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Accidents involving big rigs (also known as 18 wheelers or semi-trucks) can cause serious injuries to drivers and passengers in nearby cars. Remember, a fully loaded big rig can weigh up to 18,000 pounds. Therefore, if a semi-truck accident injures you or a loved one, you will need the help of an experienced truck accident…
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Certainly, when car accidents cause injuries to other drivers or passengers, personal injury claims are not far behind. However, the amount of car accident settlements vary depending on which driver was at fault, the severity of injuries and other circumstances. In fact, the amount of typical car accident settlements are hard to calculate. WHAT DETERMINES…
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An Overview of a Contrecoup Injury Coup and contrecoup injuries occur when a head injury results in damage to two sides of the brain (the side of impact and the opposite side of the brain). Below is an overview of a contrecoup injury. Indeed, motorcycle, truck and car accidents can cause coup-contrecoup injuries. Certainly, the…
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If a motorcycle accident has injured you or a loved one, you may consider filing an insurance claim against the motorist who caused the accident. You want to know exactly what a motorcycle accident lawyer does? Well, the answer to that question is motorcycle accident attorney will know what information he/she has to gather to…
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If a negligent driver injures you in a car accident, the best thing for you to do is hire a car accident attorney. Of course, you may wonder, what does a car accident lawyer do? There’s a lot they do. And you want a good one. For instance, a car accident lawyer helps victims build…
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Slip and fall accidents injure many thousands of people each year. Unfortunately, slips, trips and falls happen in dangerous conditions like wet supermarket floors, icy parking lots or cracked sidewalks. Of course, sometimes the property owner is responsible for the accident, and sometimes he or For example, if there was repair work being done on…
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If a car accident injured you, your immediate focus should be on your recovery. Once you’re feeling better, you can decide if the other driver caused the accident which injured you. If so, you have to decide if you will file a car accident lawsuit against the other driver. At the least, you may start…
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Most people in the United States receive treatment from skilled and diligent doctors. However, even doctors sometimes make mistakes. If your doctor commits medical malpractice by failing to diagnose your condition correctly, yes, you can sue a doctor for misdiagnosis. WHAT IS MISDIAGNOSIS? A misdiagnosis of your medical condition means the doctor misread your test…
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In a civil lawsuit, the person suing, called the plaintiff, starts the case by filing a complaint. The complaint states the legal claims the plaintiff is making. Additionally, the complaint will describe the factual background of the dispute. But what is the burden of proof in a civil case? First, in civil cases, the burden…
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Many civil lawsuits arise over “torts.” In fact, law students spend their first year of law school studying torts. Torts are acts committed by one person or business that cause harm to someone else. That harm can be as a personal injury, damage to a person’s property and damage to a person’s reputation. Acts of…
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