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How Lawyers Evaluate Medical Malpractice Cases

Before contacting a lawyer about a possible medical malpractice case, it is important to understand how these types of cases are evaluated by attorneys. Some cases are more intricate than others, however the following series of events [...]

How Lawyers Evaluate Medical Malpractice Cases2022-10-21T11:15:34-04:00

How Long Do Personal Injury Cases Take?

It’s not uncommon for court cases to take a long time. With objections and appeals, settlement offers and negotiations, we’ve all heard of the horror stories of cases lasting for years. But why does it happen? And [...]

How Long Do Personal Injury Cases Take?2022-10-07T18:09:30-04:00

Passenger Accident Claims – What to do After a Car Accident

None of us ever want to get into a car accident, but most people are fairly confident they know what to do in such an event. First, you ensure your own health and safety, then that of [...]

Passenger Accident Claims – What to do After a Car Accident2022-09-09T12:05:53-04:00

Mediation and Settlements in Personal Injury Cases

Many professions use specialized shorthand and jargon to convey complex internal concepts. In some instances, these words are the same as common phrases and sayings but with new meaning attached. First, let's discuss the term "mediation". Mediation [...]

Mediation and Settlements in Personal Injury Cases2021-03-04T12:28:45-04:00

Factors Behind Rising Workers’ Compensation Claim Payouts

Sometimes the silver lining found in the midst of a problem is a boon. Other times, it’s lightning waiting to strike.  The payouts in workers' compensation claims are on the rise with more and more reaching the [...]

Factors Behind Rising Workers’ Compensation Claim Payouts2021-02-25T11:52:13-04:00

How Medical Device Defects Can Lead to Malpractice

Medical science, coupled with space age materials, has been making replacements for ever more delicate parts of the body. When these medical devices are well manufactured and installed properly, they add years of life and a range [...]

How Medical Device Defects Can Lead to Malpractice2021-02-18T13:15:23-04:00

What Are the Different Damage Types in Personal Injury Cases?

While it’s true that a personal injury case hinges on establishing liability, it isn’t the only deciding factor in valuing your case. It is also important to know to what extent each party played a part in [...]

What Are the Different Damage Types in Personal Injury Cases?2021-02-12T11:38:48-04:00

How Does Age Impact Workers’ Compensation?

Age affects many aspects of the working world. Some of those aspects reflect trends in population growth, others in increased longevity.  Within the world of workers' compensation costs and payouts, age impacts the bottom line of companies [...]

How Does Age Impact Workers’ Compensation?2021-02-04T12:03:14-04:00

Delays and Complications During a Personal Injury Trial

Effectively fighting in court, much like fighting in other aspects of life, takes a great deal of preparation. The time between filing a suit and waiting for your day in court is fraught with slights and pitfalls. [...]

Delays and Complications During a Personal Injury Trial2021-01-28T11:31:31-04:00

The Rising Risk of Birth Injuries During Triage

Resource scarcity has always been a component of medical care. In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, shortages in supplies, space, and staff have made birth injuries during triage more common. Emergency rooms and instant-care clinics [...]

The Rising Risk of Birth Injuries During Triage2021-01-15T18:16:45-04:00

Hospital Errors Can Cause Cerebral Palsy

The birth of a child is a joyful event looked forward to with delight and anxious anticipation for months, sometimes years, beforehand. Many nights are spent reading pregnancy and parenting books, nurseries are meticulously painted and decorated, and [...]

Hospital Errors Can Cause Cerebral Palsy2020-12-17T12:17:58-04:00

Why Workers’ Compensation Claims Get Denied

Workers’ compensation claims seem simple enough to most people. If you’re injured while on the job, you get to sue your employer, right? While you can certainly file the lawsuit for that reason, it might not necessarily [...]

Why Workers’ Compensation Claims Get Denied2020-12-10T21:27:15-04:00

The Peaks of Medical Malpractice: Fewer Claims, Bigger Mistakes

Trends in medical malpractice claims and payouts are promising. For the past 20 years claims for smaller settlements have dropped by 55%. It’s not all good news, though, claims for larger settlements have been going up. Today, [...]

The Peaks of Medical Malpractice: Fewer Claims, Bigger Mistakes2020-11-05T11:29:36-04:00

Under Construction: Personal Injury Near Worksites

Numerous jobs contain risk and dangerous elements. Those who work in these jobs receiving training about risk aversion to function safely in their professions. But what of those that end up risk adjacent? It is not enough [...]

Under Construction: Personal Injury Near Worksites2020-10-28T10:42:37-04:00

Handling An Accident When At-Fault Party Has No License or No Insurance

Some people worry that they will someday be in an auto accident with an unlicensed or uninsured driver. Both conditions offer unique challenges for getting compensation for injuries and damage to the victim of an accident. When [...]

Handling An Accident When At-Fault Party Has No License or No Insurance2020-10-08T11:02:15-04:00

“Who’s at fault?”- Determining Negligence in Personal Injury Cases

One of the more difficult questions in a personal injury case is “who is at fault?” Deciding this question is the bulk of an injury claim with the remainder focused on to what extent and questions of [...]

“Who’s at fault?”- Determining Negligence in Personal Injury Cases2020-09-24T11:10:08-04:00
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