Welcome back for a discussion of the third and final phase of a personal injury case – the settlement or litigation phase. In case you weren’t watching my previous videos, the first phase was the treatment and investigation phase. The second phase was the demand and negotiation phase. Check out all my videos for more […]
Most personal injury lawyers look solely at the circumstances of the potential cases when they review and consider taking on potential clients. At Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers, we look more to the qualities of the client when we make these decisions. We do this because we want to carefully select clients who will be […]
Most personal injury lawyers look solely at the circumstances of the potential cases when they review and consider taking on potential clients. At Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers, we look more to the qualities of the client when we make these decisions. We do this because we want to carefully select clients who will be […]
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The case costs (money paid to build, maintain and resolve your case) are not paid up front by the client. These costs are advanced until a favorable resolution is reached in your case. The case costs are paid out of the settlement or judgment at the end of the case. Like legal fees with our […]
Almost all of my clients have a big concern about suing other people personally. Nobody likes to do that. Most people who contact my office say, “Hey, I’ve never sued anyone. I don’t want to sue anyone. I’m not the litigious type, I’m not sure I want to do this. I don’t want to destroy […]
Do I Have To Pay Taxes On My Personal Injury Settlement? I often receive this question from my client long after we close their case. They are typically preparing for tax time and they mention to their accountant that they received some money in a personal injury settlement. The accountant then asks them if the […]
As I discussed in my prior blog post about what happens when your case is worth more than the responsible party’s insurance coverage, you can sometimes (mostly only in rare situations) go after the responsible party’s personal assets. However, there are three questions you must consider before you decide to go after personal assets in […]
I often run into cases where someone was seriously injured in a bicycle accident, motorcycle accident, car accident, Uber accident or pedestrian accident, but the party who is responsible for the injury carries low liability insurance coverage. As I have discussed at length in my other blog posts, California has a minimum insurance limit for […]
After the bicycle, pedestrian, motorcycle or car accident which caused your serious injuries, the person or company that is responsible for your injury (often referred to as the “third party”) hopefully contacts their insurance company to open a claim. Once the claim is opened, this is the start of the claims process through which the […]