Category: Personal Injury Lawyers

Portal extension could mean more expense for clients

The extension of the personal injury portal has implied that clients may have to pay more for good service following the latest update. Public liability and personal injury cases worth up to £25,000 will now fall into the portal for the first time. Claimant Solicitors with cases worth up to £10,000 will be able to […]

Injuries After Running a Red Light Caught on Camera: What Are My Rights in Court?

Injuries After Running a Red Light Caught on Camera: What Are My Rights in Court? If you cause an accident by running a red light, it is assumable that the Court will find you “at fault” for the accident. This type of ruling has been pretty standard until the implementation of red light cameras. Now, […]

Had A Car Accident With A Pedestrian? Here’s What You Should Know

According to the US Department of Transportation, as many as 4432 pedestrians were killed in 2011 in traffic accidents across the country. Children and older adults, particularly, are more likely to become victims of car-pedestrian accidents. On an average, there’s one pedestrian injured every 8 minutes and one death occurs every two hours. With the […]

Premises Liability: Ohio “Recreational Use” statute

Ohio, like all other states, has enacted a “Recreational Use” statute that provides landowners immunity from civil lawsuits if certain conditions are met.  In order to encourage property owners to make their land available to the public for recreational use states decided to shield such landowners from liability against premises liability lawsuits. Ohio’s legislature first […]

Mirena IUD Caused Injury? You May Be Eligible for Compensation

  Many women today use some form of contraception as a way to plan the size of their families. While most birth control is safe to use, other forms cause women to suffer serious health problems. Bayer Pharmaceutical’s Mirena IUD in particular has proven to be one of the more detrimental forms of birth control […]

Filing a Claim in a No Fault State: Know all your Options

Anyone who has bought any type of insurance likely knows that these policies can be quite complex. Between understanding what is covered and what isn’t, a person can end up completely confused by the time they purchase a policy. In some states, however, certain types of policies can be even more confounding to the typical […]

When High Voltage Leads to On-the-Job Injury: What can a Person do?

Accidents involving high voltage electricity can easily result in death as well as very serious personal injury. The result of a high-voltage accident is rarely positive in any manner. Approximately 80% of all high voltage electrical shock injuries will include amputation of some type to avoid infecting other areas of the body. Sometimes this disabling […]

4 Things Every Chicago Driver Should Know When They Get Into A Car Accident

When chaos happens on the road, the most important tool you can have at your disposal is a car accident lawyer in Chicago every year over 6 million accidents happen in the United States alone. The cost of these accidents can range from anywhere between an extraordinary 8 to 12 billion dollars! Of the 6 […]

Motorcycle Riding: Sharing the Road Safely in the Sunshine State

Florida welcomes motorcyclists to the state each year and encourages its own native riders to enjoy the highways and roads at leisure. However, bikers in Florida are encouraged to be aware of and follow the laws that the state has set aside especially for motorcyclists. These laws are designed to protect both riders and other […]