Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Crashworthiness and its Role in Personal Injury Claims

Crashworthiness refers to the degree of a motor vehicle’s vulnerability during an accident. Crashworthiness research programs test vehicles to find out how prone they are to make passengers and drivers defenseless in the event of a crash. This research has helped to improve automobile and bus design for greater safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety...

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Key aspects of a personal injury indemnity agreement

Personal injuries are legally defined as all injuries caused by another person’s negligence. This negligence may be intentional or unintentional; that is, personal injury may be caused by another person’s carelessness or irresponsible conduct. Regarding the nature of personal injuries, they can be psychological, physical or mental. In most cases, they are usually the second...

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Strict liability and defective products in California

The number of defective products accidents has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years: nationally, the number of people who have been affected by product defects is estimated at 34 million each year. That’s why several states, including California, have strengthened their consumer protection laws: fortunately, if you are a resident of California...

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3 questions you should ask any mesothelioma lawyer in California

In most cases, an accident victim’s family is not prepared to deal with the consequences of an accident, whether in legal, psychological or financial terms. This is most often seen in those particular cases when the affected person is a victim of mesothelioma. In these cases, the family and relatives of the affected person ask...

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Questions about UM and UIM coverage

This is not the first time we have talked about so-called uninsured motorist coverage (hereafter, UM coverage). However, those occasions where we have mentioned it have not been in a detailed and explanatory way. This coverage generates a lot of doubts; and we know this, since most of our clients do not have a clear...

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Questions about UM and UIM coverage (II)

Uninsured motorist coverage (UM coverage) and its homologous, under-insured motorist coverage (UIM coverage) are special clauses whose details, functioning and so on are little known to U. S. citizens. That is why we set ourselves the task of doing some articles (this is the second, the first one was recently published and you can easily...

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Questions about UM and UIM coverage (III)

What is the legal nature of UM coverage and UIM coverage? Are clauses mandatory or optional? Considering the importance of UM coverage and UIM coverage, the question arises whether these clauses are mandatory or optional. It is natural that this doubt arises, as these clauses bring numerous benefits, so the law should have a section...

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What to consider when hiring a personal injury lawyer

The process of selecting a personal injury lawyer has been downplayed. Usually, people base their decisions on superficial and completely irrelevant aspects in determining the quality and expertise of a legal professional. A personal injury attorney is a person who is responsible for representing you in the event that you are injured or wounded as...

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