In every personal injury or tort case, there are two parties, the Plaintiff, or injured party, and the Defendant, the individual or entity accused of negligence and damages. When an attorney takes on a personal injury/tort case, the claim usually takes one of three routes before the client gets paid: 1. Negotiation Negotiation is basically [...]
After only 9 hours of deliberation, a jury found Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Pop legend Michael Jackson, guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 as a result of overdosing on propofol, a powerful intravenous anesthetic that Dr. Murray had been using to treat Michael’s insomnia. Prosecutors were able to [...]
Did you know that for every claim, there is a Statute of Limitations? This means that if you are injured, you only have a limited period of time to file a lawsuit against the person that harmed you. If you run out of time, your claim will be forever barred. The Statute of Limitations depends [...]