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Shoulder Injuries Caused by Car Accidents

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Car accidents often cause shoulder injuries. These injuries may affect your ability to work, care for yourself, or move without pain. You may struggle with basic tasks or lose access to activities you once enjoyed. Certain...more

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How Traffic Camera Evidence is Changing Accident Litigation in California

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The use of traffic camera evidence is increasingly changing accident cases in California. While witness testimony can be helpful, it’s not always reliable. And some witnesses may not want to testify. The emergence of traffic...more

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How Personal Injury Settlements are Calculated in California

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California is home to more than its fair share of personal injury claims, the vast majority of which, according to California courts, include car crashes and slip and fall injuries. Workplace injuries involving cuts and...more

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Why You Shouldn't Wait to File a Personal Injury Claim after a California Car Accident

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Speeding, distracted or drunk driving, and other kinds of negligence frequently lead to catastrophic car crashes in California. In fact, in 2024 the state saw more than 18,000 injury and fatality causing car accidents. When...more

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District Court of Appeals Tell Plaintiffs They ‘Can’t Have Their Cake and Eat It Too’

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Key Points: In Mickler v. Triplett, 397 So.3d 188 (Fla. 5th DCA Nov. 15, 2024), the Court of Appeal thwarted a new strategy from the plaintiffs’ bar to remove the causation question from the hands of the jury....more

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Key Steps to Maximizing Compensation Following a California Personal Injury

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There is nothing like an injury to remind human beings of our frailty. Whether it's a car accident or a slip and fall incident in a grocery store, our bodies may feel the aftereffects for months — or even years — after the...more

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How to Select a California Car Accident Lawyer

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The 2024 American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey puts the number of California attorneys at 175,883. This translates to 4.5 lawyers for every 1,000 residents in California. The Golden State trails only New...more

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Important Steps to Filing a Personal Injury Claim in California

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Filing a personal injury claim involves much more than filing the complaint in court. Much of the work lies in the preparation of your claim. The steps below can help you strengthen your case and avoid pitfalls that might...more

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The Role of Negligence in Car Accident Cases in Florida

Car accidents can change one’s life in an instant. Auto wrecks can result in serious injuries that involve brain trauma, paralysis, and even wrongful death. Fortunately, Florida law allows the victims of an accident to...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What Causes Occupants to Be Ejected From a Vehicle During a Crash?

When people are ejected from a vehicle during an accident, serious injuries are almost inevitable. In fact, the probability of serious injury or death is much higher than during most other types of motor vehicle injuries....more

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10 Tips for Supporting—or Refuting—Medical Records during Mediation

When mediating personal injury cases, I often notice attorneys falling into the same traps time and again—especially when it comes to how they use medical records to support their cases or develop their defenses. To help you...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Handling Property Damage Only Claims On Your Own!

Premise: Your car was hit while parked, and no one was hurt. In the insurance industry, this is called a property damage only claim. If the person who hit your car let you know what happened and gave you their insurance...more

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Nuts and Bolts of Florida’s Seatbelt Defense

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Florida is a popular destination for vacations and second homes.  When a Canadian is involved in a car accident in Florida, blame can be placed on the other driver for failing to wear a seatbelt.  To prevail on the seatbelt...more

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Why Mediation? 5 Personal Injury Case Studies

The perspectives of plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases are inherently different – both sides have an interest in resolving their disputes quickly, while attempting to get the best possible results for their...more

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