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What are Legal Instructions in a Personal Injury Trial  

What is required at the End of a Personal Injury Trial? At the end of a personal injury trial, the judge will give the jury legal instructions. He will specify to the jury that they cannot deviate from these instructions, even if they do not agree with them. The jurors are finders of fact, and […]

What happens When You are Partially at Fault

What happens when you are partially at fault for causing an accident in the state of New York? You are Partially at Fault for Causing the Accident You have been involved in an accident and you have filed a personal injury lawsuit to claim compensation for your injuries. Your case has gone to trial, and […]

Determining Fault in Slip and Fall Cases  

A woman falls down by slipping on black ice in the parking lot, suffers a serious femur fracture, and the property owner turns around and says that it is the woman’s fault and he is not to blame. This has happened and does happen all of the time. And in some cases, the parking lot […]

Additional Peremptory Challenges in Personal Injury Cases

During jury selection in New York, did you know that there is one instance where a lawyer can ask the trial assignment judge for additional opportunities to remove jurors from jury selection without giving any reasons? What are Peremptory Challenges? When lawyers of both sides go into the room to pick a jury, each attorney […]

What is a Bill of Particulars  

Once a personal injury lawsuit has started, you or your lawyer is obligated to provide the defense with a detailed itemized listing of exactly what your claims are and what injuries you have suffered. Additionally, your lawyer will have to itemize what your medical expenses are and something called special damages. How much are your […]

Credibility is Critical in a Personal Injury Case

The Main Objective of the Defense Your personal injury case is coming up for trial and the defense is trying to show that you are lying. The defense attorney has a job to do, and the defense is going to do everything possible to show that you are lying. Why do they do that? The […]

Can You Reveal Your Pain Journal at Your Personal Injury Trial

You have suffered a horrific accident because of somebody else’s carelessness and now you are recording all the details about all the pain and all the difficulties that you undergo each day. You have filed a personal injury lawsuit, and the defense attorney asks you whether you have kept a diary about the events that […]

How many Witnesses do You need to Prove Your Personal Injury Case

Is there a certain number? How many witnesses do you need to prove your civil case in New York, whether it is an accident case, medical malpractice case, or a wrongful death case. The answer is that it depends. Every single case is different, and will have its own set of facts. For example, you […]

Can You be Videotaped by the Defense

Videotaping is Legally Allowed It is legal for the defense to videotape you. The defense has the right to hire an investigator to try and videotape you doing something that you are claiming that you cannot do. In an accident or a medical malpractice case, when you claim that your injuries are significant, and you […]