What is Negligence Per Se in North Carolina and How it does it Relate to My Car Accident? In order for you to be compensated by another driver’s insurance company in your car accident case, you have to be able to show that the other driver was Negligent causing the actual car wreck. In North Carolina […]
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Injury Attorney Raleigh Blog: Where to get medical treatment after your automobile accident
Injury Attorney Raleigh Blog: Where to get medical treatment after your automobile accident This injury attorney raleigh blog post is going to cover where you should be getting medical treatment following your automobile accident. One of the most common questions we get on our injury attorney raleigh blog, and one of the areas that our […]
Read more...Negligence in a Car Accident: What is Common Law Negligence?
Common Law Negligence In A Car Accident Case The first step for you to be compensated by another driver’s insurance company in your car accident case, you have to be able to show that the other driver was Negligent causing the actual car wreck. In North Carolina, Negligence requires you to show for things: (1) […]
Read more...Vehicle Property Damage Claims: What Should an Insurance Company Compensate Me For?
What Vehicle Property Damage Claims Should an At-Fault Driver’s Insurance Company Pay For in My Car Accident Case? When you are involved in an auto accident and the other driver is determined be at-fault in causing the accident and the at-fault driver’s insurance company accepts liability, in North Carolina you have 2 sets of claims against the […]
Read more...Releases: Do I have to sign a Release in the Settlement of My Car Accident Case?
What is a Release and Do I have to sign one in the Settlement of my Car Accident Case? One of my main goals in representing clients in motor vehicle accident cases is to negotiate with the at-fault driver’s insurance company to get my client the highest possible settlement in their case. Once my client […]
Read more...North Carolina Personal Injury Settlements: How is my settlement calculated?
North Carolina Personal Injury Settlements North Carolina Personal Injury Settlements consist of three main categories: medical expenses (or medical bills), loss of earnings (or lost wages), and pain and suffering. If you have found this webpage looking for an exact value for your North Carolina Personal Injury Settlement, then you may be disappointed to learn […]
Read more...Punitive Damages: What Are They and Can I Recover Them in My Case?
Punitive Damages: What Are They and Can I Recover Them in My Auto Accident Case? At many of my initial consultations with personal injury clients, I am asked about Punitive Damages and whether Punitive Damages can be recovered in my client’s motor vehicle accident case. In the majority of automobile accident cases, the damages recovered by the Plaintiff are […]
Read more...NC Personal Injury Settlements: What is the value of my case?
NC Personal Injury Settlements Determining the value of NC personal injury settlements really depends on your case, because determining the value of your personal injury case really depends on you and your case. In evaluating a personal injury case, I am really trying to get a sense of what a jury would award on your case. Many […]
Read more...Free Form Friday: Form Contingent Retainer & Fee Agreement
Free Form Friday: Contingent Retainer & Fee Agreement This free form may be more for attorneys out there that are looking for a simple form contingent retainer and fee agreement. For our personal injury cases, like most plaintiff attorneys, we do not charge hourly. Rather, we charge our clients on a contingency fee, meaning our […]
Read more...Do I need a lawyer for my personal injury case?
Do I need a lawyer for my personal injury case? Hidden in this question is the real question: Can my lawyer get more money than I can get if I represent myself? Or more specifically, can my lawyer get more than 33% more than I can get on my own? So let’s talk about two […]
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