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Why Attorneys do not want to Work Cases Involving just Soft Tissue Injuries

You are involved in a car accident and you have suffered soft tissue injuries, and you find that most attorneys in New York are unwilling to take a personal injury case involving soft tissue injuries. Why would an Attorney Turn Down a Sparkling Case? A golden and experienced trial attorney is going to spend the same time, energy, and resources to prosecute a case, regardless of whether you have minimal or significant injuries. Hence, why would most attorneys not want to take a soft tissue injury case? There are number of key reasons for this. The first reason is that there are outstanding chances of

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Is the Homeowner Responsible if You Slip and Fall on his Property Β 

You have been invited to a party, and when you are walking around the homeowner’s property, you fall down and suffer a serious fracture. Now, the question is whether the homeowner is responsible for your injury. What caused the fall? When a person is injured on somebody else’s property, one of the key questions is what was it that caused the fall. Was there a defect on the floor, or a hole that was covered with a carpet? Once you know the answer to what was it that actually caused the fall, the next important question is, did the homeowner know about this dangerous condition.

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Can You Include the Police Report into Evidence

You are involved in an auto accident and the police officer comes to the scene to take down information. He records certain information from witnesses and now in the report, it says that the police officer believed that the accident was caused by the other driver. Can you use this information at the time of the trial or to perhaps even avoid a trial? The Police Accident Report The police accident report is a business document, taken in the ordinary course of police business. Since the police report is such a document, you can access it and present it as evidence in at your accident

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Should an Accident Lawyer Visit the Scene of the Accident

Trying to Picture the Accident Scene In every type of car accident, it is critical for the accident lawyer to go to the accident scene, and to see for himself where this incident occurred. There is an important reason for this. After the accident, you the injured victim are going to consult an accident attorney and you are going to explain to him, how the accident occurred. The attorney will try to form in his mind the picture of the accident scene, and he will most probably ask you additional questions inquiring about: How many intersections there were How many lanes of moving traffic there were

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Your Personal Injury Case can be Dismissed even before it Starts

You have suffered significant injuries because of an accident, and you believe you have a strong personal injury case. You start the proceedings for filing a lawsuit to claim compensation, but, before your case has a chance to move off the ground, you find out that the defense has made a motion to dismiss your case, instead of answering your allegations. Motion to Dismiss Your Case, even before it Starts You believe you have suffered significant injuries after a car accident because of someone else’s carelessness. You hire an attorney to submit a lawsuit on your behalf. Your attorney goes ahead, files the required papers,

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Lack of Informed Consent in a Medical Malpractice Case

When your doctor does not tell you that you could suffer a complication that you are suffering now after going through the medical procedure, then would that be a valid basis for filing a medical malpractice case. The answer is maybe. Lack of informed consent means failure on the part of the doctor to provide sufficient information, so that the patient can take an educated decision. However, in most instances, lack of informed consent cannot be the only basis for filing a lawsuit.

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