What Money Damages Are Available In A Personal Injury Claim?
In Berardi v. FMI Insurance Co., a panel of New Jersey’s Superior Court, Appellate Decision, affirmed a lower court’s ruling, which ordered a primary home insurer to defend its insured in a dog bite lawsuit, stemming from...more
In recent months, I’ve had an influx of calls where people want to know the potential value of a vaccine case and what their odds are of winning. In the interest of transparency, when first getting a call about a case I...more
In federal court, personal injury plaintiffs are required to disclose a computation of each category of damages. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1)(A)(iii). Past medical expenses and past lost wages are easy. But for pain and...more
Depending on several factors, if you opted for a deductible on your policy for medical and wage loss benefits, then you will pay. Whether you have to pay a deductible on your collision coverage will depend on whether you were...more
Michigan’s new No-Fault auto insurance law, which took effect on June 11, 2019, affects car accidents with pedestrians in a very specific way. Even if you own a car, at one time or another we’re all walking around on foot....more
House Bill 4397 to replace No-Fault with fault based system in tort, where crash victims would sue for medical expenses, lost wages due to injury...more
It's an unfortunate fact, but every day individuals are injured across our state in all sorts of different ways. When an accident happens, victims or their families often wonder what their rights are: Is someone legally...more
In January, we reported that California’s Supreme Court had embraced a problematic approach to the state’s Unfair Insurance Practices Act—one that allows the Commissioner of Insurance to create new statutory torts by...more
Suppose an employee with a work-related knee injury needs a total knee replacement. During surgery, however, the popliteal artery is inadvertently severed, leading to a medical malpractice claim against the operating doctor...more