PERSONAL INJURY
If you ask potential jurors how many think there are "too many lawsuits" in our society, chances are most hands go up. You might think so too. The reality is the insurance industry has done a pretty good job of convincing a lot of people that lawyers are the problem.
But there is another view. Personal injury law, at its finest, is an incentive-based system that encourages individuals and companies to exercise greater caution and internalize how our actions affect others. At the risk of sounding too high-minded, personal injury law seeks case-by-case to build a better and safer world. And to attempt in the only way we can, through an exchange of monetary value, to compensate a person for a loss caused by someone else. It is a far more civilized system than resolving conflict through further violence and retribution.
When you are injured due to someone else's fault, you should not be treated like an enemy or a part of the problem. You are a human being and deserve to be treated like one. No one should be ashamed of pursuing a recovery when the law says one is mandated.
You have rights. It's time to exercise them.
But there is another view. Personal injury law, at its finest, is an incentive-based system that encourages individuals and companies to exercise greater caution and internalize how our actions affect others. At the risk of sounding too high-minded, personal injury law seeks case-by-case to build a better and safer world. And to attempt in the only way we can, through an exchange of monetary value, to compensate a person for a loss caused by someone else. It is a far more civilized system than resolving conflict through further violence and retribution.
When you are injured due to someone else's fault, you should not be treated like an enemy or a part of the problem. You are a human being and deserve to be treated like one. No one should be ashamed of pursuing a recovery when the law says one is mandated.
You have rights. It's time to exercise them.