The Role of Excess Insurance Coverage in Personal Injury Cases
What is Excess Insurance Coverage? Concerning a car insurance policy, an excess policy means you have an insurance policy that is over and above your basic policy. Now, if you are doctor and have $1.3 million as insurance coverage, most of the time you are also going to have an excess insurance policy, which means […]
You cannot Handle a Medical Malpractice Case without a Lawyer
A few people think it is easy to handle their own personal injury cases, and claim compensation based on their own efforts. However, this is a big mistake since personal injury cases can be highly complex involving the law, insurance situations, medical issues, and so on. If you go ahead and start a lawsuit without consulting an experienced medical malpractice attorney, without having a certificate of merit, then your case will run into significant problems at the moment of inception.
Why would the Defense Offer a Sizeable Settlement when the Plaintiff’s Story is Anemic
The Defense Offers to Settle
Is Publicity Good or Bad for Your Medical Malpractice Case
You have suffered significant injuries because of the wrongdoing of a doctor or hospital staff and you are planning to start in stage one in the medical malpractice lawsuit process. However, before you enter stage one, you might be wondering if publicity is going to be good or bad for your case.
Having a Positive Attitude about Your Health is not Going to Harm Your Medical Malpractice Case
Just because you have suffered significant injuries because of the negligence of a doctor and filed a medical malpractice case, you need not have a negative outlook on your life. Many victims easily succumb to depression and start believing that their disabilities are going to ruin their lives.
Can You Show that the Independent Doctor is Lying
When you have filed a personal injury case, the defense will usually hire a doctor to conduct an “independent” medical examination of your injuries. This examination is done to see if your injuries are indeed what you are claiming them to be. However, there is nothing independent about this medical examination by the defense.
Can the Defense have Access to Your Private Messaging via Facebook
You have decided to hire an attorney for your medical malpractice situation in New York. Additionally, you decide to “friend” this attorney on Facebook, and begin to private message him as a means of communication. Now, the defense asks for access to your Facebook page. Does this mean your private messages will become public?
Study looks into injuries related to laser surgery
People who have undergone laser hair removal may be interested to learn that New York is one of the few states where people can perform this procedure without an operating license. New York is also a state that has seen some of the highest numbers of malpractice lawsuits related to laser surgery injuries.
The Assumption of Risk in a Personal Injury Case
If you are engaged in an inherently dangerous activity, you should know what the doctrine of assumption of risk is and how it can affect you in the state of New York. What is the Assumption of Risk? Suppose you are involved in an inherently dangerous activity like rock climbing, skiing, or rock climbing and […]
What happens if Your Attorney Misses a Deadline in Your Personal Injury Case
Are there any repercussions if your attorney misses a deadline in your personal injury case? Does your attorney have to tell you about it? What happens if your attorney fails to show up for a conference in court that is related to your case? Every Attorney is Faced with Deadlines Lawyers in every type of […]