Every accident leaves behind two stories: what happened, and who’s responsible. In personal injury cases, the second story usually matters most. This is where negligence becomes relevant. The law determines if another person’s careless actions should make them responsible for your injuries. However, proving negligence takes evidence, not assumptions. Courts rely on the four elements…
Imagine two people with nearly identical injuries from car accidents. Both endure months of pain, sleepless nights, and the loss of activities they once loved. Yet, depending on state law, one victim may recover far less compensation. It’s not because their suffering is less real, but because of non-economic damages caps. In Colorado, under a…
The National Practitioner Data Bank reported an average of 12,144 cases of medical malpractice between 2009 and 2018. However, many more cases never went to court because the victims waited too long to file their claim, passing the medical malpractice statute of limitations. The medical malpractice statute of limitations marks the difference between vast amounts…
When it comes to medical malpractice, lots of people we meet things believe things that just aren’t true. It’s understandable, the big insurance companies have spent untold millions of dollars to convince the public that there is a rampant problem with frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits. That’s why when we found this medical malpractice infographic, we…
Preventable medical errors may have resulted in as many as 98,000 deaths in the year 2000. If you believe what you hear on TV, you might think that doctors face a constant barrage of medical malpractice claims. Many people are surprised to learn that medical malpractice (and other tort) claims only make up about 4%…
