If someone’s negligence in Florida caused your fractured hip, you may want to know how much your case is worth.

Here, I’ll talk about hip injury and fracture settlements.  These include settlement amounts for pelvic fractures from car accidents and other incidents.

Also, we’ll also discuss fair compensation amounts for acetabular fractures.  An acetabular fracture is a break in the socket portion of the of the “ball-and-socket” hip joint.

In the image below, you can see the acetabulum:

We’ll look at the average settlement for a broken femur.  You can see the top of the femur in the above image. [Read more…]

Universal Orlando Resort’s (Universal Studios) negligence may cause your injury in Florida.

If so, you may be entitled to recover compensation.  Your settlement may include medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, mental anguish and more. [Read more…]

This is not my case.  Abigail Dougherty was 20-year-old student at the University of Florida.  A truck (owned by WCA of Florida) struck and killed Abigail.

Abigail was survived by her father Pat, and her mother Anita.  Her parents hired a wrongful death lawyer.

The attorney claimed that the collision happened in a dedicated crosswalk.

Why does it matter if a bicyclist is hit while in a crosswalk? [Read more…]

If you are transported by ambulance to the hospital following an accident, it may increase the full value of your personal injury claim. [Read more…]

If someone’s negligence caused your injury, you may be entitled to compensation for many different types of losses.

These include, medical bills, pain, suffering and past lost wages.  The injured person may also be entitled to a payout for loss of future earning capacity.

Here, I’ll focus on settlements for lost future earning capacity.   [Read more…]

In this article, I’m going to talk about the average settlement for a broken arm.

That’s not it.

We’re going to do an in-depth review of settlements.

Specifically, we’ll look at a broken arm from a car accidents.  Then, we’ll also estimate compensation for a broken arm from other types of accidents.

In this article, when I use the word “arm”, I’m referring to the humerus.

First of all, you need negligence to have a claim for pain and suffering.  If someone else wasn’t negligent, the injured person can’t get money for pain and suffering.

I’m going to quickly talk about humerus fractures. Then, I discuss accident settlements for humerus fractures.

The humerus is the long bone in the upper arm. It is located between the elbow joint and the shoulder. [Read more…]

I’m going to talk about pain and suffering in injury claims. Then, I’ll talk about how to determine how much pain and suffering is worth. You’ll see real settlements.

Finally, you’ll see how much money is typically awarded for pain and suffering for certain injuries.

Pain and suffering is the legal term for a type of damages caused by an injury. [Read more…]

There are 5 huge mistakes that can kill an injury case.  Not hiring a lawyer is one of them.

But what are the benefits of hiring an injury lawyer?

I’m talking about real benefits.  Not just some sales pitch to hire a lawyer to protect your rights.

Here, I’m going to share 13 reasons to hire a lawyer if you are hurt in an accident caused by someone else.  However, I won’t stop there.

You’re going to see actual examples (using my real settlements) of the benefits of hiring a lawyer.  [Read more…]

If someone caused you to injure your tibia or fibula (lower leg bones), you may want to get compensation.    [Read more…]