As a medical malpractice lawyer, I am frequently asked to review medical records for patients who have suffered a stroke under circumstances where this devastating injury may have been unnecessary. These cases generally follow certain patterns. For example, when an individual suffers a hemorrhagic stroke, or brain bleed, we are often looking to see if…
One of the most devastating factors of drunk driving accidents is that often the passenger of the other vehicle involved is the person who is badly injured or even killed, and not the person who was driving under the influence. It is important to deal with the accident scene right after an accident happens. This…
If you decide to file for bankruptcy, you may wonder what happens to your credit cards and if you can keep one of them for life after bankruptcy. The answer is complicated; it depends on the decisions of the bankruptcy officials, meaning the court and the trustee, and the credit card company itself. The credit…
If you or a loved one was hurt in an accident that was due to another’s negligence or carelessness, the fact that this is a common event is probably not much of a consolation. In some instances, recovering one’s damages from the event will require the help of a personal injury lawyer. It’s unfortunate that…
The Pros and Cons Surrounding Tort Reform If a patient believes they have been mistreated by their healthcare professional, they are able to file a medical malpractice claim with the help of a medical malpractice lawyer. If the healthcare professional is found guilty of medical malpractice, they could be potentially liable for millions of dollars.…
As part of a routine accident investigation, a personal injury lawyer will want to investigate whether there have been prior similar incidents resulting in personal injury or wrongful death. “Prior similar incidents” refers to negligent acts by the same company or individual that caused injury to another person under the same or similar circumstances as…
In the realm of personal injury claims, there are two accepted categories of sought after damages: compensatory and punitive. Compensatory is generally broken down even further into general and special losses. Now, which damages you seek in your claim depends on the specific injury you suffered and how that injury came to be. Although, to…
A living trust contains your assets and holds them for your beneficiaries until the time of your death. When you die, then your trust’s assets will be transferred to the beneficiaries of your choice. Now, a living trust can be changed at any time. This means you can update it with every life change. Here…
Most people never think they will need to file a wrongful death lawsuit, which means most people have no idea how the settlement works when it comes to tax season. Do you have to report the settlement and pay taxes on this amount? This matter is more complicated than simply “yes” or “no.” It is…
Personal Injury Lawyer If you are being hounded by debt collectors, it is important to understand what these third-party companies legally can and cannot do. You have legal rights and there are limits to the lengths debt collectors can go to in attempts to collect the money their client is owed, but there are regulations…