Who’s actually at fault is always at the center of personal liability cases. Who caused the other party’s injuries? This is a key threshold that needs to be established in a personal liability claim. And once it is established who’s at fault, that party is liable to pay the other party for damages. This compensation must be paid to the
Car accidents are all too common, and plenty dangerous to boot. You can take as many precautions as you want, but there are inevitable risks that you may not be able to anticipate at every moment. This is not to say that you should feel paranoid about driving, just conscious about what you may have to deal with while on
Legal terminology can often appear unnecessarily complicated. However, there’s always a reason why certain words have entered California’s legal lexicon. Knowing the implications of key terms could make a big difference in the compensation that plaintiffs could claim. One of the most challenging distinctions in personal injury law is between “standard negligence” and “gross negligence.” While it can be tricky
You might be the most defensive driver in the State of Washington, but it’s nearly inevitable that you’ll cross paths with somebody who is careless and negligent and become the victim of a personal injury accident. You could be stopped at a red light when a dump truck crashes into you. With insurance deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, and lost time from
After being injured in a car accident that was caused by the carelessness and negligence of somebody else in or around Spokane, you’ll be preserving your rights and protecting your best interests by retaining a car accident lawyer right away. Just about all car accident injury lawyers handle cases on a contingency fee basis. That means you don’t need to
There are three main types of damages in personal injury cases, including economic, non-economic, and punitive damages. There are several key differences between these that are important for victims to understand. The following is an overview of each category of damages and its role in personal injury claims. Economic Damages Also known as compensatory damages, economic damages are those that
Covid-19 has changed our world. From every day mask wearing and social distancing to working from home, our lives have changed immeasurably. So too in toxic tort litigation. Courts and parties have struggled to keep cases and dockets moving via Zoom and phone conferences, and have grappled with how and when trials will go forward. Of course, this is all
The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work as lawyers. We have all adapted to zoom hearings, mediations and depositions. When the pandemic ends, I personally hope we’ll keep doing some of the things we are doing now that are more efficient and less costly. The legal industry has not been the only industry to make adjustments
Although no secret for legal professionals, members of the general public might be shocked to find out that asbestos and the whole panoply of related diseases are still a matter of current public concern. In case you need a memory refresh, asbestos is the mineral that used to capture headlines all through the ’70s to the ’90s due to its
Late 2019, Valisure pharmacy stated that ranitidine often sold as Zantac, had a toxin known as N-nitrosodimethylamine ( NDMA) at levels that the FDA considered low although higher than the allowed amount. Some independent tests were done, which showed that Zantac contained over 30,000 times the 96ng safe amount, accumulating to 3,000,000ng /tablet. This is bad, bad, bad, and so
Who’s actually at fault is always at the center of personal liability cases. Who caused the other party’s injuries? This is a key threshold that needs to be established in a personal liability claim. And once it is established who’s at fault, that party is liable to pay the other party for damages. This compensation must be paid to the
Car accidents are all too common, and plenty dangerous to boot. You can take as many precautions as you want, but there are inevitable risks that you may not be able to anticipate at every moment. This is not to say that you should feel paranoid about driving, just conscious about what you may have to deal with while on
Legal terminology can often appear unnecessarily complicated. However, there’s always a reason why certain words have entered California’s legal lexicon. Knowing the implications of key terms could make a big difference in the compensation that plaintiffs could claim. One of the most challenging distinctions in personal injury law is between “standard negligence” and “gross negligence.” While it can be tricky
You might be the most defensive driver in the State of Washington, but it’s nearly inevitable that you’ll cross paths with somebody who is careless and negligent and become the victim of a personal injury accident. You could be stopped at a red light when a dump truck crashes into you. With insurance deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, and lost time from
After being injured in a car accident that was caused by the carelessness and negligence of somebody else in or around Spokane, you’ll be preserving your rights and protecting your best interests by retaining a car accident lawyer right away. Just about all car accident injury lawyers handle cases on a contingency fee basis. That means you don’t need to
There are three main types of damages in personal injury cases, including economic, non-economic, and punitive damages. There are several key differences between these that are important for victims to understand. The following is an overview of each category of damages and its role in personal injury claims. Economic Damages Also known as compensatory damages, economic damages are those that
Covid-19 has changed our world. From every day mask wearing and social distancing to working from home, our lives have changed immeasurably. So too in toxic tort litigation. Courts and parties have struggled to keep cases and dockets moving via Zoom and phone conferences, and have grappled with how and when trials will go forward. Of course, this is all
The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work as lawyers. We have all adapted to zoom hearings, mediations and depositions. When the pandemic ends, I personally hope we’ll keep doing some of the things we are doing now that are more efficient and less costly. The legal industry has not been the only industry to make adjustments
Although no secret for legal professionals, members of the general public might be shocked to find out that asbestos and the whole panoply of related diseases are still a matter of current public concern. In case you need a memory refresh, asbestos is the mineral that used to capture headlines all through the ’70s to the ’90s due to its
Late 2019, Valisure pharmacy stated that ranitidine often sold as Zantac, had a toxin known as N-nitrosodimethylamine ( NDMA) at levels that the FDA considered low although higher than the allowed amount. Some independent tests were done, which showed that Zantac contained over 30,000 times the 96ng safe amount, accumulating to 3,000,000ng /tablet. This is bad, bad, bad, and so
