Selecting the right personal injury lawyer is crucial to ensure fair compensation for your losses. Especially when you have incurred damages due to the other party's negligence, hiring a well-experienced personal injury lawyer is recommended to bring objectivity to your case. The right lawyer will be an attentive listener to ensure that every angle of [...]
Dealing with personal injuries can be devastating, especially when caused due to the other party’s negligence or fault. Such incidents usually lead to hefty medical expenses, emotional trauma, lost income, loss of earning capacity, loss of companionship, and mental anguish. Therefore, hiring a reputed personal injury lawyer is recommended to obtain sincere advice from a [...]
Accident injuries can be overwhelming. Moreover, sustaining an injury due to the negligence or wrongdoing of the other party can be emotionally and economically draining. After an accident, a personal injury lawyer becomes a great sense of support to you and your loved ones. They help you recover compensation for your damages while also helping [...]
Personal injury is a legal jargon used to describe an injury on body, mind, or emotions instead of an injury to property. This type of law is only applicable when the other party's act of negligence or carelessness has caused harm to the other parties involved. Therefore, it allows the injured party to file a [...]
Determining the exact amount of compensation for your injury is challenging. Personal injury evaluations help in comparing the pre and post-injury conditions. It aims to examine the consequences of an event on a person's functioning and well-being in the present and the future. The results of such evaluations ultimately help in claiming fair negotiations from [...]
Filing a personal injury case can be an emotionally taxing experience. It can be a big turning point in the life of a person who is severely hurt because of someone else’s negligence. Your lawyer can be your best aide during such a trying time. Your case’s outcome largely depends who you choose as your [...]
If you have filed a personal injury case, the most prominent question on your mind must be about compensation. Though there is no exact formula to calculate the amount, there are various factors that affect the valuation. Lawyers keep those factors in mind when setting your expectations and working toward a negotiation. Here, we list [...]
Under the common law, there existed a tort for the alienation of a spouse's affections. Although most states have enacted statutes that have abolished the tort, there are approximately nine states that permit such a tort action to be brought against a third party. An action for alienation of a spouse's affections may be brought [...]
Traditionally, the legal doctrine of "parental immunity" prohibited a minor, unemancipated child from suing his or her parent for personal injuries under any circumstances. The purpose of the parental immunity doctrine was to preserve family harmony, family assets, and parental authority over the care, discipline, and control of children. All states have limited the doctrine [...]
Generally, the law requires a person to exercise the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the same circumstances. This is called "the duty of reasonable care." A person who breaches his duty of reasonable care is guilty of negligence. Adults have a special duty of care with respect to children. [...]
