evan8471Mar 26, 20152 minMedical Testimony in Personal Injury LitigationMEDICAL TESTIMONY Next your lawyer might move to the medical evidence. Your doctors testify about the injuries suffered, the treatment,...
evan8471Nov 9, 20142 minYou Be the Judge! Brother v. Sister!Imagine you are the foreperson of a jury. The case you must decide involves a man suing his sister for injuries. What’s your first...
evan8471Oct 13, 20142 minDo You Need a Trial Lawyer or a Settlement Lawyer?Simple, right? You want a trial lawyer, someone who is ready to take on the insurance companies and take your case to a jury trial. Not...
evan8471Jul 23, 20141 minTurning a $25,000 Claim into a $3 Million VerdictI wonder how Nationwide Insurance Company feels about the $3 million it invested in legal fees to defend a $25,000 collision claim....
evan8471Apr 29, 20144 minCollection Practice in Personal Injury LitigationCOLLECTING FROM AN UNINSURED DEFENDANT The operation was successful, but the patient died. This is how a litigant feels after obtaining a...
evan8471Apr 14, 20142 minThe Verdict and Post Trial Motions in Personal Injury LitigationTHE VERDICT Now it is the jury’s turn to get active. After possibly years of waiting, countless phone calls, letters, doctors’ visits,...
evan8471Mar 19, 20142 minStandard Objections in Personal Injury LitigationOBJECTIONS Objections are the trial lawyer’s tool for preventing the admission of unfair evidence for the jury’s consideration. Some of...
evan8471Mar 12, 20142 minProving Causation in Personal Injury LitigationCAUSATION It is not enough to show that a defendant engaged in negligent or careless conduct. To recover in a personal injury case, you...
evan8471Feb 17, 20141 minVoir Dire and Removal for CauseRemoval for Cause Jurors who appear through their answers to be prejudiced in some way concerning a matter of importance in the trial can...
evan8471Feb 12, 20143 minHow an Attorney Picks a Jury for a Personal Injury CaseYour Attorney’s Role The first set of questions your lawyer will ask may involve whether any of the potential jurors know you or the...
evan8471Feb 5, 20143 minIndependent Medical Exam – Letter to ClientClient Letter: Defense Medical Examination Dear Client: I am sending you this letter to give you some helpful instructions concerning the...
evan8471Jan 20, 20142 minDepositions Instructions for Discovery DepositionsTelling the Truth Perhaps the most important advice your lawyer can give you during preparation for the deposition is to tell the truth....
evan8471Jan 15, 20141 minPersonal Injury Litigation and the Request for Production of DocumentsThere is a sample Request for Production of Documents in Appendix A of my book. (see form 5, p.236.) The exchange of documents is very...
evan8471Dec 26, 20132 minStatutes of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases-Part 2NOTE: This list is only a starting point in your research. If you are concerned about a statute of limitation, you should either contact...
evan8471Dec 23, 20131 minArbitration v. Mediation: Resolving Personal Injury ClaimsArbitration is a better settlement device when the sides are entrenched. Arbitration usually involves a mini or summary trial. The rules...
evan8471Dec 16, 20132 minReleases and Personal Injury SettlementsIt is absolutely unethical for a lawyer to fail to immediately notify the client of any settlement offers. Even if the offer is extremely...
evan8471Dec 8, 20131 minPersonal Injury Litigation and Settlement StrategyYour Strategy Experienced plaintiff’s lawyers know that in cases involving serious injuries, full value will probably not be offered...
evan8471Dec 4, 20131 minSettlement Strategies for Personal Injury LitigationSettlement Conference The final opportunities for settlement occur after a settlement conference and at the courthouse steps. Judges...
evan8471Nov 30, 20133 minNegotiating with Insurance Companies in Personal Injury LitigationOnce the insurance company has finally made you a settlement offer, be prepared to say no. It is very rare for the first offer to be...