Category: Accident Claims

Top 8 recent personal injury news blog posts from around the world

There are many personal injury news blogs posted online, mostly about the same injury cases or self-promotional ones about how good a firm’s personal injury lawyers are. Here, on the other hand, are some of the more interesting top personal injury news blog posts from around the world recently:- Personal injury lawyer Jeremy Diamond found […]

Upcoming Changes to Accident Benefits: Drastically Reduced Coverage for Injured Persons

Bogoroch & Associates LLP strongly believes that victims of Personal Injury are entitled to access to justice. The following is based primarily on accident claims laws in Ontario, Canada:- In Ontario, every automobile insurance policy provides no-fault accident benefits coverage regulated by the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (known as Ontario Regulation 34/10).  Accident Benefits serve as a […]

Identifying Concussion Signs in Children and Teens

New contribution from a personal injury law firm, sharing useful information in respect of identifying signs of concussion. Parents, coaches, and teachers frequently overlook concussions by characterizing physical impact as a minor ‘bonk on the head.’  For example:  When a child or teen takes a hit while playing sports, they are usually assessed quickly at […]

Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate – New Legislation in Scotland Proposed

The setting of the personal injury discount rate has historically been a contentious issue for both the insurance and personal injury sectors because of the impact it can have the size of awards received by claimants. The subject has come to the fore again recently with the news that the Scottish Government intends to introduce […]

Know Your Rights: 8 Facts About Injury Cases and Your Rights

New contribution about your rights with accident claims cases from an injury lawyer in the US.  If you’ve been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, you should stand up for yourself and take the offending party to court. After all, you deserve a compensation not only for your injuries, but for your pain and […]

A Game-Changer For Personal Injury Lawsuits: Recent Changes To New York Summary Judgment Rules Benefit Accident Victims

In April of 2018, the New York Court of Appeals – the highest court in the State of New York – decided the case of Rodriguez v. City of New York, 2018 NY Slip Op. 02287 (N.Y., April 3, 2018) which fundamentally changed the way in which New York personal injury cases are litigated and […]

Personal Injury Legal Update in E&W – Civil Liability Bill Continues its Progress Through Parliament

The Government looks set to forge ahead with its controversial Civil Liability Bill, with the legislation recently having its second reading in the House of Lords. The Committee stage, which is the first real chance to amend the Bill, is scheduled to begin on 10th May. Purpose of the Bill The Bill, which will apply […]

What is the time limit for bringing a personal injury claim in England?

If you have suffered an accident or injury and another party was at fault, you are entitled to make a personal injury claim. However, it is important to note that the law imposes strict time limits on bringing a personal injury claim, whether you’re bringing a general accident claim or a more specific type of […]

Driven to Distraction: Making a Foreign Car Accident Injury Claim

New contribution regarding foreign car accident injury claims – Many of us love to take our cars or our leasing car (Buzzwords, De-buzzed: 10 Other Ways to Say Ford Transit Custom Sport) with us on trips abroad, or hire one at our destination. But how many of us even know the rules of the foreign […]