Injury Law
Navigate injury law complexities. Protect victims' rights, seek fair compensation, and understand liability in cases of personal injury and damages.
Why You Need A Good Lawyer In 9/11 Case
Give the seemingly straightforward nature of 9/11 or World Trade Center victim compensation fund cases (presence in the Exposure Area and diagnosis of a covered condition), many victims assume they either do not need an attorney to pursue these claims, or that any lawyer will do. But the Special Master denies about 33% of the claims it receives, and approves less than full compensation in many other cases. People who lived or worked in Lower Manhattan often have a hard time winning fair compensation, because although no Special Master wants to be featured in a New York Times editorial about denied compensation to 9/11 heroes, there is no such dynamic…
Health and Safety Cases That Require Legal Representation
Sometimes it's all that you can do try to remain healthy and safe. When an incident occurs that creates an unsafe situation, or your health is affected negatively by a condition of some kind, there's a good chance you should get some legal representation, so the necessary people will compensate you.
4 Odd But Dangerous Health Situations
It’s often not all that difficult to tell the difference between a dangerous and a non-dangerous situation, especially when it comes to your health. However, there are times when it’s not under a person’s control how healthy a situation is, or perhaps that there is some hidden danger that they don’t know about. For instance, think about the categories of surgical malpractice, strange workplace injuries, undefined diseases that people run into, and then adult-onset mental health issues that can really strike a troubled chord into many lives in almost a sneaky way. Surgical Malpractice One of the more unusual but dangerous situations you can run into with respect to health…
The Trends That Will Revolutionize The Law Industry
Big changes are coming for the law industry. Whether you’re a personal injury lawyer or run a firm of brain injury lawyers, it’s likely you’re already feeling to squeeze to adapt in order to compete. The modern day world of fast-paced service and technology is forcing one of the oldest industries in the world to adjust their collar and tread cautiously. Here are some of the biggest trends forcing the law industry to switch things up. Data Protection & Online Security Client information has always been a pinnacle discussion among lawyer’s. We want our clients to feel safe. In the past this has been taken care of with a strong lock,…
Electronic Evidence In Large Truck Crash Cases
To obtain compensation, the victim/plaintiff must prove negligence in truck crash cases, and that requires solid evidence. To obtain compensation, the victim/plaintiff must prove negligence in truck crash cases, and that requires solid evidence. A successful case usually depends on both physical evidence, like photographs, and testimonial evidence from witnesses. Most physical evidence is outstanding for proving the extent of the crash and the damages that the victim suffered, but does little to support a theory of liability. Testimonial evidence is often on the other end of the scale, because although these witnesses may be very compelling, they are subject to vigorous cross-examination by insurance company lawyers. Fortunately, truck crashes…
4 Mistakes People Make When Choosing an Injury Lawyer
If you have suffered from a personal injury, you need to see a lawyer right away. Whether it is due to a car accident, slipping and falling, or a medical malpractice, you deserve to be compensated for both your pain and your suffering. Before you choose a personal injury lawyer, you need to go through this article and ensure you aren’t making any of the four most common mistakes. Any one of these mistakes will end up costing you time, money, and sanity.
How Much Is a Personal Injury Lawyer?
Within this article, we will discuss the costs associated with hiring a personal injury lawyer. Our goal is to provide as much detail as possible to help you choose the best personal injury lawyer while understanding the different components involved in hiring an attorney. If you need to hire a lawyer, the first question on your mind is likely what are the costs and charges associated with taking a case to trial?
How to Choose a Personal Injury Attorney?
You might be wondering how to choose a personal injury attorney. Within this article, we will share with you how to choose the best lawyer to represent you in an injury lawsuit. Your case may be against a negligent party for injuries they have caused you. Or your lawyer may represent you to defend against an individual bringing a personal injury lawsuit against you. This article will help explain the things you need to know to choose the best representation for your case. To begin with, a lawsuit must be filed within a certain amount of time or else a statute of limitations will run out and you will be…
Advice For Dealing With The Implications Of A Medical Mistake
Every day, millions of people see a doctor or go into hospital for medical treatment. While the majority of the time everything goes smoothly, sometimes medical mistakes are made. These can sometimes be small mistakes that are easily fixed, but other times they can have life changing results. Medical mistakes are rare, but the truth is, they do happen. If you’ve suffered a medical mistake, it can be hard to know what to do. You trusted your doctor or hospital and by giving you the wrong treatment, that trust has been betrayed. Whatever the results the mistake has had on your life, moving past this can be hard. To help…
What is Medical Negligence?
Medical negligence is an area of personal injury law that remains a mystery to many people. Here is everything you will need to know about it. What Counts as Negligence? There are two things that need to be proven if you want to show that medical negligence took place. First of all, it has to be shown that the medical professional failed to carry out their responsibilities. Every doctor has a duty of care to their patient, and this needs to be proven. All that needs to be shown is that the care or treatment you received fell below the standard reasonably expected. The second thing that you will need…
