Personal Injury Category

If you have been injured in a preventable accident caused by another person or company’s negligence, the law allows you to recover compensation from the responsible parties. However, before that happens, you need to prove liability—which is where evidence comes in.

When you are in a car accident or suffer some other type of personal injury, you may be in the position to get a settlement from an insurance company. However, the insurance company may not offer a settlement that you believe is fair.

When you are filing a personal injury lawsuit, there are many legal terms that you will hear and need to understand. Two of those are bodily injury and personal injury. While they may sound similar, there are significant differences in their definitions and legal meanings. 

One of the steps in the personal injury claims process is the deposition. It is a pre-trial process that can be of critical importance to the outcome of your claim. That’s why it must be prepared for and approached with special care. 

If you are injured by another party’s negligence, the fact that the liable party has insurance coverage does not guarantee the policy limits will be enough to fully cover your losses. Your personal injury claim may exceed the allowable coverage, and leave you wondering how you are going to pay your remaining medical bills and lost wages.

Interrogatories are written questions that each party involved in a personal injury lawsuit sends to the other, similar to a written method of “interrogation.” Most of the questions center around the facts of the case, allowing each side to confirm basic information before the claim proceeds to trial.