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Personal Injury

The Significance of Medical Liens in A Personal Injury Case Personal Injury
September 20, 2010

The Significance of Medical Liens in A Personal Injury Case

Frequently, when someone is injured in an accident, their injuries require medical attention. Sometimes the victim just requires and immediate evaluation while other times they require extensive and long-term medical treatment. If the victim has medical insurance then the issue of who will pay the bills-at least initially- is simple. If the victim is uninsured-as is the situation for millions…
What Is the Burden of Proof In a Personal Injury Lawsuit? Personal Injury
September 19, 2010

What Is the Burden of Proof In a Personal Injury Lawsuit?

The vast majority of personal injury lawsuits are settled without the need to go to trial. Most personal injury lawsuits are relatively straight forward with negligence clear and damages easily assessed. Additionally, the cost for an insurance company to take a case to trial can easily exceed the amount of monetary damages that the plaintiff was willing to settle for…
Personal Injury And Non Economic Damages Personal Injury
September 16, 2010

Personal Injury And Non Economic Damages

A personal injury can occur when another entity or person negligently or careless causes injury with an action or lack of action. Some common portals for personal injury might include: vehicle and other transportation accidents, workplace accidents, slips and falls, medical malpractice, product defects, unsafe drugs, defamation of character, and dog bites. Compensation For Personal Injury When a personal injury…
Bicycle Accidents Personal Injury
August 16, 2010

Bicycle Accidents

This morning, the New York Times posted an article on their website (Titled “Deadliest for City’s Walker’s: Male Drivers, Left Turns”) sighting New York City as the number one hazardous city for pedestrians. Not only did the article go on to name some of the most dangerous locations for pedestrians to be walking at, but also included statistics indicating the…
What Does Neligence Mean With Respect To The Law? Personal Injury
July 28, 2010

What Does Neligence Mean With Respect To The Law?

The term “negligence” often gets misused by the public. What non-attorneys consider to be a malleable description of a person’s actions, attorneys and others with a legal education know relates to a very specific idea in tort law. The definition of negligence is the failure to use reasonable care. The law of California declares that “everyone is responsible . .…
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU: WAYS YOU MAY BE DAMAGING YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE Personal Injury
July 23, 2010

WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU: WAYS YOU MAY BE DAMAGING YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE

So you’ve been in a car accident, slipped and fell at the mall, tripped over a broken sidewalk or had another unpleasant thing happen to you? Here is a list of things you may not have considered before that are extremely important to your case: Contact an Attorney Immediately You may be an excellent teacher, construction worker, homemaker, hair stylist…
Accident Case Valuation, What Is My Case Worth? Personal Injury
July 5, 2010

Accident Case Valuation, What Is My Case Worth?

If you have been involved in an accident you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries you sustained in the accident. Accidents come in many forms: car accidents, airplane accidents; train accidents; motorcycle accidents; pedestrian accidents and many more. Regardless of what type of accident you were involved in, if someone else was negligent, you may be entitled to…
What Happens If My California Accident Was Partially My Fault? Personal Injury
July 1, 2010

What Happens If My California Accident Was Partially My Fault?

If you have been in an accident in California, you may be concerned that you were partially to blame for the accident. This becomes an issue most often in car accidents; however it can apply to many different types of accidents. The good news is that even if you were partially to blame, you may still be entitled to compensation…