evan8471Mar 16, 20202 minCoronavirus and LitigationWe all need to be prepared for cancelled medical appointments. As a personal injury lawyer, I am thinking about how to advise my clients....
evan8471Sep 10, 20192 minSovereign ImmunitySovereign Immunity is a legal doctrine that protects governments from lawsuits. It stems from an old English common law principle: The...
evan8471Jul 24, 20191 minInsurance Adjusters are People TooInsurance Adjusters are People Too An adjuster suggested that my case was worth only “nuisance value.” I replied, “You may be willing to...
evan8471May 9, 20192 minThe 10 Worst Litigation MistakesThe 10 Worst Litigation Mistakes 1. Don’t try to make your case better than it is. If your injuries have healed to the point where you...
evan8471Jan 31, 20197 minNegotiating Those Pesky Health Insurance LiensNEGOTIATING STRATEGIES TO LIEN ON When it comes to negotiating those pesky health insurance liens, don’t despair. Rejoice! These liens...
evan8471Nov 26, 20187 minInsurance Adjusters Are People TooAn adjuster suggested that my case was worth only “nuisance value.” I replied, “You may be willing to settle for nuisance value, but I...
evan8471Aug 11, 20164 minCase Management ConferencesStanley Thompson is the Director of the Case Management Conference Center, a post he has held for nine years. He served as Supervising...
evan8471Jun 3, 20152 minThe Role of Emotion in Personal Injury LitigationThe Role of Emotion in Injury Litigation One very important factor in how insurance companies evaluate injury claims involves emotion. ...
evan8471May 3, 20151 minUnfair Insurance Practices in Personal Injury LitigationIMPROPER INSURANCE PRACTICES Insurance companies are in the business of making money. Make no mistake about that. They fight hard to hold...
evan8471Mar 5, 20153 minBlindness Lawyer’s Settlement Demand Letter for Vision InjuryIf you are pursing a personal injury claim for a vision injury, you will need at some point to put together a settlement demand letter....
evan8471Mar 5, 201513 minResearching Weather Conditions in Personal Injury LitigationMy book Winning Personal Injury Claims discusses personal injury litigation and the Internet. I present here, free of charge, Chapter 13...
evan8471Mar 4, 20151 minPersonal Injury Books – How To Win Your Injury ClaimMy FREE new book, Winning Personal Injury Cases, examines every aspect of personal injury litigation, from how to handle the accident...
evan8471Dec 25, 20143 minWhat’s a Trial Lawyer to WearLawyers and litigants must dress for court in a way that will not detract from the client’s case. What if the attorney’s culture,...
evan8471May 2, 20142 minInsurance Fraud in Personal Injury LitigationInsurance Fraud and Other Problems People often wonder about the extraordinarily high cost of auto insurance, particularly in big cities....
evan8471Apr 6, 20142 minClosing Arguments in Personal Injury LitigationCLOSING ARGUMENT The closing argument represents the lawyers’ last chance to directly influence the jury. As opposed to an opening...
evan8471Mar 26, 20142 minClosing Argument in Personal Injury LitigationCLOSING ARGUMENT The closing argument represents the lawyers’ last chance to directly influence the jury. As opposed to an opening...
evan8471Mar 17, 20142 minComparative Negligence and Assumption of RiskComparative Negligence One of the primary defenses to a personal injury case involves the concept of comparative negligence. To...
evan8471Mar 10, 20142 minLoss of Consortium in Personal Injury LitigationLoss of Consortium Loss of consortium is an additional element of damages in a personal injury claim. Loss of consortium involves damages...