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Should a Lawyer Tell the Jury What the Case is Worth in his Opening Remarks

Your personal injury case has gone to trial, and your attorney is in the middle of giving his opening remarks. You are thinking at the back of your mind, should your attorney be telling the jury at the end of his remarks, how much money you are seeking as compensation for your injuries. Mentioning the Value of the Case at the Outset At the end of opening remarks, some attorneys will ask the jury to award a verdict in his or her client. They do this because they want to put a seed in the juror’s mind that all the testimonies the jury is going

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Do settlement offers increase as the trial date approaches?

In your car accident case, the insurance company does not want to pay you, what you think your case is worth. What is the likelihood that they are going to increase their settlement offer as your case progresses towards trial? There is Various Possibilities when You can Reject Settlement Offer The answer is that they might, but then again they might not in regards to the title above. Every case is individual and unique. Let us say, the defense actually makes you an offer to settle the case, and you decide for whatever reason that the money they are offering is not sufficient. You have

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How Insurance Influences Your Accident Case

Attorneys Look for Insurance Coverage When you have suffered an injury because of somebody’s carelessness, whether it is a driver, or a doctor or hospital, one of the things your lawyer will look for is what the available insurance is. Let us say, you have suffered significant fracture in a car accident, and your lawyer determines that the driver of the other car had only $25,000 worth of insurance. Your fracture is significant and in all likelihood, you will have to undergo surgery to correct your problem. This is going to cost much more than the available insurance. Hence, it may not be worthwhile for

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Dealing With Accident Aftermath: Get Your Point of View on the Record

Lots of people are confused about what to do after a motor vehicle accident. Those first few minutes and hours are key to the eventual outcome of the case. Knowledgeable injury lawyers can counsel clients on getting their point of view across in courts, but they cannot be there on the side of the road when the accident happens. Here are a few things that serve personal injury victims well when they encounter danger on the road. Take Pictures It is important to visually document the scene to uphold your version of events. Without photo documentation or other evidence, it often comes down to a

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Two Strategies Used by the Defense in Medical Malpractice Cases

You have been injured because of the negligence or carelessness of your doctor and you have filed a medical malpractice case to seek compensation for the harm and injury done to you. Filing a medical malpractice case is not easy, since you need a medical specialist to review your case and give his or her approval for the validity of your case. Once that is done, your case is filed; however, the defense will employ two very strong strategies that can even have your case dismissed.

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