If someone is being injured, in most cases, individuals will go to assist whenever it is possible. It is an action that most don’t think twice about. There are times where someone doesn’t act in order to help someone who needs it. Is this against the law? Can that person actually be held accountable for... Read More

When the victims of an accident make a personal injury claim, each victim has the right to seek compensation for 2 different categories of losses. The legal system refers to each loss as damage. General damages, also called non-economic damages are usually categorized as pain and suffering, emotional/mental trauma, loss of enjoyment of life.

In order to file a personal Injury claim, an injured victim must present his or her charges before the arrival of a deadline, as set by the statute of limitations. Yet that is the second of 2 steps that are expected of a victim/plaintiff.

If the victim of an accident has chosen to seek compensation, then he or she will need to seek the answers to 2 questions. Who was at fault; and how much did that same victim contribute to creation of the injury?

Almost every personal injury lawyer asks prospective clients to sign a contingency fee agreement. That guarantees payment to the consulted lawyer of a designated portion of the client’s awarded compensation. What else does the client agree to by providing his or her signature?

When an accident creates a dispute between 2 parties, there are 2 possible means of resolution. One method for the resolution of that dispute involves efforts to reach a settlement.

Someone that has filed a personal injury claim becomes a claimant. Claimants try to negotiate a settlement with the responsible party, or that party’s insurance company. If a claimant’s efforts failed to lead to an agreement, then those efforts might get directed at the initiation of a lawsuit.