What is negligence?
In its most simple definition, negligence means that someone was careless and as a result of being careless, someone else was injured. Negligence serves as the basis for a personal injury …
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What does the term "liable" mean?
The term liable generally means that a court has determined individual, company or some other entity caused, and is responsible for, another person's injury. When a defendant is found liable, …
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What does the term "reasonable person" mean?
A person has acted negligently if he or she has departed from the conduct expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances. The hypothetical reasonable person …
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How to Choose a Litigation Funding Company
Many plaintiffs find litigation funding to be an important part of their personal strategy to maximize the amount of damages that they can recover from a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit. Litigation funding companies can provide plaintiffs with the money that they need to fund their lawsuit and to pay their expenses while their case is being litigated. In return, the litigation …
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How Can a Personal Injury Lawyer Help Me?
In the United States, there are 16,000 automobile accidents every day. Millions of Americans miss work eachy ear due to work-related injuries and millions more are harmed by medical errors every year. It is simply far too easy to suffer an injury. Moreover, the consequences of an injury also have costs - there are medical expenses, lost wages, and even the loss of the …
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