Category Archives: Personal Injury
Tesla Gets Hit With a Large Verdict After Accident
As cars start to drive themselves more and more, a core legal question exists: When those cars err, and cause injury, who is liable? The driver? After all, drivers still will play some role in operating even an autonomous vehicle. Or is the manufacturer liable if the car’s programming causes it to injure somebody?… Read More »
Should You Speak With the Other Side Yourself, After an Accident?
If you are in a car accident, you will find that there are a lot of parties and people who want to speak with you about your accident. One of those parties will likely be the insurance company that represents the Defendant. Speak or Remain Silent? You may have two, conflicting thoughts. On the… Read More »
Going to the Top: The Apex Doctrine and Deposing High Level Executives
If you are injured by a business, or on business property, once your injury lawsuit is filed, your injury attorney may want to take depositions of those in the company that may have knowledge about your accident, or about the dangerous condition on their property that caused the accident. Lower and Higher Level Executives… Read More »
How Are Pre-Existing Injuries Handled in an Injury Trial?
If you are in an accident where you sustain an injury the party you are suing, will want to see your medical records. That makes sense—you’re saying you were injured so naturally they would want documentation of your injuries. But you may be surprised to learn that not only is the other side asking… Read More »
Understanding Future Medical Expenses After Your Injury Case is Over
To some extent, damages in a personal injury case, and evaluating how much compensation is fair and necessary, is an exercise in looking into the future. That’s because many of the damages after an accident are life altering, and will affect the victim long after the injury case is resolved. One area where this… Read More »
How Inferences are used in Injury Trials
In law and in court, we tend to think that evidence must be immediate and direct; that we, as parties to the case, or the jurors hearing the case, cannot just assume a fact that is in evidence. But on the other hand, a jury can, and should use its common sense, and there… Read More »
Botox: Who is Liable When Things Go Wrong?
Cosmetic medical procedures are becoming more and more common. So common, in fact, that we forget they’re actually medical procedures, with consequences when things go wrong. The same can be said for Botox, a procedure that, while widely used, and generally safe, can cause serious problems when there are errors. Who Can Give Botox… Read More »
Sadly, There have been a Lot of Dog Bite Attacks Lately
If you’ve turned on the news or checked online for news lately, you may have noticed a disturbing trend—more and more dog attacks seem to be happening. And many of them aren’t “just bites,” they’re full on mauling of innocent people. Boston Man is Attacked by Stray Dog A report out of Boston said… Read More »
What Happens When Passengers are Injured in Car Accidents?
Sometimes when we are injured in a car accident, we’re not the ones behind the wheel—we’re the passenger. And if that’s the case, while some things in your injury case are exactly the same as they would be if you are driving, in other ways, passenger injuries are different. Multiple Avenues to Recover In… Read More »
How Insurance Companies Get You to Walk Away or Settle for Little Money
So let’s say that you are in an accident, and you make the mistake of trying to represent yourself. You’re pretty business savvy, and maybe even know a little about the law even, so you figure you can handle this yourself. But the insurance company is way more savvy than you—this is what they… Read More »
