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Personal Injuries and Stair Accidents
Personal Injuries and Stair Accidents happen every year, thousands of people are injured when they fall down wet and/or slippery stairways. When this happens, who is generally to blame, i.e. who is responsible? Generally, anyone who owns and/or manages the property would be responsible for the personal injuries suffered. Liability How is liability proven? Cases such as […]
Personal Injuries and Punitive Damages
Within recent years, the term “punitive damages” has been thrown around, sometimes by those who do not fully understand or appreciate the term. What are punitive damages? Punitive damages, also referred to as exemplary damages, are awarded by the jury (or a judge in a bench trial) to compensate an injured party for losses he […]
If you are injured in an accident or a slip and fall (or some other personal injury event), be sure that you mention all of your injuries to your doctors after the injury causing incident regardless of the reason for your visit to the doctor. Why is this important? If you end up filing a […]
I have often been asked: “ Do I Need an Injury Lawyer or can I handle my personal injury case on my own? ” I can respond by quoting Abraham Lincoln, who once said: “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” But, I usually put it this way: “You wake up one […]
Greedy insurance companies (backed by big, powerful and greedy corporations) have been fighting against the legal system, and particularly against Plaintiffs and their attorneys for years, usually by using propaganda ads and by sensationalizing single cases out of thousands of legitimate claims and lawsuits. But have you ever given thought as to how instrumental the […]
Joint and several liability, a very important part of personal injury actions, was created to protect the injured. Joint and several liability applies in situations when two or more defendants can be held responsible for plaintiff’s injuries. Two elements need to exist for joint and several liability to apply: (1) at least two parties acted […]
Personal Injury Lawsuits refers to any incident that results in physical and/or emotional injuries. Classic examples include vehicle accidents; slip and falls; construction site accidents; dog bites; burn injuries; food poisoning; or using defective products. In such lawsuits, you can recover past and future medical bills, property damage, past and future income, pain, suffering, and […]