Out of all the personal injury cases in the United States, 4 to 5 percent go to trial. This means that 95 to 96 percent are settled pretrial. In 2013, there was an increase of 2 percent in civil case filings in the US district courts, going up by 6,162 cases to a whopping 284,604. Due to this, civil filings per authorized judgeship increased from 411 to 420. What are Depositions? In a civil lawsuit, depositions are crucial components of the pretrial discovery procedure. They are made up of a series of questions that are directed to a party under oath. A court reporter typically

Before you meet with your personal injury lawyer for the first time, it is important that you collect all the documents that you may have relating to your accident, and injuries and file them together. This will help your personal injury attorney understand and prepare a case in your favor. The odds of your winning a personal injury claim are higher if your documentation is in place. Here is a checklist of some of the pertinent documents that you need to take along with you when you go to talk to your lawyer. Information that needs to be jotted down Name and address of ambulance