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Do You Negotiate Fees if Your Lawyer has Lost Your Personal Injury Case

Your attorney did a lousy job on your case which cost you your case. Now, can you go to the attorney and negotiate a lower fee for his legal services? Do You need to Negotiate Attorney Fees You filed a lawsuit because you sustained significant injuries because of the wrongdoing or carelessness of another person or business. You have marched through the entire case, your case went to trial, and your attorney lost your case. You are furious and outraged, and when the case is over, you go to the attorney and you demand that he lower his fees because he lost your case. You

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Is it Possible to Change Trial Judges for Your Personal Injury Case

Can You Switch Trial Judges Your personal injury case has come up for trial, and it is assigned to a particular trial judge. Now if you do not like this particular judge, can you go ahead and switch trial judges? The answer is no. You will not be able to change the judge just because you do not like him, or just because he has made rulings against you. However, there are very limited instances where you can have a particular trial judge removed from the case. This means, you have to ask the judge to recuse himself, or excuse himself from trying that particular case.

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Can You File a Personal Injury Lawsuit When Your Injuries are not Serious Β 

You are involved in a car accident and you know the other driver was careless. You know that the other driver’s carelessness has caused you injuries. However, your injuries are not that bad. Can you still bring a lawsuit if your injuries are not serious? The Threshold Law The answer is maybe. Here is the problem. When you go ahead and bring a lawsuit in New York, involving a car accident, you have to show that you have suffered a certain level of injury. This is known as the Threshold Law. You should be able to show that your injuries are significant enough to get

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Should You Accept a Settlement for Your Medical Malpractice Case

A person has suffered significant injury because of carelessness of a doctor, and has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit to claim damages. Now, close to the trial date, the defense makes a settlement offer. The lawyer informs his client about the offer, tells him the amount, and recommends that the accept it. The client is very disappointed by the offer, and in fact asks his lawyer, whose side he was representing.

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Does the Victim Receive the Full Amount Awarded by the Jury

Why is it that when an injured victim winds up winning a large verdict, which creates virtual ink in the online media and perhaps some real ink in the printed media, yet you never receive any news about what happens months or even years later, when that injured victim receives the actual final check.

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You cannot Consult Your Attorney before Answering the Questions Asked by the Defense

Can You Talk to Your Attorney during the Deposition You have filed a personal injury lawsuit, you are now being questioned at the deposition, which is a question and answer session, held under oath, much before the trial starts. At this session, you will be giving sworn testimony in an attorney’s office. The defense attorney will be asking you questions, and your lawyer will be present. You have every right to speak to your attorney, except when you are asked a question. You can talk to your attorney before questions are asked, and you can talk to your attorney after you have answered a question.

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