As a Personal Injury attorney, there are a few basic questions that my clients always have. The following questions and answers are my attempt to explain how the Oregon Personal Injury lawyer/client relationship works. Here we go.

Your first appointment with a personal injury attorney can be intimidating when you do work with lawyers or the legal process on a regular basis. Here are some things to keep in mind when consulting with a lawyer concerning your personal injury case.

Of course the insurance adjuster you spoke with after your accident was nice, because without an attorney, they will end up paying you far less than you are entitled to. It is important to protect your interests after an accident with the guidance of an experienced personal injury lawyer.

This article outlines simple steps that everyone can take after a car accident to protect their claims for damages. From keeping receipts to dealing appropriately with their own doctors, this paper provide practical advice accident victims need to know now.

The “Hills and Ridges” Doctrine provides protection to persons in control of property on which a slip and fall occurs on ice or snow. However, confusion exists as to the applicability of this defense, which is only available when the fall is caused by a natural accumulation of ice or snow. Pennsylvania Standard Civil Jury Instruction 7.

The law in Pennsylvania has special provisions about when children can be held responsible for their negligence (carelessness resulting in harm to another or themselves). Under certain circumstances, children are held incapable of negligence and, in others, they have to take legal responsibility for their careless acts. A special rule applies when someone attempts to sue a child for negligence and when someone tries to defend a negligence lawsuit brought on behalf of an injured child by claiming that the child was guilty of negligence that contributed to causing the child’s injuries (contributory negligence).

The primary defense in a Personal Injury Negligence case, like a car accident or slip and fall case, is that the injured person contributed to causing the accident. In Pennsylvania, this is called the Comparative Negligence Defense. The defense, if proven in Court, can reduce the compensation owed to a victim of an accident or completely eliminate the victim’s ability to recover.

Although air bags are intended as a safety device, government documentation confirms they have killed hundreds of people and caused significant trauma, such as head injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), paralysis, face injuries, eye injuries, blindness, neck injuries, vertebral fractures, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, chest injuries, heart injuries, internal injuries, bone fractures, and even death. You may not realize it, but air bags deploy at speeds sometimes exceeding 200 mph. Many consumers experiencing an air bag deployment have indicated that the air bag appeared to explode, and have compared the sound to a shotgun blast. …