The Role of Excess Insurance Coverage in Personal Injury Cases
What is Excess Insurance Coverage? Concerning a car insurance policy, an excess policy means you have an insurance policy that is over and above your basic policy. Now, if you are doctor and have $1.3 million as insurance coverage, most of the time you are also going to have an excess insurance policy, which means […]
Negotiating a Personal Injury Case is Similar to Dealing with Someone in a Pawnshop
When you have filed a personal injury case, the goal of your attorney should be to get you as much compensation as possible that your case justifies. On the other hand, the entire agenda of the defense and insurance company will be to give you as little as possible or nothing at all. Hence, we […]
The Importance of Asking the Doctor the Condition of the Patient Before and After the Injury
What is Condition of Patient before and after the Injury? In a personal injury case, it is vital to ask the treating doctor questions about the patient’s condition before the accident occurred since it can help establish the medical condition of the patient before he suffered the injuries because of the accident. The victim was […]
Gas Explosion Destroys Home
Local gas explosions and similar accidents can be extremely serious. Such incidents typically fall under the general category of ‘fire emergencies’ that require immediate responses from fire personnel. However, fire emergencies also have specific causes and come with certain risks, not only to the inhabitants of nearby homes, but to all in the immediate vicinity. […]
Can the Defense have Access to Your Private Messaging via Facebook
You have decided to hire an attorney for your medical malpractice situation in New York. Additionally, you decide to “friend” this attorney on Facebook, and begin to private message him as a means of communication. Now, the defense asks for access to your Facebook page. Does this mean your private messages will become public?
Can You Show that the Independent Doctor is Lying
When you have filed a personal injury case, the defense will usually hire a doctor to conduct an “independent” medical examination of your injuries. This examination is done to see if your injuries are indeed what you are claiming them to be. However, there is nothing independent about this medical examination by the defense.
Having a Positive Attitude about Your Health is not Going to Harm Your Medical Malpractice Case
Just because you have suffered significant injuries because of the negligence of a doctor and filed a medical malpractice case, you need not have a negative outlook on your life. Many victims easily succumb to depression and start believing that their disabilities are going to ruin their lives.
Is Publicity Good or Bad for Your Medical Malpractice Case
You have suffered significant injuries because of the wrongdoing of a doctor or hospital staff and you are planning to start in stage one in the medical malpractice lawsuit process. However, before you enter stage one, you might be wondering if publicity is going to be good or bad for your case.
Why would the Defense Offer a Sizeable Settlement when the Plaintiff’s Story is Anemic
The Defense Offers to Settle
You cannot Handle a Medical Malpractice Case without a Lawyer
A few people think it is easy to handle their own personal injury cases, and claim compensation based on their own efforts. However, this is a big mistake since personal injury cases can be highly complex involving the law, insurance situations, medical issues, and so on. If you go ahead and start a lawsuit without consulting an experienced medical malpractice attorney, without having a certificate of merit, then your case will run into significant problems at the moment of inception.