If your client has been at the receiving end of someone’s foolish behavior on the road, you have every right to ask for compensation to cover the losses. A car accident is one of those cases of personal injury when a lawyer is within his rights to ask for a high settlement especially if the accident has left his client with severe injuries that will require a lot of care. But if the case is not handled properly, your client can receive way less in settlement than you actually deserve. So what can you as a lawyer do to make sure this is not the

Here is what you need to know about using the uninsured and under-insured driver insurance coverage in your automobile insurance policy when filing a personal injury lawsuit. Uninsured Driver Coverage If you are hit by a driver who has no car insurance, and if the accident is the driver’s fault, you can use your uninsured motorist coverage. You might not bother with trying to sue the uninsured driver for a personal injury. Instead of suing the driver, who probably has no money of their own to compensate you, would need to make a claim against your own insurance company up to the limit of your

In a car accident case when the defense has admitted liability, the plaintiff lawyer will have to produce witnesses that will help prove damages. Once the defense has admitted responsibility, the rest of the trial will be only for damages, and certain witnesses will have to be produced to help the jury arrive at a reasonable compensation figure. These witnesses will prove that what the plaintiff is claiming is true. A Doctor’s Word Carries a Lot of Weight In your personal injury case, the first obvious expert witness would be the medical doctor treating you. It has to be made clear to the jury, what

Red light cameras at intersections are causing many problems to drivers. When you are approaching an intersection and the traffic light suddenly turns yellow, what do you do? Well, you have two options. One is to accelerate and go through the intersection, or suddenly come to a stop. However, both these options are risky, at intersections with red light cameras. When you suddenly step on your brakes or stop short, you risk being hit from behind, since the vehicle behind may not stop in time. On the other hand, if you accelerate and rush through the intersection, the camera will automatically record you for running

“New York’s streets being what they are, car accidents are as common here as they are anywhere else. On a wonderful day, you may get away with just a few scratches on your car. But on a bad day you may suffer injuries?€?some of them minor, and some bad enough to keep you in a hospital bed for days. Of course you are entitled to compensation for the injuries you have suffered and you can use a New York personal injury lawyer’s help to file a valid lawsuit. But you need to know some important information before you approach the court. And this has everything

If you are injured in a car accident in New York, you will have to file a case to claim damages in the personal injury case. Your lawyer will have to present the case and explain to the jury why the verdict should be in your favor. The lawyer has to show to the jury that you are more likely right than wrong. He will have to prove that the other driver being sued by you was careless, which is known as negligence. The lawyer will also have to make the connection of showing that the carelessness of the other driver was the reason why