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Injury
What is a deposition?
What is a class action lawsuit?
What is negligence?
What are punitive damages?
What should I do if I'm involved in a car
accident?
Do I need an attorney in a personal
injury case?
What is a deposition?
A deposition involves questioning under oath with
all of the attorneys and the parties being present.
The answers in a deposition are oral. Under some
circumstances, deposition testimony may be used in
trial.
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What is a class action lawsuit?
A class action lawsuit occurs when a large group of
plaintiffs group together to sue. Examples
would be the tobacco industry suits and the suits
against the drug manufactures of the popular diet
medications, such as fen-phen.
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What is negligence?
Negligence is a failure to act reasonably in a
situation.
Negligence does not simply mean doing something wrong.
All of the following elements must exist for an act to
be considered negligent:
- Lack of reasonable care
- Breach of duty
- Injury to the victim
- Forseeability (knowing an act would occur based
on the circumstances)
- Damages
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What are punitive damages?
Damages awarded to punish the defendant or to serve as
an example to deter malicious or intentional
misconduct.
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What should I do if I'm involved
in a car accident?
Document the entire situation, including making daily
notes of the effects of your injuries after the
accident. Also, report the accident to the proper
authorities. Take care in giving any statements to
insurance companies and consider consulting an attorney
to ensure that you have a balanced investigation of
the facts.
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Do I need an attorney in a
personal injury case?
It may be in your best interest to consult with an attorney.
Insurance companies have full time adjusters and
attorneys who investigate and present their side in
the light most favorable to their insureds. You need
to make sure your case is properly investigated and
presented.
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