News of Personal Injury Law

Are there any ELITE/PRESTIGIOUS personal injury, or criminal defense law firms? How about civil litigation I'm more concerned about the first two though, especially criminal litigation...any firms in New York? California? Canada? Please make sure that they aren't mediocre firms and are prestigious . I'm just curious, so please don't make spiteful remarks like 'Oh, you only care about prestige?' ...

I/We, XXXXX , hereby agree to accept to accept the sum of (SINGAPORE DOLLARS SEVEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED ONLY) ($7500) to be paid to (M/S RIAZ) in full and final settlement of all claims, costs and disbursement arising from personal injury or loss of or damage to property sustained by me/us as a result of an accident involving <me> and <the other party's> on the 12 day of August 2008 at ALONG <streetname> and ...

I had a corneal transplant operation that went horribly wrong and left spiral cuts in my retina causing permanent blindness in left eye. before surgery was told that people that have this operation sometimes have several times that it can be retried if cornea is rejected anjd success rate is extremely high in general, Afterwards my surgeon says that was my fault for my eye moving while scalpeling by hand (for this procedure everything I ...

Seriously, there is probably 100x more in Florida than any other state I've ever visited. I am guessing that the state is either plaintiff friendly or the laws are more lax concerning attorney advertisements. Thanks.

Hi, My fiance` and I have been living in this apartment for 3 years on a month-to-month lease. Since we have moved in, we've both started using inhalers (which we didn't use before we moved in), and we both have been getting respiratory/sinus infections. Well, about 20 minutes ago the bathroom ceiling fell on my fiance`. On the back of the wood, he said there was a TON of fungus. If we get tested for ...

accident at fault- everyone said they were fine when ambulance was called, other party had no time off work, has not sought medical attention and never attended hospital regarding matter. but afterwards said they were hurt i.e tissue damage and are claiming against my insurance.

most personal injury claims these days are simply people who are digging for gold, and im sure this is.

what are the chances of success with the facts above? (UK)

Chemical explosion at Phillips66 plant in Pasadena ,TX plant outside Houston on 10/1989 caused 23 deaths and 300+ injuries to workers, 160+ of whom were represented by "The Big 5"(from their multi-Billion dollar settlement and $30+Billion fees on state's behalf v. Big Tobacco)in the personal injury settlements, which later were shown to filled with many problems, biggest being all the clients were lumped as a group(aggregation), not as class action case,in getting $160million, which lawyers ...

I have watched Fox News last Sunday,where president Obama was insulted and blamed with false accusations.Yesterday on CNN reported a priest openly wishes the president would die from "brain cancer". How can we expect our president to do his job we elected him to do if our laws can not or will not defend him?
I know we have laws that penalize criminals if they commit acts like "Personal Injury" or "Advertising injury" Is the ...

I work in a small personal injury/admiralty law firm for over 3 years. I have learned so much here! However, my salary has not increased.

The other legal assistant jobs out there are getting double of what I am getting now.

The attorney that we share spaces said that the position that I had is the same as a paralegal. I know how prepare a case to go to court, ie. complaints, interrogatories, notices, productions ...

I was about 10 or 9 its most likely 10 but there was a exercise bike i always use to play on, it's real old i still have it, i think it was made by Schwin. Anyway i was riding the bike one day when i fell off and my finger somehow got caught in between the sprocket and the chain and in the process and it happened so fast that i ripped off my ...