Category Archives: Personal Injury

When Is A Landlord Liable For Injuries To A Tenant?
In a busy and expensive housing market, more and more people are turning to rental properties. Rental properties all will have a landlord, or a leasing company that acts like the landlord. This all begs the question as to whether a landlord can be held liable for injuries that you may suffer while on… Read More »

Who Is Liable For Your Car Accident? Maybe More People Than You Thought
Let’s say that you are in a car accident. The obvious liable party, and the party you’d most think of suing, would be the other driver, the negligent driver that caused the accident. And that’s correct, and smart. But have you ever given thought to other parties that could have contributed to your accident?… Read More »

How Your Case May Be Evaluated By AI
It used to be that when you had a claim for injuries after an accident you (through your injury attorney) would submit your claim, and someone for the insurance company on the other side—usually, an insurance adjuster, or perhaps, a committee of adjusters—would look at and evaluate your claim. That does still happen today,… Read More »

How Drunk Driving Injury Cases Are Different
We all know how awful driving drunk is, and how devastating it can be to the families that are ruined by that behavior. But that would make you believe that when someone is injured by someone who is intoxicated behind the wheel, that it is an “easy case.” Actually, there are a lot of… Read More »

Your Injury Case Isn’t Over Even If It Seems Over
Whether it comes in the form of a settlement, or at the end of a full blown contested trial that, hopefully, has ended with adequate compensation for your losses and injuries, either way, it means that your personal injury case is finally over. Or is it? Although settlements and verdicts seem to signal the… Read More »

What Happens When Mental Illness Makes Your Injuries Worse?
For most everybody, the complications from an accident can have a severe effect on our mental health. The stress, fear, and anxiety over our finances, lives and health, as well as ruminating on the way our lives may be different post accident, can significantly alter an accident victim’s mood, affect and personality. But as… Read More »

Liability For Injuries Caused By Bullying
Bullying has a serious and often long lasting impact on all of us, but most particularly, on our children. Children who grow up bullied, often drop out of school, or can even face a life involved in the criminal system—and that’s aside from the physical harm that often accompanies bullying. Not Just Child’s Play… Read More »

Under And Uninsured Motorist Claims: What’s The Difference?
We live in a world where it seems like there is just too much insurance to purchase. But when it comes to Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist (UM) coverage, it may be a good idea to reconsider, before you say no to protecting yourself. When Does Uninsured Motorist Coverage Apply? UM insurance is really two… Read More »

Inferences: How Much Evidence Can You Assume In An Injury Case?
We tend to believe that in court cases, and personal injury cases, that evidence has to be something that we know—something that someone sees or which is on video or in a picture. But that’s not really how evidence, or court cases work. When it comes to a lot of evidence, a court, and… Read More »

Liability When Things Go Wrong At The Tattoo Parlor
When we think of getting tattoos, we think of it as a piece of artwork, and to a large extent, it is. But don’t forget that that artwork entails putting a needle under your skin, and working with and altering, your body. Because of that, things can and do go wrong when people get… Read More »