Category: Personal Injury FAQ’s

The legal system recognizes the fact that an event caused by nature could not be held responsible for someone’s death. The victim of such an event has not suffered what would qualify under the law as a wrongful death. However, if the deceased had been the victim of negligence or of intentional actions, then the relatives of the deceased could consider filing for a wrongful death case. That same group of relatives could seek compensation for at least two types of damages. In some cases, the grieving loved ones could seek compensation for a third damage. (more…)

Both of those examples help a wronged patient to understand the elements that must be present in a successful claim. First, the claimant must prove that a patient-doctor relationship had been established, before the physician made a grave mistake. Unless, the doctor charged with malpractice had only recently learned about the patient’s medical history, proving that first element should not pose a real challenge to any lawyer. (more…)

In the hours right after two cars have collided, the drivers might not know for sure whether or not the insurer would have reason to declare either of the damaged vehicles to be a total loss. Each driver’s first priority should be studying the current car insurance policy. In that way, the driver can learn about the extent of the coverage offered by the insurance company. (more…)

Sometimes an insurance adjuster does make use of a settlement formula. Such formulas help adjusters to utilize of all the information that the insurance company has collected on a given accident. For any given case, an adjuster will gather specific documents. (more…)

The legal system feels that such compensation should be made available to the surviving spouse and other family members, especially those that have been closest to the deceased. That would include the children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters. (more…)