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Settlement of Personal Injury Cases: Settlement or Trial?
Is it true that the majority of personal injury claims settle prior to trial? Great question. Legal experts tell us that most personal injury cases settle before trial. But what are the real numbers on settlement of personal injury cases and who says? Only four to five percent of all […]
Motorcycle Accidents: Causes and Statistics
Car accidents happen every day. 11 percent of all motor vehicle accidents involve motorcycles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also reports that motorcyclists are 35 times more likely to experience a fatal accident than those in passenger vehicles. While some believe most motorcycle accidents are caused by aggressive motorcycle […]
Frederick’s of Hollywood Bankruptcy Filing
News of Hollywood bankruptcy filings makes headlines. But this one, Frederick’s of Hollywood, ended an era of the sexy lingerie retailer’s mall stores. The company shut down all 94 of its stores in malls across the USA the week before filing on April 20, 2015. Through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy […]
Advance Care Directives: What Are They?
Advance care directives provide an opportunity to participate ahead of time in making medical decisions in potentially life-ending circumstances. We all have the right to participate in our own health care decisions. You should have a say in your medical decisions. But there are times such as a serious accident […]
How Do I Make my Will Clear Enough to Avoid Disputes?
It’s important to have a will because this document specifies how money and property will be distributed after death. Without a will, the person is declared “intestate” and money and property are distributed under the laws of intestacy in the state in which the person resided. Terms of a will […]
Work Injuries: Responsibility in Temp Agency Scenario
A question I often receive comes from people who sustained work injuries while employed through a temp agency. For example, suppose an employee was at company “A” but sent there by a temporary employment agency when a computer printer dropped on their foot. After an emergency room visit and an […]
Distracted Driving: Eating While Driving
Distracted driving causes 80% of all motor vehicle accidents and 16% of highway fatalities. In studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or “NHTSA” texting and jabbering on the cell phone top the list of distractions. But eating while driving, something 86% of drivers admit to, also presents a […]
Video Surveillance: Used Fairly to Kill Personal Injury Cases?
Anyone with any type of personal injury claim knows or should know that insurance companies use video surveillance to look for behavior that might contradict the claim of injury. Often used in workers compensation claims, investigators armed with small video cameras follow those making injury claims, waiting to catch them […]
Impaired Drivers: Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Prescription Drugs & Marijuana
The risk of getting into an accident is high enough. But the number of people driving on various substances doesn’t help. “In 2013-2014 20% of weekend nighttime drivers tested positive for drugs …” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – February 2015 One national study with a database of over 40 […]
Can You Sue a City or Town for Failing to Remove Snow Properly?
Can I sue the city or town for failing to remove enough snow? I got into an accident because the road was still icy. You “can” sue but the case has a snowball’s chance in you know where. Why? In the early days of U.S. legal history “sovereign immunity” literally meant […]
