Each state has its laws governing what happens in cases of car accidents. Such laws include the responsibilities of motorists, what is required in terms of insurance, and what happens when it comes to compensation that victims of car accidents may be entitled to for...
What Are the Types of Negligence?
A catastrophic injury is a severe physical injury or health condition that causes permanent or long-term disability, longstanding health consequences, and considerable emotional damage. Catastrophic injuries affect the individual considerably, as they are...
What is a Catastrophic Injury Claim?
A catastrophic injury is a severe physical injury or health condition that causes permanent or long-term disability, longstanding health consequences, and considerable emotional damage. Catastrophic injuries affect the individual considerably, as they are...
What Are My Rights in a Car Accident with an Uninsured Driver?
With the sole exception of New Hampshire, driving without adequate insurance is illegal throughout the United States. Even in New Hampshire—where having car insurance is not obligatory by law—drivers must still prove they have sufficient funds to meet their state’s...
What to Do If You Are in an Accident with a Commercial Truck in Colorado
Commercial vehicles, especially commercial trucks, are subject to federal trucking safety laws as well as Colorado-specific regulations. Any vehicle used in commerce with a gross weight over 16,000 pounds falls under these regulations, which define the type of...
How Much Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Cost?
Every year millions of Americans are involved in accidents that require medical attention or suffer injuries while in the care of others. Many of them end up having long-lasting, and sometimes initially unforeseen effects. Worse, a number of them result in the loss of...
Should You Call the Police to the Scene of a Car Accident?
Car accidents happen every day of the year in Colorado, ranging from minor ones that result in simple bumps and scratches to far more serious ones that lead to severe injuries and even death. Legally speaking, in accordance with Colorado law, in most cases—bar those...
What Makes Personal Injury Cases Go to Trial?
Personal injury claims may arise from many causes: some of the most common ones result from slip and fall accidents, auto and pedestrian accidents, construction site accidents, skiing and sports accidents, medical malpractice, dog bites, defective products, and so on....
Common Insurance Adjuster Tactics that Can Hurt Personal Injury Claims
Choosing to buy insurance is a way of managing risk for most of us. We do so in order to deal with the unexpected that happens in life, trusting that our insurance company will have us covered should things go wrong. If you have purchased insurance to secure your...
How Does an Injury Lawyer Prove Premises Liability?
What Evidence Helps an Attorney Most in a Car Accident Lawsuit? Throughout the US, owners occupying a property must make a reasonable effort to maintain a safe environment for those who visit it. Failure to do so may give rise to a premises liability lawsuit, and they...