Personal Injury

At some point or another you have undoubtedly heard about an astronomically high jury award for a personal injury case. Maybe it was the McDonald’s hot coffee case where the jury initially awarded the plaintiff $160,000 in actual damages and $2.7 million in punitive damages (the award was later reduced and the parties eventually came to a secret settlement amount…

Many personal injury accident cases are settled by a mutual agreement long before they make it to a court room. Typically, the plaintiff (injured person) will submit a settlement demand to the defendant for what she feels is a fair settlement amount. The defendant will then either agree to the amount, make a counter offer or reject the demand altogether.…

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…

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…

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…

Have you been hurt in an automobile accident or any other accident due to someone else’s negligence? If so, then you are in need of hiring a personal injury lawyer to help you receive compensation for your injuries. Hiring a personal injury lawyer can be a bit overwhelming. Before you take the leap and hire the first personal injury lawyer…

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…

If you have been the victim in a California car accident and have made the wise choice to hire a car accident attorney, then you may be trying to decide how to find the right car accident attorney for you and your situation. Hiring an attorney can be a highly personal choice and one that may impact your life for…

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 . .…

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…