In personal injury cases, an independent medical evaluation (“IME”) is usually requested by the defendant’s insurance company to determine causation, the extent of the medical treatment, whether the patient (plaintiff) has received maximum benefit from the treatment, and whether any permanent impairment or injury will remain after treatment. Independent medical examinations are typically requested by […]
The Logistics of a Deposition: Well, the technical definition of a deposition is an out-of-court statement given by a party or a witness under oath related to a legal case. The person giving his or her testimony is called the “deponent.” This person is usually questioned by one (or multiple) attorneys and is required to […]
What are interrogatories? Interrogatories are the most common discovery tool. They are written questions asked by both sides to get a better idea of what evidence the adverse side has to support their case. The answering party is required to provide written responses signed under oath (under the penalty of perjury). Typically, in a personal […]
What is the Discovery Process in a Personal Injury Case? If you are not able to settle your personal injury claim with the other party’s insurance carrier early on in the process, your personal injury attorney will file the lawsuit in your case and then you are in litigation. This means both parties are under […]
I often have clients who want to settle their cases quickly without having to get too deeply involved in their case. I understand this, as most of my clients are hardworking, busy professionals who do not have time to stress about their personal injury case. However, in some instances, it is not possible to quickly […]
This depends quite a bit on how long your medical treatment lasts. We cannot move forward with negotiations on the settlement of your case until your doctor reports that your injuries have stabilized or are completely resolved. We do not want to settle your case before you are physically ready to move on from the […]
When you work with Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers on your personal injury case you can expect to be well taken care of. From the moment we begin representation all the way until after we resolve your case, we give full attention to creating the best attorney-client experience possible. The bottom line is that you […]
I’m here today to discuss a question that almost every client has for me: “How long is it going to take to resolve my personal injury case?” That is a tough question to answer because there is no set time frame and it really depends on all the factors of the case, but I can […]
Personal Injury Case – Phase 1 – Treatment and Investigation San Francisco Personal Injury Attorney Sally Morin discusses the three phases of a personal injury case. The first phase is the treatment and investigation phase, and that’s what I’ll discuss in detail in this video, but I want to give you all three phases that […]
In this video, Sally Morin discusses the second phase of a personal injury case. The first phase, as I talked about before, is the treatment and investigation phase. That is when the client gets all of the reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to the injuries they received in the accident and I start investigating […]