Category Archives: Personal Injury
The Duty to Mitigate Damages After an Accident
Accident victims have a lot to deal with, like getting medical care, staying on top of day-to-day duties, paying household expenses, and if necessary, pursuing a legal claim. On top of all this, claimants also have a duty to mitigate their damages and failing to fulfill this responsibility could end up hurting a person’s… Read More »
Could a Pre-Existing Injury Affect My Personal Injury Claim?
There are thousands of people who go about their day-to-lives, while also dealing with some sort of chronic medical condition or injury. Many of those conditions or injuries leave victims suffering on a long-term basis. Unfortunately, these kinds of pre-existing injuries, besides the long-term repercussions on a person’s life, can complicate any subsequent legal… Read More »
Avoid Making These Mistakes When Pursuing a Personal Injury Claim
If you were injured in an accident through no fault of your own, you could be entitled to compensation for your related losses. Unfortunately, insurance companies, even when their policyholders are clearly at fault, are often unwilling to offer the full value of a claim, in which case, an injured party may need to… Read More »
Future Medical Care Costs Could Affect Your Injury Settlement
Most personal injury cases don’t end up going to trial, but are resolved through the settlement process. This in turn, involves back and forth negotiations between the parties involved in the case, as well as their insurers. When these parties are able to reach an agreement, then the claimant will accept a certain sum… Read More »
Did You Suffer a Catastrophic Injury?
Accidents leave a lot of damage in their wake. Depending on the type of accident, a person could, for instance, suffer not only significant property damage, but also devastating injuries, all of which are expensive to address. Grappling with these challenges, however, becomes even more difficult when the injuries sustained reach the level of… Read More »
What Happens at a Deposition?
If you are injured in an accident and attempt to seek compensation for your losses from the at-fault party who caused them, you may end up filing a personal injury lawsuit. When this happens, you, the at-fault party, witnesses, or other people involved in your case may need to attend what is referred to… Read More »
Did Your Accident Result In Permanent Disability?
Recovering after an accident is physically grueling and emotionally draining, not to mention expensive. Often, the biggest motivation for accident victims during the rehabilitation process, is the prospect of returning to their pre-accident day-to-day lives. Tragically, full recovery often proves to be out of reach for many accident victims, who struggle with permanent disability… Read More »
Avoiding Social Media After An Accident
While it’s common to want to post on social media after major experiences, whether they be good ones or bad, doing so after an accident is almost never a good idea. It can be tempting to let our friends and family know what happened and to update them on our status, but it’s important… Read More »
Soft Tissue Injuries
Soft tissue injuries are one of the most common injuries sustained by accident victims. This does not mean, however, that they should be taken lightly. While they may not be as severe as other kinds of accident-related injuries, they can still be very painful and debilitating. Fortunately, accident victims who can prove that they… Read More »
Are You Suffering From Post-Concussion Syndrome?
Any type of accident that involves some sort of blunt force trauma to the head can result in serious injuries, including concussions. Unfortunately, even concussions labeled as minor can result in long-term problems if a person is also diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). What are Concussions? Concussions are a type of mild traumatic brain… Read More »