Personal Injury

Because there is no basis in the law to do so, complaints in personal injury cases do not, under normal circumstances, make a request for the payment of attorney fees by the defendant. Personal injury attorneys only get paid when…

Another category of damages, punitive damages, is designed for just what it sounds like—to punish wrongdoers. By policy, they are designed to deter rather than to punish. In other words, the typical justification for punitive damages is to deter a…

How much is your case worth? Good question! It is often a complicated process to determine how much a case is worth. The ultimate answer to the question “How much is my case worth?” is “Whatever the jury thinks it…

So, you won your personal injury case—But can you collect? Winning your personal injury case does not necessarily mean that you will get money. Usually, in a personal injury case, a defendant has insurance available to pay any verdict that…

Now that the complaint has been filed and answered by the defendant, your case is in full swing. Next comes an important and the most time-consuming phase of the lawsuit—discovery. Discovery is the process by which each side learns information…

Every personal injury case is unique, and each case presents different challenges. The best way to face these challenges is to retain a personal injury attorney who understands how to obtain relevant evidence to support your personal injury claim. The…

You have probably heard of the burden of proof of beyond a reasonable doubt. As you likely know, this is the burden of proof that must be met by a state or the federal government in order to convict someone…

It appears everyone has some idea of what hearsay is. I assume that most people get their understanding of hearsay from television or movies. There have been many times that a client or witness has told me something along the…

Have you ever wondered after hearing about a multi-million-dollar settlement in a personal injury case about the fairness of such a settlement? The reasoning behind such large personal injury settlements or large jury verdicts often can be found in loss…

Many personal injury attorneys will initially take fees through a retainer which is an amount paid when the lawyer is hired initially to assure the client that the lawyer will perform work and assure the lawyer of payment for at…