If the driver who hit you was looking at their phone instead of the road, you are in a stronger legal position than you would be in a garden-variety accident where distraction is suspected but not documented. Phone use behind the wheel is not simply a form of carelessness that a jury will treat the […]
What If the Other Driver Ran a Red Light?
If the other driver ran a red light and hit you, you are in what looks, from the outside, like one of the cleaner liability situations in personal injury law. Someone violated a traffic control device. You had the right of way. The collision followed directly from the violation. In a world where personal injury […]
What If Family Members Disagree About How to Divide a Wrongful Death Settlement
Wrongful death cases produce a specific kind of family conflict that is unlike almost any other dispute families face, because it forces people who are grieving the same loss to negotiate against each other over money that represents that loss. The conflict is not a sign that something has gone wrong with your family. It […]
How Are Settlements Handled When the Injured Person Is a Child?
When a child is injured through someone else’s negligence, the legal process that follows looks meaningfully different from an adult personal injury case, and most parents who find themselves in that situation discover the differences at moments when they least expect them. The rules governing how a child’s claim is brought, who has authority to […]
Can Lien Claims Be Negotiated Down to Speed Up My Payment
Yes, and lien negotiation is one of the most consistently underused tools in personal injury practice, which means the gap between what clients receive and what they could receive is often larger than it needed to be. Liens on your settlement proceeds are not fixed obligations the way a mortgage balance or a car loan […]