Speaking to Your Lawyer: What Attorney Client Privilege in Idaho Means to You
When it comes to personal injury cases, your lawyer will need to learn many personal and private details about you and your family. Your lawyer may need to review medical records, learn about your prior medical history, review your financial history with respect to wages, and learn more about your lifestyle before and after...
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Independent Medical Examinations: What You Need to Know
If you’ve been a victim of a car accident or have suffered a personal injury, there are many things you may be juggling. You may be facing exorbitant medical bills, a long rehabilitation process, physical therapy, missed time at work, and may be facing money worries about how you’re going to pay for these...
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Deadly Overpass Accident Kills One Person
On Wednesday, January 21, Ohio officials continued to investigate a deadly overpass exit collapse, even as construction work resumed in the area. The overpass collapse closed southbound lanes of Interstate 75, blocking the road with debris. The contractor, Kokosing Construction, managed to clear away the tons of debris by Wednesday, opening I-75 to traffic.
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Sledding Carries Strong Personal Injury and Accident Risk
With winter weather in full swing, many young people (and adults) bring out their sleds for a fun day sliding down hills in parks, and sometimes, more dangerously, on city streets. Many people remember the magical moment they first felt the rush of cool air as they zoomed downhill on a sled. Unfortunately, sledding...
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Car Accidents: The Human Factor
Researchers writing for the European Journal of Epidemiology surveyed the major human-related factors that lead to car accidents every year. A report to Congress also detailed important human errors that led to car accidents. The hope is that the findings can help researchers, public policy-makers, and engineers make cars and roadways safer in the...
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Many Americans do not Pursue Personal Injury Cases—Why?
We often hear that America is an overly-litigious society, that we’ll sue for any reason. Many states have gone as far as to place caps on personal injury settlements in order to supposedly stem the flood of personal injury lawsuits. Idaho, for instance, has placed a cap on the amount of non-economic damages a...
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What to Expect During a Deposition
If you’ve suffered a personal injury due to another person’s negligence or neglect, you may have many questions. You may wonder how much your claim may be worth and may wonder how you’re going to pay for medical bills. If you decide to take your case to court, you may wonder how the process...
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Proving Pain and Suffering Following an Accident
If you’ve been in a car accident, the easiest damages to prove will be the damages for which you can produce physical bills. If you needed to replace a car door, your body shop will provide you with a bill and you can seek compensation for these losses. If you have medical bills, you...
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Understanding Comparative Fault in Idaho
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Are Punitive Damages Reforms Unconstitutional?
Punitive damages are forms of monetary compensation awarded to a person who has suffered personal injury that goes beyond compensatory damages. If you’ve been injured in, say, a car accident, truck accident, or any other kind of accident that took place due to premises liability or nursing home neglect, the money that is initially...
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