Category: Personal Injury FAQ’s

As a parent, nothing is more terrifying than a phone call from a school nurse about your son or daughter getting injured. When children are attending school, parents assume that their children will be kept safe by their teachers. However, that’s not always the case. If your child has been hurt at school, don’t neglect this, especially if someone at fault for their injuries. Now is the time to learn what legal options are available to you. Read More

If you have done any shopping in a place where customers always bargain with the seller of the item they desire, then you should be familiar with the tactics used during the negotiating process. You will act like the seller and quote a high price, knowing that you are willing to come down from that price. Your price is the amount that you hope to receive from the final settlement. Read More

The typical victim of an injury knows how to get in touch with a doctor. Victims with a severe injury can ask to have an ambulance. Most victims hope that their wounds will heal and that they will recover. Still, some of them might not enjoy a full recovery. If they get to the point where they must seek Long Term Disability Insurance, then any one of those accident victims may have a couple questions. Read More

The biggest difference should be rather obvious, because it underscores the nature of a child’s rights. A boy or girl that has not yet reached the age of 18 years, does not have the rights of an adult. Consequently, he or she cannot file for a lawsuit. Read More

This article should not be viewed as a word of encouragement to someone that does not want to pay for legal counsel. In fact, no one should think seriously about such a money-saving move. After all, few members of the public possess the same level of expertise that can be found in a member of the legal profession. Read More

In agreeing to the compensation for the victim of an accident, the lawyers from both sides agree that the promised benefits should return the same victim to his or her original position. In other words, that return should make sure that the victim’s new position could not be perceived as a come-down from the one that had been held previously. By the same token, it should not be one that could be described as a marked improvement over the original. Read More

The law does not look kindly on those that have been careless and neglectful. In fact, the legal system has established a means for punishing an obvious demonstration of negligence. Still, such a punishment cannot be sanctioned, until the negligence has been proven. Read More

There exists among some of those that have become disabled, a need for financial help. Some states have created a program that provides income support to disabled individuals. Read More

Some people lack extensive knowledge of the law; therefore, those same people often hesitate to sue someone, even someone that has harmed them. That level of hesitancy can become quite strong, if that harm seems to have been done by a physician. Still, there are also those that seem to jump at the chance to sue a doctor. Read More

Under provisions of tort law, a victim can ask to be compensated for pain and suffering. So how does such compensation relate to something called “the Trilogy”? Someone that seeks to understand that relationship needs to become more familiar with tort law. Read More