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what to expect during a personal injury lawsuit

If you have been injured and you feel as though someone had neglected a responsibility that could have prevented that injury, you could have good standing for an injury lawsuit. How do you know if you could sue that person? My blog will provide you with as much information about filing and surviving a personal injury lawsuit. These cases can go on for many, many years, so you will have to be patient and know what to expect going into them. Hopefully, the information provided here on this blog will be enough to help you understand what you will experience.

Three Tips For Preventing An Accident With A Commercial Truck

3 August 2016
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You would be hard pressed these days to take a drive and not see at least one commercial truck on the road. In fact, there are about 2 million trucks operating in the United States. Because of their heavy stature, getting into an accident with a commercial truck can be more life threatening than with a typical car. Unfortunately, there are over 200,000 collisions involving a large truck and one car each year in the United States. Read More 

Examples Of Exceptions That Allow Doctors To Offer Treatment Without Informed Consent

21 July 2016
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As a rule, medical professionals are supposed to get their patient's informed consent before treating the patient. A medical professional who ignores that rule commits medical malpractice. However, in a few cases, medical practitioners can offer treatment without getting their patients' informed consent and not get accused of medical malpractice. Here are three examples of situations in which the exception might apply: Child Brought By Neighbor to the Hospital In most states, minors don't have the legal rights to give consent for medical treatment. Read More 

Back Pay, Retroactive Pay And Social Security Disability

19 July 2016
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If you can no longer work at your job because of a qualifying medical condition, you may be eligible for monthly payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This disability program uses the paycheck deductions from your years of working to help pay you when your illness or injury prevents you from doing your job. Often, there is a long delay between the time that you begin to be unable to work and the time you finally begin to receive benefits from the SSA. Read More 

Sidewalk Fall Injuries - Understanding Who May Be At Fault

7 June 2016
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If you have recently slipped and fallen on a sidewalk, then you may consider suing the business that sits closest to the sidewalk area. While this may be a prudent action to help pay your medical bills, you will first need to understand if you can sue the business in the first place. Who Really Is Responsible For The Sidewalk? Before you can start thinking about talking to a lawyer about a lawsuit, you should figure out who is actually responsible for the sidewalk where you fell. Read More 

Top Reasons To Hire A Lawyer For Your Divorce

25 May 2016
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If you are heading for divorce court in the near future, you might want to make sure that you are retaining a lawyer instead of trying to complete the process on your own. Take a moment to review the following reasons so you will know exactly why hiring a divorce lawyer might be the best thing that you do. Helps To Deal With A Contested Divorce A contested divorce is when the other party is not agreeing to the divorce or how the divorce should be handled. Read More