No one plans or wants to be involved in a car accident. However, more than three million people are injured in car crashes every year. In other words, it could easily happen to you. The sad fact of the matter is that the majority of auto accidents are completely avoidable. Even if you’re a very […]
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Top 10 most viewed personal injury law blogs on PIClaimsBlawg: May-June 2012
Below are the top 10 most viewed personal injury law blog posts published on PersonalInjuryClaimsBlawg over May and June this year (out of a total of 32 blawg posts published in that period). These have been ranked by the number of pageviews according to Google Analytics, which is often a useful indicator of quality of […]
Claiming Compensation for an Accident in a Public Place
Every year in the UK, thousands of people are injured due to an accident in a public place. The owners and maintainers of public spaces have a responsibility to keep these places safe. This is known as a ‘duty of care’ to keep the public space safe and maintained. Icy sidewalks, broken railings, tripping hazards […]
How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim
Guest personal injury blog post contributed by Alison Mackenzie, for Henry Carus & Associates. Alison is a law student and freelance writer. She enjoys writing about various law topics and cases. Accidents happen as an ordinary part of life; however, sometimes those accidents should have been prevented before someone got hurt. Whether the accident was […]
How to make a claim for a personal injury suffered abroad
Suffering from an accident can be distressing in the best of situations, but accident suffered abroad can cause even more anguish. When it comes to trying to get compensation for personal injuries abroad, it won’t necessarily be stressful, although there are a few things to bear in mind. Laws for personal injury claims abroad ‘Abroad’ […]
How no win no fee changed personal injury claims
What existed before no win no fee personal injury claims? Before the arrival of no win no fee cases lawyers were paid in one of two ways – either directly by their client, or from the government if the person they were representing was entitled to legal aid. However, to receive legal aid you had […]
Welcome to TortBlawg: A Law Blog on Tort Law across the World
Welcome to TortBlawg: Tort Law 2.0 Following on from the continued success of PersonalInjuryClaimsBlawg in helping to share legal information and news regarding personal injury law, we are pleased to announce the arrival of TortBlawg. This law blog, otherwise known as a “blawg”, is designed to contribute to tort law from around the globe, with […]
FDA to Review Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants
Below is a guest personal injury law blog regarding the FDA’s upcoming review of metal-on-metal hip implants. The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, which is part of the Food and Drug Administration, will host a public meeting on June 27 and 28, 2012, to discuss the metal-on-metal hip implant […]
Accident Compensation: The Pros And Cons of Claiming In Court
Guest post contributed by Charles Worthering, on behalf of Accident-compensation.co.uk. Charles is a solicitor and works with clients on cases pertaining to accident compensation claims. In his spare time he enjoys writing about claims, patent disputes and infringement claims. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, then you could be eligible for compensation from […]
Whiplash claims cost insurers more than £2 billion last year
Whiplash injury claims cost insurance companies more than £2 billion, with £90 being added to the cost of an average insurance policy according to new research by the AA, reported in the Telegraph last week. Director of AA Insurance, Simon Douglas said ”I hope that today’s Government announcement will see a tight timescale applied to […]