Personal Injury

When initiating a lawsuit against the other party, usually plaintiff has already spent thousands of dollars for their medical bills, or has been out of a job for months trying to recover from their injuries. There are four ways attorneys are paid for their work: flat fee, retainer fee, hourly fee, or a...

Negligence is somewhat of a complex legal term to explain. Gross negligence and ordinary negligence are two different types of ways to prove negligence. Both have different elements you must prove in order to make a claim in court. That is why it is very important to hire an experienced personal injury...

The common question that many clients have when bringing forth a personal injury negligence lawsuit against a defendant is if they could sue for emotional distress. And if so, how they could prove it. Personal injury accidents not only involve physical harm and injuries, but it may also involve emotional distress. Physical...

One of the most important questions our clients should know is the difference between economic and non-economic damages in personal injury cases. A personal injury case is one that includes some type of injury or harm done on to a person or their personal property. A personal injury case oftentimes includes...

Imagine the court has ruled in your favor, the plaintiff. The court also determines that punitive damages should be awarded against the defendant. Several thoughts run through your mind. What even are punitive damages? How would the fees be calculated? Are punitive damages taxed? When Can Punitive Damages be Awarded? In...

Brittany’s story: 2015, Brittany gave her friend legally prescribed methadone pills in Wisconsin. Her friend overdosed and died. Brittany was then charged with murder. Brittany was not present when her friend overdosed on the drugs, and also advised her friend to take the drug with caution. In 2020, the number of...

Did you know that, according to the CDC, there’s an average of over 3,000 unintentional fatal drownings of children every year in the US? Additionally, there’s an average every year in the US of over 8,000 drownings of children that aren’t fatal. The fact is, swimming areas such as swimming pools can...

Did you feel as though you “weren’t the same” after an accident? Did you experience any migraines, or numbness after your accident? Do you still experience any of those problems? Symptoms like these may be indications of a long-term neurological problem and you should seek medical help immediately. You should also...