Do You Negotiate Fees if Your Lawyer has Lost Your Personal Injury Case
Your attorney did a lousy job on your case which cost you your case. Now, can you go to the attorney and negotiate a lower fee for his legal services? Do You need to Negotiate Attorney Fees You filed a lawsuit because you sustained significant injuries because of the wrongdoing or carelessness of another person […]
What is Assumption of Risk
Assumption of Risk Doctrine When you are engaging in inherently dangerous activities for recreational purposes only, you should know what assumption of risk doctrine is, and how it could affect you in the state of New York. For example, if you are involved in a dangerous activity such as skiing, riding a snow mobile, or […]
Is it Possible to Change Trial Judges for Your Personal Injury Case
Can You Switch Trial Judges Your personal injury case has come up for trial, and it is assigned to a particular trial judge. Now if you do not like this particular judge, can you go ahead and switch trial judges? The answer is no. You will not be able to change the judge just because you […]
Can You File a Personal Injury Lawsuit When Your Injuries are not Serious
You are involved in a car accident and you know the other driver was careless. You know that the other driver’s carelessness has caused you injuries. However, your injuries are not that bad. Can you still bring a lawsuit if your injuries are not serious? The Threshold Law The answer is maybe. Here is the […]
A Medical Malpractice Case Involving a Delay in Diagnosis
A patient claims that the doctor failed to diagnose his fracture, and he wants to know whether he has a valid basis for filing a medical malpractice case against the doctor.
Does the Victim Receive the Full Amount Awarded by the Jury
Why is it that when an injured victim winds up winning a large verdict, which creates virtual ink in the online media and perhaps some real ink in the printed media, yet you never receive any news about what happens months or even years later, when that injured victim receives the actual final check.
Importance of Presenting the Proper Standard of Care in a Medical Malpractice Case
In a medical malpractice case, the doctor is often asked the question, whether he knows what is the expected standard of care in treating the particular medical issue.
In New York You cannot Question the Defense’s Medical Experts during a Deposition
In your medical malpractice case, can you question the medical experts of the defense during a pre-trial testimony in New York?
Is a Board Certified Doctor Immune from a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Board Certification is the Highest Certification in a Specialty
Should You Accept a Settlement for Your Medical Malpractice Case
A person has suffered significant injury because of carelessness of a doctor, and has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit to claim damages. Now, close to the trial date, the defense makes a settlement offer. The lawyer informs his client about the offer, tells him the amount, and recommends that the accept it. The client is very disappointed by the offer, and in fact asks his lawyer, whose side he was representing.
