If you’re ever in a position where you or someone close to you is injured—or even dies—and you want the people responsible to be held accountable, you may want to go to court. An injury or death that was deliberately inflicted is a crime, and will go...
Product liability cases can be somewhat more complex than other types of personal injury lawsuits. Proving defect in a product can take some technical knowledge, determining if a manufacturer was aware of the potential for danger is another difficult...
Going to court for a wrongful death lawsuit is just about one of the most traumatic legal experiences anyone can go through. In most cases, a wrongful death lawsuit means that someone important has lost their lives in an action that is not legally pu...
Personal injury cases refer to cases in which the plaintiff has been injured by another party’s negligence, and a personal injury lawsuit occurs when that same plaintiff presents a negligent party with a lawsuit in an effort to recoup their losses. I...
Usually, when we talk about personal injury lawsuits as a result of defective products, we turn our attention to vehicles like cars or products like toys for children. The infamous Ford Pinto case of the 1970s, for example, was about a fatal flaw in...
Wrongful death is, perhaps, one of the most upsetting ways to go to court. It’s the very tragic loss of life that most commonly comes from the negligence of someone else. As a result, wrongful death cases are civil court cases, not criminal ones, mea...
What Happens If My Accident Injury Case Goes To Trial_Most accident injury cases are settled out of court. However, when insurance companies are refusing to pay a fair settlement, you may have to litigate the case at trial. What happens at trial is...
When you file an accident injury claim with an insurance company, you will have to prove fault. In legal speak, fault is the product of “negligence.” Negligence basically means that the actions of another person caused you harm. Whoever is found negl...
America is a nation that celebrates achievement, and rewards people for having the strength and tenacity to make their dreams come true. Unfortunately, while this is an ideal goal to put strength towards, sometimes people find it easier to turn their...
Premises liability is one of the more common causes for a civil lawsuit to take place. The simplest definition of premises liability is that a home or business owner has a legal duty to make sure a certain reasonable amount of safety is present in on...
An injury to the spinal cord is often a life-altering experience in the worst way. Because the spinal cord itself is just a “bundle” of different nerves that carry signals to and from the brain, injuring this part of your body can permanently cripple...
While not every state entertains the notions of punitive damages, Florida does. In fact, Florida had one of the highest profile cases of punitive damage ever in 2014, with the $23.6 billion dollars brought against tobacco manufacturer RJ Reynolds w...
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