Injured While Trespassing? Why You May Still Be Entitled to Compensation

4 January 2017
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Many property owners believe that they shouldn't compensate trespassers who get injured on their properties. In practice, however, it's possible for property owners to be held liable when their negligence injures trespassers. Here are three situations in which this may happen. The Injury Was Intentional If you can prove that the homeowner intentionally hurt your kid, you can hold them liable for your kid's injuries. This is true even if the homeowner claims that they were defending their property. Read More 

Could Product Liability Laws Hold the Makers of a Phone App Liable for Its Misuse By Drivers?

4 January 2017
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One out of every four car accidents in the U.S. involves someone texting and driving, and texting while driving is considered six times more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. While statistical information about FaceTime, an app that lets people communicate visually on their cell phones, isn't available, the odds are very good that it has similar issues. Is it the driver's lack of self-control that's to blame for a resulting car accident and someone's injuries if they use a cell phone for text, calls, or a visual chat with a friend? Read More 

How an Adjuster May Try to Minimize Medical Damages After a Car Crash

4 January 2017
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When you present a car-accident claim, expect the insurance adjuster to do everything in their power to negotiate down your damages. For example, the adjuster may put forth these three arguments to reduce the medical portion of your damages. You Got Too Much Medical Care This argument is meant to reduce your medical damages by trimming away the costs of your treatment that the adjuster deems unnecessary. For example, they may argue that out of the 20 visits you made to the physiotherapist, only a half of them were necessary. Read More