The way personal injury lawyers are paid for their services has been recently changed in New York. The old rule, that lawyers get paid their contingency fee off the net recovery, not the gross, has been modified to give accident victims a choice. What does this all mean in layman’s terms? Simple. The old rule […]

You’ve been injured in a car accident. You’ve suffered a serious injury. In all likelihood, the amount of money you will collect from the negligent party will depend on the amount of liability insurance that person carried on his or her vehicle. This is what is known as the “insurance limit” or “policy limit.” Each […]

Your car has been damaged in a car accident. You have collision coverage on your policy. The other vehicle has the mandatory liability coverage. How should you go about getting your car fixed? Regardless of who is at fault for the accident, you can always go through your own collision coverage to get your car […]

You’re driving home from the supermarket. You are waiting on a red light when all of a sudden you are rear-ended by another vehicle. Police and ambulance arrive at the scene. You are taken to the nearest hospital. After a series of x-rays, you are told no fractures but you should follow-up with your private […]

Accident victims generally understand the concept of negligence. Someone or something has caused them harm. They are at fault; they are in the wrong. Very few accident victims, however, understand the concept of damages. Damages can best be understood as the loss, or injury, suffered from someone’s act of negligence. Usually damages are the monetary […]

We Americans live in a litigious society. There are too many “suit-happy” individuals, hiring too many greedy lawyers, who are filing too many frivolous lawsuits! So the story goes. But that narrative is another myth created by a conservative ideology that will do all it can to protect big business and hurt the little guy. […]

You’ve been injured in a car accident. The other driver is clearly at fault. You are contacted by the negligent driver’s insurance company. They are prepared to settle your claim; no need to hire a lawyer, you are told. What should you do? Abraham Lincoln was one of our greatest presidents. He was also a […]

Courtroom dramas rank among some of the greatest movies of all time. Sometimes even a courtroom comedy sneaks its way onto the list. We’re fascinated by law movies because we are all hoping for justice to prevail. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t. That’s what makes watching these movies so compelling. Here is my list […]

You’ve never been injured in an accident before but now someone has rear-ended you and you need to hire a personal injury lawyer to handle your claim. But you don’t know of any. You don’t know where to start. While there are many ways to hire the right personal injury lawyer, here are the five […]