How To Negotiate a Bodily Injury Settlement
Whether you’re filing a claim with your insurer or the other party’s, insurance companies are notorious for settling as cheaply as possible. Still, you have…
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10 Tips for Filing a Catastrophic Injury Lawsuit
Suffering a catastrophic injury due to an accident can be devastating for victims and their loved ones. It can change the way a person is…
→ Read MoreFault Determination Rules in California Car Accidents
Need to know the fault determination rules in California car accidents work? California operates under a pure comparative negligence theory of liability, which theoretically allows a party to collect money for their injuries even if they were 90% at fault for the accident. Click here for more about how driver negligence and vehicle code violations play a role in determining fault.
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If you have suffered an injury that causes you to miss work, you’ll need to know how to calculate lost wages in a personal injury claim. Click here to learn what you should include, how you should calculate, and what to consider besides just lost time.
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If you are including lost wages damages in your personal injury claim or lawsuit, you will need to know what factors are used to calculate the value of the earnings you lost while recovering. When you assess the value of a lost wages claim, you must be able to provide documentation that proves your injury, your pay, and your normal work hours in order to show a clear and accurate picture of the earnings you missed while injured.Â
→ Read MoreTennessee Accidents and Premises Liability: Who is Responsible?
Put simply, in Tennessee the person or entity responsible for maintaining a piece of property in a safe condition can be named in a premises liability suit if a person is injured on the property because of negligent maintenance.
→ Read MoreGeorgia Personal Injury and Premises Liability: Who is Responsible?
If a person is injured while on someone else’s property in Georgia, the owner, occupant, or tenant responsible for maintaining the property may be liable. The injury must result from negligent maintenance, from spills on the floor to worn carpeting to fal
→ Read MoreGeorgia Jury Awards Home Depot Forklift Accident Victim $1.5M In Damages
A Georgia jury awarded a Cobb County construction worker and his wife approximately $1.5 million in damages stemming from a forklift accident inside the Marietta Home Depot store in which the man suffered severe neck and spinal injuries. Similar personal injury verdicts against the company have occurred in Delaware, North Carolina and Florida.
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Simply put, in Florida the person who is responsible for maintaining a property in safe condition (the controller) is liable if someone is injured due to negligent maintenance. That person could be the property owner, occupier, or tenant.
→ Read MoreBurger King Playground Injury Results In $20M Settlement
An 8 year-old California boy who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he fell off of playground equipment at a Burger King restaurant in Temecula and his family have agreed to settle their case against the restaurant and playground manufacturers for $20 million.
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