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Psychological evaluations in personal injury cases derive generally from the law of torts-civil wrongs other than contract violations. In tort cases, ...
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Many plaintiffs' personal injury attorneys face the situation of a client seeking a non-recourse loan from a private lending company while a personal injury case is pending.
In the United States, the lawsuit cash advance and loan industry is worth $100 million a year. Such loans raise serious concerns for the practitioner representing the plaintiff. First, the loan agreements typically charge astronomical interest rates.
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The benefits, and some areas of potential difficulty, in using personal injury trusts as a vehicle for compensation awards where long-term personal ca...
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A bill that would force insurance companies to disclose information to plaintiff's attorneys before a personal injury suit is ever filed alarms insurance industry representatives.
The bill's critics, including the state Chamber of Commerce, say it could drive up insurance premiums, arm plaintiff's attorneys with information they don't always have now and increase the number of lawsuits.
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A Texas personal injury firm last week failed in its bid to derail a putative class action brought by salaried paralegals who claimed they were entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Batting aside The Mostyn Law Firm's contention that its paralegals' job duties were too varied to permit class treatment, a federal judge on Thursday granted conditional certification in an FLSA lawsuit brought by Sherri L. Davis and Carlos Alvarado.
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Malingering is defined as "the intentional production of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms, motivated by external incentives," by the American Psychiatric Association. Treatment providers sometimes have been very reluctant to acknowledge the possibility of faking or exaggeration, even with those patients involved in litigation. This article will review issues pertaining to malingering psychiatric and cognitive impairment in a personal injury context. As such, it will discuss the techniques available and examine syndromes where defense counsel frequently may face psychiatric faking or exaggeration. Malingering and exaggeration are common among people who litigate for injuries involving mild head injury, chronic pain, and posttraumatic stress disorder. There ...
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LOS ANGELES, Dec, 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles is a high- energy city, especially during the holidays. With all of the public and private activities and social functions occurring over the course of November and December, it is no wonder that so many people unfortunately find themselves the victims of unexpected accidents. When these shocking incidents occur, one needs a trusted personal injury attorney in Los Angeles. Cameron Yadidi Brock and the team at the Law Offices of Burg & Brock, Inc. work aggressively to make sure you are fully compensated, whether you have been involved in an automobile accident, a burn incident, or are in need of a Los Angeles slip and fall lawyer. Brock's practice has earned a 97% success rate, obtaining settlements client's deserve in light of their ...
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When Minneapolis, Minn., personal injury attorney Peter Riley heard that a severely intoxicated driver who rear-ended another vehicle had prevailed at trial, all Riley could do was let out a long whistle.
He hit a car," Riley asked, "and won?
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Doctors, lawyers and insurance executives accused one another of fleecing New Jersey drivers at a hearing Thursday in Trenton, and debated a controversial proposal the Christie administration says would control the rising cost of accident-related medical treatment.
The state's banking and insurance commissioner, Thomas Considine, will have the final say over how the rules governing the personal injury portion of every auto insurance policy should change.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Attorney Judy Kim has expanded her legal practice to help those victimized in a personal injury accidents. Having been hurt before, she knows how difficult it can be and is prepared to protect these victims.
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