Category: Personal Injury Faq’s

Whenever a doctor’s substandard care has caused a patient to suffer a new injury, or an exaggeration of an old one, the legal and medical community view that same care as medical negligence. Medical negligence is one element of medical malpractice. Read More

You get long-term disability insurance when your short-term disability, sick leave, benefits, and Earned Income are exhausted. Long-term disability tends to pay up to 60-70% of what you were earning before you were injured. The benefits are designed to pay for normal living expenses. You’re expected to pay for medical treatment and rehab with long-term disability insurance. Read More

Make sure you don’t receive the short end of the stick when attempting to negotiate an injury claim as quickly as possible.

Like most people with an injury case, the last thing you want is for it to take months, or even worse, for years. While you can accept lower amount of money to have your case settled quickly, keep in mind that it’s not a recommended strategy. That is because you may have expenses crop up months after your case has been settled, and you won’t be able to collect money from the defendant for it. Read More

An employee that has suffered an injury, while carrying out an assigned task, deserves to receive a fair compensation. Read More

Mediation is a process that allows parties to resolve their disputes without the need for litigation. It can be useful in many cases, but it’s not always right for everyone. In this article we’ll explore what mediation is, why you may want to try mediating your personal injury claim instead of going to trial or taking your case elsewhere, and how mediation works in practice (including some tips). Read More

The treatment of personal injury settlements can be complex, so unless you have a very straightforward personal injury case, it’s best to consult a qualified tax advisor. Read More

If you’ve been in an accident and have been injured, it can be hard to know if your case is worth anything. In fact, there are many factors that go into determining whether or not a personal injury case has merit. Some of these factors include how serious the injuries were and how long they lasted for; who was at fault for the accident; how much money you were awarded after filing a claim with your insurance company. Read More

What you should not say is most important. The personal injury lawyers in London say that never admit that you were at-fault. Never take part in any discussion regarding the question of fault, if such a discussion happens to take place at the scene of the accident. Read More

After an injured accident victim has submitted an injury claim with the insurance company of the responsible driver, the insurer creates a file, and hands that file to one of the company’s adjusters. Then the adjuster must go to work. Read More