Unless the case is being brought by the estate of a deceased patient, a medical-malpractice plaintiff who is mentally competent will normally testify and will usually do so twice: once during a discovery deposition taken before trial, and also during...
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Just as in an everyday fender bender, it comes from insurance. In a tort case, the tortfeasor will almost always have liability insurance to pay a successful plaintiff, although larger companies may be sometimes be self-insured. Let’s say your family...
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Courts deal with these situations all the time and it’s no problem. The jury will be asked, via its written instructions, to consider the evidence presented and to find the percentage fault of all various parties to the lawsuit. Sometimes...
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Probably the most common thing that results in lawsuits in Kentucky is negligent driving that causes injury to someone else. Not just drunk driving, or even distracted with a cell phone driving, but also basic stuff, like turning left across...
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Dogs are wonderful, but owning a dog involves responsibility not just to the dog, but to others as well. Nearly one in five people bitten by dogs require medical attention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at...
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