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Personal Injury

Personal Injury Case: How Does It Work?

04th October 2011
Filing a law suit for a personal injury claim is simple. What makes it tedious is the long process involved in almost all forms of claims before a final verdict is made by the court. The person filing the suit is called the plaintiff, the person injured a...
Author: ethanrehman
Personal Injury

How to File a Personal Injury Claim

28th September 2011
Personal injury law or tort law was developed to protect and compensate victims of negligence, recklessness, or the inattentiveness of others. Personal injury laws cover a wide variety of scenarios from automobile accidents, medical malpractice, dog bites...
Author: Dennise Pinley
Personal Injury

What Are The Kinds of Damages Given in Personal Injury Lawsuits

28th April 2010
Personal injury accidents are common occurrences these days and anyone of us might get into these accidents at any time. If you get involved into a personal injury accident and get injured as a result of it, you can have a personal injury claim. If the ac...
Author: Kyle Amen
Personal Injury

What Does A Personal Injury Law Firm Do When Negligence Is Involved?

21st April 2010
In order to receive a personal injury claim it must be proved that the injuries that the plaintiff received were caused by someone else's negligence. One of the most common types of claim that a personal injury law firm will represent is one that is caus...
Author: Wendy Moyer
Personal Injury

What Are The ABCs of Personal Injury Claims and Lawsuits?

31st March 2010
If someone is injured by a product that is defective in some way, or by an unintentional or careless act of another person, a personal injury claim or lawsuit can come be initiated. Then if the courts determine that someone is legally responsible for ano...
Author: Wendy Moyer
Employment Law

NJ Discrimination Lawyer: How He Can Help You

25th March 2010
If you are working in New Jersey, NJ Law Against Discrimination protects you against any bias at workplace. NJ employees are lucky enough to be protected by this law which is considered to be one of the most powerful and comprehensive civil rights law of ...
Author: Daniel Smith
Legal

Baby Crib Defect Resulting to Accidents

11th March 2010
A child's safety should always be a top of priority of parents as well as the manufacturers of products that they commonly use. Ironically, a lot of reported child death is a result of defective products that manufacturers have failed to control and k...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Legal

Types of Legal Damages

12th October 2009
Compensatory damages Compensatory damages are derived from the word "compensate," meaning "to make up for" or "to make whole." Generally, these damages can be broken up into two sub-categories actual damages and general damages. Actual damages seek to re...
Author: Carolyn Ria
Legal

Types of Damages Awarded in Personal Injury Lawsuits - Legal Info

02nd April 2009
When you or a loved one has been injured and you are considering filing a claim for personal injuries you may wonder what type of damages you could be awarded. Damages in a personal injury lawsuit include economic losses. This would comprise of lost earni...
Author: Daniel Berry