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A verdict is when you go to trial, and the judge and the jury make a decision on the case and that’s your verdict. You then ultimately get it made into a judgment. A judgment will be binding on both sides unless there is an appeal. A settlement is where the two parties come to […]
The defendant will use the same process as the plaintiff. They’ll ask for written documents, written questions, written request for admission, and it is a lot of work to comply. It is not a simple process. It requires thoughtfulness on behalf of the client to review the request, as well as meeting with us on […]
Whenever we begin discovery, the process can be very slow. Once we request a particular document, the responding party has 30 days to respond to that and oftentimes they need additional time. Consequently, it takes a long time to get prepared for trial. We caution patience throughout the whole process. The most challenging part, besides […]
Under the rules of discovery, there are primarily four different avenues. Interrogatories are basically written questions to the defendant. You are limited to a certain number depending on the court. Requests for admission are written questions to the defendant, asking them to admit certain things (that the light was red, would be a good example). […]
The retainer agreement spells out the details of the relationship as attorney and client and covers most importantly, when it’s a personal injury lawsuit, the contingency fee arrangement. A contingency fee is the percentage the lawyer will be paid in the case for judgment or settlement. There is a section that addresses costs: how the […]
At the time we decide to work together on a personal injury case, we get a medical authorization signed by you. We need that in order to request the medical records and bills from the medical providers that you saw after the accident. We also review the police report, and if necessary we might do […]
Typically, if a client is settling a case, before the client gets a check, she has to sign a release, which releases all her rights to suing that defendant or their agent on this case. The release is reviewed and goes through some edits on both sides. Then the client will sign it and that […]
In the case of pedestrian accidents, there is an issue of when a pedestrian is using a marked crosswalk and when they are using an unmarked crosswalk. Obviously the safest path across a street is to take the marked crosswalk but that may not be an option. If the pedestrian is crossing a street mid-block, […]
We’ve all seen bicyclists who pedal very fast, ignore stop signs, and other hazardous activities like that. But just like any other vehicle, bike riders are required to follow the rules of the road – basically, the same rules that the drivers are supposed to follow. If they are negligent when using the road and […]
In some instances, a landlord may be liable if there was a dangerous condition that they knew about and they didn’t fix. This is often the case when a renter notifies their landlord of an issue, and they didn’t do anything about it. There may be pretty straightforward liability against the landlord under those circumstances. […]
