Category: Personal Injury Lawyer

The legal system asks the person responsible for an accident to compensate any injured victims, so that their life could get back to the place it was in, when the accident took place. The reimbursement money is called compensatory damages. (more…)

After filing a personal injury claim, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent, and that the same negligence caused the plaintiff’s injury. Insurance companies make it hard for plaintiffs to prove the existence of both of those elements. (more…)

Yes, an undocumented immigrant can make a personal injury claim. This article will analyze from a legal point of view what an undocumented person must do in order to receive compensation for their injuries. (more…)

An accident victim’s need to live with a disability does not always guarantee that same victim’s ability to acquire disability insurance. In Ontario, the standards applied to disabled employees have complicated the task of obtaining long term disability benefits. (more…)

A disabled employee has two options to choose from, in order to obtain a replacement income. One choice demands the purchase of an individual policy. The alternative involves reliance on an employer-provided long-term disability plan. (more…)

During the past year, Ontario has added some amendments to the government provision that has made Vehicle Insurance available to Ontario’s car owners. Following the addition of those amendments, some residents of Ontario were asking this question: Exactly who gets insured by a family member’s vehicle insurance? (more…)

No one likes to hear that a loved one has died. The grief experienced by someone that receives such news gets increased, if the decedent has died a violent death at the hands of someone else. When responding to such news, the grieving family has the right to file a wrongful death claim. (more…)

The officers that arrive at the scene of a car crash, might get 2 or more different stories, one from each of the involved drivers. Yet the police report needs to indicate which driver appears to have been responsible for the fact that the now-damaged vehicles collided. That fact underscores one of the reasons that a motorist should seek the police report, following his or her involvement in any on-road accident. (more…)

In most cases, personal injury lawyers in Huntsville operate on a contingency fee basis meaning that are no up-front payments of out-of-pocket expenses paid by the client. Consequently, the lawyer handling your personal injury claim only gets paid if they are able to win your case and secure the compensation you are suing for. Therefore, it is important for the client to understand how a contingency fee arrangement works. (more…)

Any effort to obtain the medical records of an accident victim exposes the existence of a conflict. The insurance company wants proof of a claimant’s injuries. Yet the claimant has the right to request that his or her medical records remain private. (more…)