The public appears to be changing what it expects of the legal system, in terms of dealing with impaired drivers. Obviously, any intoxicated or buzzed driver that sits behind a vehicle’s steering wheel poses a real danger to others on the road. For that reason, the act of driving while impaired/inebriated has been viewed as […]

Anyone that has seen a loved one wrongly put to death suffers tremendous grief. The legal system recognizes their sense of bereavement. Still it also demands that family members of the deceased learn how to distinguish a wrongful death claim from a lawsuit that has been inspired by the claimed tragedy.

Accident victims must fight the temptation to liken the process of seeking reimbursement for a claim to that of going into a bank and making a withdrawal. In both cases, the person requesting money hopes to get something of value that belongs to him or to her. Unfortunately, only the bank personnel honor that particular […]

The first step to take when selecting a personal injury lawyer does not differ greatly from the method for selection of the doctor that will deal with the accident-caused injury. If it is an injury to the knee, it makes no sense to visit a neurologist. On the other hand, if the victim’s head has […]

After feeling the impact of a collision, many accident victims experience a sense of helplessness. Still, those that share the mindset of a personal injury lawyer do not experience such a sensation. In their minds, an accident can serve as a means for acquiring some great benefits. The victim’s ability to claim possession of such […]

The legal definition for negligence has been created by considering the viewpoint of a reasonable man or woman. It demonstrates the presence of three specific elements in any negligent act. While not all types of negligence are the same, each of them has been defined by studying the extent to which a reasonable man would […]

Anytime that someone has filed a lawsuit, one party to the lawsuit becomes the defendant. The defendant has been accused of some type of wrongdoing. If a child has been injured in an accident, the wrongdoer is the person that has acted in carless or neglectful manner, and thus has harmed that particular child.