Category Archives: Personal Injury
There’s Not Much Government Oversight Over Amusement Parks And Carnivals
Here in South Florida, it seems like amusement park or carnival weather is a year round event, and that’s not even counting the many fixed-location amusement parks, such as Disney or Universal or Busch Gardens or so many others. When you go to a carnival or amusement park, you assume the rides are safe,… Read More »
Victims Should Look Out For Insurance Companies That Act In Bad Faith
It is just a fact of life that insurance companies are in business to make money. If they just pay everybody who is injured, they would go out of business (at least, according to them). So, the business model for the typical insurance company is to deny claims, or make it as difficult for… Read More »
Be Careful Of The Risks Of Arbitration In Your Injury Case
If you speak to any personal injury attorneys, you will find that they very much are against arbitration. In many cases, injury attorneys lobby in congress, to try to minimize the use and effects of arbitration. But why? What is so wrong about your personal injury case going to arbitration? Turns out there are… Read More »
Things You Didn’t Know About Personal Injury Protection
Personal Injury Protection, or PIP, is the mandatory insurance that all drivers are required to carry. PIP protects you and provides you money for medical care and treatment, and for lost wages. Many people just lump PIP in with “car insurance,” but PIP is a very special and very specific kind of insurance. Even… Read More »
The Complex Relationship Between Defendants And Insurance Companies
When you sue a Defendant, you may be a little confused, because often we talk about the Defendant in an injury case, and then other times, we talk about the insurance company. You may even hear your own injury attorney speak about the Defendant, but also about the insurance company. But which is it—are… Read More »
Don’t Forget Those Jury Instructions
In a personal injury trial, it is the jury that is charged with having to resolve disputed issues of fact. Fundamental questions like who did what, who said what, or how injured you are, all issues that may be disputed by the other side will ultimately be decided by the jury. Applying the Facts… Read More »
Elevators May Not Be As Safe As You Think
We don’t often think of going into an elevator as being a dangerous activity. And for the most part it isn’t; elevators don’t injure very many people. But they do cause injury more than we think, and the image of elevators being safe—at least, safer than the stairs—may not be entirely accurate. Accuracy is… Read More »
The Importance Of Notice In Slip And Fall Cases
When little kids get into trouble, the first thing they often say in their defense is “but I didn’t know!” They may say they didn’t know the rules, or they didn’t know what they were doing was wrong, or that they just weren’t aware of the situation so as to be held responsible for… Read More »
Pedestrian Avoidance Technology Leaves A Lot To Be Desired
Today’s cars advertise the number and extent of technological safety features that they have. Whether included in the base price, or as upgrades, cars can almost avoid crashes on their own, even when the driver isn’t paying attention. Pedestrian Avoidance Technology But much of that technology has to do with avoiding collisions with other… Read More »
Should You Settle Your Case? Consider These Factors
You may already know that many personal injury cases settle long before they ever get to trial in front of a jury. But your case can’t settle without your prior approval. How do you know what you should settle your case, or when you should take your case all the way to trial? An… Read More »
