Injured Drivers Left with No Chance in Legal Bout against Insurers

June 18, 2013

What would happen to an 80 year old pedestrian if they were knocked down in 2013? A bid to change the Small Claims Court limit has been described as ‘draconian’ by one of Britain’s leading solicitors, who gives a harrowing example of what could have happened to an 80 year old client if the change [...]

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Understanding Brain Injury Claims: Glossary of Brain Injury Terms

June 18, 2013

If you’re looking to make a claim for a brain injury that you or someone close to you has sustained then you will need to understand basic brain injury terms. Doctors and lawyers tend to throw around complicated terms that you may not fully understand, which could hinder your claim. Here’s a collection of definitions [...]

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Most Important Elements Of A Slip And Fall Case That Must Be Proven To Win The Claim

June 18, 2013

Most Important Elements Of A Slip And Fall Case That Must Be Proven To Win The Claim. Frustrating enough, slip and fall case claims often fail because of their often vague natures. However, this does not necessarily mean that you would always be trapped on a dead end upon filing a claim for this type [...]

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How to maximize your insurance claim for pain and suffering after an accident

June 17, 2013

Many people have a hard time wrapping their mind around understand what constitutes pain and suffering in a personal injury / car accident claim and how to go about maximizing the claim for pain and suffering.  Pain and suffering is a non-economic damage.  In California where I am licensed to practice law, we call it [...]

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Your professional life following a claim against your employer

June 17, 2013

Some of the most common questions that are put forward by people who wish to make a claim against their employers are, “how will this affect my work life?” or “will this reflect badly on me/ will I be blacklisted?” The first thing you should know is that any retaliation by your employer is likely [...]

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If I Get Hurt On My Own Property Do I Still Have A Case?

June 14, 2013

All of the residents of Toronto know that when you buy a home or a car you must purchase insurance; however, many people who rent do not believe they need renters insurance. Many renters believe the value of their personal property is so low that it doesn’t warrant the expense of insurance. Unfortunately, nothing could [...]

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Death from skip lorry results in an extremely heavy fine for Sheffield company

June 12, 2013

A Sheffield-based firm has been heavily fined and ordered to pay substantial costs after one of its workers was killed in a workplace accident. Adis Scaffolding Limited, of Sheffield, was ordered by the Derby Crown Court to pay a substantial fine and the costs of the prosecution after one of its workers was killed by [...]

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Bolton recycling firm heavily fined after worker crushed between vehicles

June 12, 2013

A paper manufacturer based in northern England has been heavily fined after one of its workers was seriously injured in an accident. A Bolton-based firm has been heavily fined and ordered to pay substantial costs after the Manchester Crown Court found that it was guilty of seriously breaching health and safety laws, resulting in a [...]

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Supreme Court Strikes Down North Carolina Medicaid Lien Rule

June 10, 2013

Medicaid provides assistance at the state level to those individuals who lack sufficient liquid assets to pay their medical bills. If a Medicaid recipient’s need for medical care arises from injury caused by a third party, the state may recover a portion of any subsequent judgment the person obtains from that third party in a [...]

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The 5 Highest DUI Rated States of America

June 9, 2013

There were almost 12,000 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the U.S. in 2011. 37 percent of these drunk driver-fault deaths occurred in just five of the nation’s top 10 most populated states. It is clear that these states need to take additional measures to keep drunk drivers off of the road, and some of them have [...]

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