How Do the Costs of Litigation Effect The Value of My Personal Injury Case?
It’s no secret that litigation is expensive. We’ve all seen movies where the litigation costs in a toxic tort claim against a fortune 500 company bankrupt the participates. Those types of claims are seminal, and far afield from the typical case litigated in Baltimore, Maryland. But even straightforward motor vehicle accidents can cost thousands of... Read more »
I’m Easily Injured. Am I Still Entitled to Compensation for an Accident?
It’s not a laughing matter, but Baltimore personal injury lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk know the law recognizes that, yes, unfortunately, a given person may be more likely or more easily injured than another. The age-old adage is that an at-fault party “takes his or her plaintiff as he or she finds them”. If that results... Read more »
The Insurance Company Says The Value of My Case Must be Reduced to Present Value.
Baltimore personal injury lawyers would probably agree this is a complicated subject, well beyond the scope of these volumes. However, the concept plays a significant role in intelligently valuing any serious automobile accident or personal injury case, and evaluating the reasonableness of any settlement. Assume an accident victim sustains a serious injury, and will require medical care... Read more »
Can I Recover More Than The At Fault Driver Has For Insurance? What is an Excess Judgment?
The answer is “yes”, but it’s not easy. One scenario is the “excess judgment”. For example, assume your Baltimore car accident case goes to trial, and you receive $40,000, and the defendant was insured for $30,000. The insurance company for the defendant pays the $30,000. But by the terms of the policy, that is the... Read more »
The Insurance Company Denied My Claim or Made a LowBall Offer. Can I Sue Them?
It’s an unfortunately common scenario. The insurance company for the at-fault driver offers you a few hundred dollars in settlement of your personal injury claim. They tell you that it is difficult to understand how you were hurt because the vehicles involved did not sustain massive property damage that costs thousands of dollars to repair -or some... Read more »
I Lost My Job Because Of This Accident. Can I Recover My Lost Wages?
You bet. If you are hurt in a Maryland automobile accident by the negligence of another, and are kept out of work by a doctor, the wages you’ve lost are recoverable. If you are given a light duty or part time duty restriction by your doctor, you’re entitled to recover the difference between what you... Read more »
How Baltimore Much is My Case Worth? Three Times My Medical Bills?
As as Baltimore personal injury and accident layer- the most frequently asked question is get: How Baltimore Much is My Case Worth? -and often, the follow-up- Three Times My Medical Bills? The articles in my guides are devoted to shedding light on the multitude of factors that go into determining fair value for a Baltimore... Read more »
If I Hire A Personal Injury Lawyer Do I Pay A Retainer or Anything Up Front?
Most personal injury victims are, at the end of the day, concerned primarily not with the ultimate value of their claim, but rather with the amount of the total recovery that they get, i.e. the “net”. That is, after all costs, fees and expenses are deducted -what hits their pocket? Understandably, that is really all that... Read more »
Do Some Insurance Companies Deny More Claims Or Pay Less Than Others?
Another valid question. A few years ago, a lawyer’s group now know as the American Association for Justice, put out a fascinating publication called the ’10 Worst Insurance Companies in America’. [https://www.justice.org/…/AAJ_Report] It’s a safe bet to say that most people know many insurance companies are massive, and profitable. It’s probably a safe bet to... Read more »
How Much Is My Case Worth? Will You Make a Good Witness at Trial?
Is there a subjective component to how much compensation you recover? You bet there is, which highlights some of the inherent complexities in assigning value to a case. Seasoned Baltimore personal injury and accident lawyers that try their cases have no doubt heard a defense lawyer say after a deposition: “Your client will make a good witness”, or,... Read more »
If I Don’t Go To Physical Therapy Does It Affect the Value of My Case?
Everyone has day-to-day responsibilities and obligations. Jobs, kids and the like. Being involved in an automobile accident can make getting those obligations met all the more difficult. It’s not just a question of being injured, sore and a little less mobile. Many Baltimore car accident victims need a course of physical or chiropractic therapy, with sessions... Read more »
Is a Clear Liability Case Worth More Than Disputed Liability Case?
Multiple chapters in these guides have addressed the various rules and doctrines that determine if you can recover for your personal injuries, and from whom. Implicit in these discussions is the notion that the more likely there will be a recovery, the more the case is worth –at least in terms of settlement value. I... Read more »
