Accident and Injuries
Legal News on Accident and Injuries Law Information
Accident and Injuries law refers to the legal treatments as well as defenses associated with civil lawsuits brought as an outcome of unlawful negligent conduct. Actually, the word “tort” originates from a Latin term meaning twist, incorrect, harm or injury. Accidents take place. We hear it all the time, and also typically chalk it up as either bad or good luck or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But occasionally an accident and a resulting injury are someone’s negligent fault. If somebody is at fault for your injuries, they have to pay if you have medical bills, missed work and pay, or perhaps worse, injuries and damages. There’s a big and usually complicated area of law that covers accidents, the injuries they cause, and also identifying who, if any individual, is at fault.
The Process of Personal Injury Compensation Award Settlement
After an auto accident, you get injured, your car gets damaged, and you incur many other financial and emotional damages. When it is not your fault to be in such an accident, you deserve compensation. In its most simplest explanation, that is what accident settlement award is all about. However, auto accidents compensation award settlement…
Read More...Navigating Property Damage Claims after a Traffic Accident
When you get into a car accident, there are many damages that take place leaving you completely overwhelmed. After an accident, people get hurt and injured and need medical treatment. But that’s not the only consequence of a car accident. Depending on the severity of the crash, vehicles get severely damaged as well. Whose responsibility…
Read More...Understanding Free Consultation in Accident Injury Law Firms
At Napolin Law Firm, we offer everyone calling an opportunity to consult us for free. Our Free Consultation policy is a very important and valuable tool for accident victims to learn about their options and understand their claims. Why do we do this? Because we understand the stress and anxiety that goes on after sustaining…
Read More...The Nature and Types of Late Appearing Car Accident Injuries
You are driving on the highway and suddenly, BOOOM, you were hit by another vehicle. Shocked, terrified, anxious and confused, these accidents cause various injuries that you may only see or appear later. That is the nature of trauma. Car accidents have a significant physical impact for everyone involved. Sometimes, occupants do not notice any…
Read More...The Dangers of Christmas Day Driving in California
As Andy Williams sings about Christmas, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year”. However, with the miraculousness and joy that comes with Christmas, there is a side that is often not talked about: car accidents. Christmas day driving can be dangerous as people rush to be with their families or go home, or even…
Read More...Learn the Forces behind Low Impact Auto Accidents
More than 50% of the cases the Napolin Law Firm are low impact auto accidents. Usually, it involves someone driving under 20 miles per hour and causing a fairly minor property damage. Having a low impact accident, however, does not mean people do not get injured badly. These accidents can cause varying types of injuries…
Read More...The Definition of an Employee for Workers Compensation
For the purposes of workers compensation, everyone is an employee except for independent contractors. That means, regardless of the way you received your employment, you are an employee and are entitled for workers compensation benefits. Who is an Employee for Workers Compensation Purposes? For the purposes of workers’ compensation, an individual is deemed an employee…
Read More...Understanding Uninsured Motorists Claims from a Legal Perspective
In a 2017 study by the Insurance Research Council, they found that 13% or 1 in 8 motorists are uninsured. In California alone, 15.2% of motorists are uninsured; making California be in the top 15 states with uninsured motorists. As an accident injury law firm, we receive many uninsured motorist claims. A Short Overview about…
Read More...Proving Lost Wages in Personal Injury Lawsuit in California
There is an aspect to car accidents and other personal injuries that people don’t know about. Lost wages as a result of injuries caused by auto and other types of accidents. Lost wages are part of damages that victims incur in a personal injury claim. When you are injured, you lose time from work and…
Read More...Trash Truck Accidents Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Claims
Have you ever looked at a trash truck, and thought it could cause severe injuries to you? You may think these trucks are only there to grab your trash, but they can really harm you if an accident takes place. Trash trucks are huge and heavy, their movement is not easy and have more blind…
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