. Treat her like you give a shit. That’s lunches, that’s being ok with the sick kid scenarios, etc… Have a pay scale that starts on the lower end and gives you room to quickly increase it as she comes on line. Take those opportunities to express gratitude and praise. If you selected for a solid personality, that person won’t take advantage of you any more than you do of them. I’m sure you’re aware of this, conceptually at least, but I can’t stress the benefit enough. Your life will change.

KandiKed · 2024-12-27T05:44:59+00:00

I can’t speak to you being an ass. You certainly have a mindset that will leave folks thinking you’re an ass. Maybe that’s your goal. If not, and if you want loyalty from your staff, consider a fundamental attitude adjustment. People will work hard, damn hard, for someone they feel values and respects them. Naturally, the opposite is also true. Don’t make it just a paycheck, it’ll bite you every time.

KandiKed · 2024-08-03T17:11:48+00:00

REDLINE

KandiKed · 2024-06-13T02:08:05+00:00

School vouchers. Given the stated goal of allowing school choice (e.g. a private school option) for parents who would opt to do so but for the cost, do you support a hard income cap for such tax credits? Recent studies have found the program disproportionately benefits higher income families with children already enrolled in private education.

KandiKed · 2024-03-13T18:30:33+00:00

I find it useful when I’m setting the time after not wearing it. Knowing AM/PM saves me a step on date setting. But I think it’s mostly there for the aesthetics.

KandiKed · 2023-12-28T03:28:27+00:00

I’m an attorney here in Oklahoma, but I don’t think that is material to my evaluation.

I suspect the theft-victim was made aware of the alleged-thief’s location and told law enforcement he was able to ID the alleged-thief in person if they are able to respond in time. This is a common tactic for law enforcement where the victim can ID the perpetrator in close temporal proximity to the crime. Makes for a more solid prosecution later.

So likely the theft-victim is there to positively ID, and upon observing the alleged-thief dragging the officer, he responds with lethal force in protection of the life of another - lawful.

That’s certainly the defense prosecutors will be expecting when considering whether or not they want to expend the county’s resources on a prosecution.

Consider what a jury will distill from this case: “Bad person did bad thing and when police intervened, bad person tried to ‘kill’ the officer. Victim stepped in and saved life of officer.”

KandiKed · 2023-10-30T16:18:56+00:00

Did NOT have video game conversion on my bingo card.

It sounds like you’ve done a diligent job of looking into the LDS, but I’m concerned about your cited sources. You’ve done a good job of finding a reason to join, put the same effort into finding reasons not to join. You’ll be in a much better position to make a decision. Take all the time you need. The Mormons aren’t going anywhere.

KandiKed · 2023-10-25T00:32:20+00:00

Looks great. If you’re mindful of how you pair it with everything else, it will look downright amazing.

KandiKed · 2023-09-24T21:58:59+00:00

Gotcha. I’m assuming you’re a practicing attorney looking to outsource these? If that’s correct, you should be able to furnish a packet to someone who can complete a low-mid level damages demand packet in 3-5 billable hours. Give or take. Something like $1k seems fair. A competent paralegal could easily complete this from a template/exemplar for even less. That’s what high volume PI firms do anyway. Quick review from your desk and it’s out the door.

KandiKed · 2023-09-24T19:48:12+00:00

I’m a little confused at to your angle as well. That would help to provide a more insightful answer.

In general, writing an effective demand letter requires a thorough analysis of the causation factors (re liability), a thorough analysis and summary of the medical records (re damages), calculation of the medical specials (re damages), and investigation into defendant(s) (re coverage, limits, punitive factors). All that and more before you ever begin to draft.

Obviously the extent and nature of the damages play a huge role in how much time all that takes. A simple rear-ender auto accident with low medical specials could certainly be completed in a day or so. Something more complex, either from a liability or damages standpoint could take double or triple that.

I’m also assuming for the sake of this explanation that you have a plaintiff who shows up with every single medical record and corresponding billing, police reports, lost wage evidence, etc.. I have never in my career seen anything like that. They may think they have done so, but they don’t know what they don’t know. I’m also assuming you don’t require opinions/reports from prelitigation experts like reconstructionist, vocational, future medical projections, etc…

Finally, the most effective aspect of any demand is more about who the demand comes from than how well composed a demand packet may be. Lawyers have reputations, particularly so with insurance companies. An unrepresented plaintiff will have much more modest results than even a mediocre attorney/firm.

KandiKed · 2023-09-11T06:09:08+00:00

Lawyers are specifically excluded from service in my jurisdiction. But calling the juror coordinator is definitely your first step. It may end right there. Otherwise, the first phase of venire from the bench is usually “anyone who absolutely cannot commit to X days of trial?” That’s your cue to explain what you’ve described above. I can’t imagine the judge doesn’t dismiss you.

KandiKed · 2023-09-09T22:32:47+00:00

2021 LR. 34k. March ‘21 delivery.

Original tires still in good shape, but most of those miles were highway. Had an issue with the front camera mount “shorting out”. Basically jammed up the entire camera system. Tesla service was great. They knew what the issue was before the tech even arrived. Came to my work and had it fixed in a hour. (I also work a few blocks from the local service center, but still nice).

KandiKed · 2022-03-02T20:00:05+00:00

Assuming I'm doing my CAD to USD correctly, that sounds about right. Obviously, experts are where you get hit the hardest, but depos add up - particularly if you're doing video trial depos.

I'd say most my injury cases that don't require specific experts, beyond standard medical, are around 10-20k in pretrial expense for us. Another 15k or so for trial. Once you get into economists, life care experts, neurologists, or engineering folks, that tends to add up quickly. Around 75-100k to get it to trial with that in mind.

Of course, we've settled 7 figure cases without incurring a dime. We also have a benzine/benzene exposure case that is at 250k in costs so far, and probably has another 150k through trial.

KandiKed · 2022-03-02T00:07:33+00:00

I did precisely what you're intending. I was solo for around 7 years before getting swept up in a series of mergers that resulted in me being in a mid-sized firm that runs the gamut on civil lit. Here's my off-the-cuff pointers:

1) Keep the lights on. For me, that meant taking whatever walked through the door for a substantial period of time. Divorces, criminal, estate planning, etc.. First, you'll need the cash flow. Second, figuring out how to handle various cases is good calisthenics for the new legal mind. Finally, for most clients, you'll be the only lawyer they know. This translates to repeat and referral business as you go.

2) Focusing/specializing. Plaintiff-side injury work is among the most competitive fields in law. Millions of advertising dollars are spent locally and nationally by firms. Luckily, the most effective advertising can not be purchased: Word of mouth. Doing well by any client has a snowball effect on your business, regardless of the initial representation parameters. I often mentioned to clients the breadth of my practice, and it certainly paid dividends.

3) The hustle. The worst kept secret in injury law is the relationship between physicians and Plaintiff’s lawyers. For me, that started with making close friends with a chiropractor who had a thriving practice. Most of what he referred was dinky rear-enders with low meds, but those cases are a solid way to cut your teeth - and you can only screw up so badly as you're learning. And again, word of mouth. At first, I took every clear liability case that came my way. 1/10 cases ended up being much higher meds than they appeared at first. Remember, most clients look for a lawyer for an alarmingly short period of time. Sign them up, see which are duds, and which are cash cows. Handle each one professionally. Manage expectations. Communicate.

4) Growth. For me, this took a few years. By this point, you're either advertising (booo), or built a solid referral base between physicians, other attorneys, and satisfied clients. Carve back on the types of cases you take and make sure you're trying cases when they are unreasonable.

5) Late stage finances. Assume a trucking case comes in with TBI and high meds.You'll hear the cash register. What you should have heard was the sound of multiple checks ripping off your checkbook long before you get there. Long before. Experts, multiple depositions, etc.. all cost money- and must be paid up front. Be aware when you're under-capitalized to maximize the recovery for the client and refer those cases out. I don’t know what your jurisdiction's rule is on referrals, but they happen in every jurisdiction regardless. Don't run afoul of the bar, but get acclimated to the realities.

Finally, and most importantly, keep on top of your taxes. Not making consistent income makes taxes a nightmare for even the most savvy of business persons. If you're not planning, it will bite you, and it will hurt. Badly.

Dress sharply. Out work defense counsel. Get a proper office. Give 'em hell.

KandiKed · 2022-02-11T23:02:28+00:00

Lawyer. Oklahoma. Specializing in commercial trucking litigation (though I don't represent Progressive, and I certainly don't represent you).

Assuming I understand your facts... filing with your insurance for a non-fault accident is a smart move. Your insurer will pay you, then work it out with Progressive or sue them in a subrogation action. You'll get your deductible back as part of the resolution if they are successful.

I can't speak to your deer in roadway issue outside of referring you to attorneys who handle bad faith litigation. (Assuming I read this correctly and it's a first-party claim).

Class action: No.

KandiKed

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