Personal Injury

Torts & Personal Injury Law (The West Legal Studies Series)

Torts and Personal Injury Law, 3rd Edition is a compilation of only cases with the greatest application to each subject area, most of which have been decided since 2000. It presents the most memorable cases and examples, and presents hypotheticals with the purpose of helping to reinforce the material for the student. It is written in simple terms for those with an interest in personal injury law but unaccustomed to reading statutes.

The Anatomy of a Lawsuit (Contemporary legal education series)

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim

The book that helps you overcome the insurance companies' Goliath

Dealing with insurance companies and lawyers when filing a personal injury claim can feel like another accident is in the offing. But you can handle a claim yourself -- and save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the process.

How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost every accident situation, and guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. Learn how to:

-protect your rights after an accident
-determine what your claim is worth
-handle a property-damage claim
-deal with uncooperative doctors, lawyers and insurance companies
-counter the special tactics insurance companies use
-prepare a claim for compensation
-negotiate a full and fair settlement
-stay on top of your case if you hire a lawyer

This completely updated edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides your state's most recent laws, small-claims court limits and Department of Insurance information.

"Armed with the right information, anyone can handle a personal injury claim without a lawyer. Attorney Joseph Matthews provides strategies for handling every stage of the insurance claim process including how to: . protect one's rights after an accident . evaluate what a claim is worth . handle a property damage claim . avoid insurance company run-arounds . obtain a full and fair settlement . save thousands in attorney fees"

Auto Accident Personal Injury Insurance Claim: How to Evaluate and Settle Your Loss

Eight out of ten Americans will have an accident in the next seven years. Baldyga delivers over three decades of personal injury, insurance claim experience in this easy-to-read book. Learn how to settle your "pain and suffering" for top dollar.

The Trial Lawyer: What It Takes to Win (Section of Litigation's Monograph Series)

David Berg knows how to win cases. And he knows how to tell a story. In The Trial Lawyer: What It Takes To Win Berg puts both skills to dazzling use in an engaging and instructive guide to winning at trial. Berg covers the key elements of a trial - persuasion, discovery, jury studies, voir dire, opening arguments, cross examinations, preparing and presenting witnesses and closing arguments - but he also shares his thoughts on what it takes to win - whether winning means a decisive verdict or an extraordinary settlement.

Car Accident Secrets, Vol. 1

Learn the secrets today of what you need to know if you or someone in your family is involved in a car accident. Learn from the pros on what to look for when having your car repaired, what you are entitled to and how to handle a personal injury accident claim. Learn what the insurance companies don't want you to know.

How to Build and Manage a Personal Injury Practice, Second Edition (ABA Law Practice Management Section's Practice-Building Seri)

The book covers planning for a personal injury practice; deciding whether to go solo or form a partnership; marketing and financing the practice; interviewing clients; keeping clients happy; managing the workload; choosing office space and equipment; and much more. Written by an experienced and successful personal injury lawyer, this newly revised edition is perfect for lawyers starting a personal injury law practice and for current practitioners interested in improving their practice. Sample forms, reports, and letters are included on an accompanying CD-ROM.

Nursing Malpractice

An outstanding reference for the attorney, legal nurse consultant, insurance claim adjuster, healthcare risk manager, or healthcare facility leader involved in a nursing malpractice claim, the third edition of Nursing Malpractice brings you a wealth of information and resources for your case. This extensively revised and updated edition of a classic covers the spectrum of the nursing process--from patient admittance to lawsuit. This volume reveals typical ways in which nurses try to cover up their mistakes, shows how nurses are caught in a difficult position between the insurance company lawyers and hospital procedures, and gives a comprehensive overview of contemporary nursing responsibilities. It also covers both plaintiff and defense litigation techniques and perspectives as well as tips on working with outside experts such as legal nurse consultants, vocational experts, economic experts, and insurance adjusters. In short, this comprehensive book is an excellent and important addition to your nursing or medical malpractice library.

Topics Include:

Nursing practice Medical errors, healthcare safety and risk management Nursing documentation Malpractice in hospital, medical office, and emergency care situations Malpractice in new trends in nursing including nurse anesthesiologists and nurse midwives Assisted living, nursing home and homecare malpractice Nurse serial killers Working with vocational, economic, and life-care planning experts Working with expert witnesses and legal nurse consultants Working with insurance adjusters The plaintiff and defense attorneys' perspectives Working with the jury and use of demonstrative evidence Themes and trial techniques for nursing malpractice cases Understanding medical terminology

Human Factors in Traffic Safety, Second Edition

There are more than 175 million licensed drivers in the United States. Combined with the many pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and other road users, this creates an interesting mix of elements with very different characteristics. Moving these elements efficiently and safely to their destinations presents a major challenge, particularly in densely populated areas. This book will provide guidance in how to identify these elements in your collision investigations. The authors introduce you to the ways in which designers of vehicles and roadways historically often did not take into account the full range of road user characteristics. The book discusses the substantial improvements in design principles and standards achieved over the years due to the concerted effort by concerned individuals interested in roadway and vehicle design and its impact on traffic safety.

Most importantly, this book introduces you to the behavior of the road user. Driver limitations and driver or pedestrian error are the major factors in traffic accidents, contributing to about 90% of roadway crashes. Driver behavior, however, is often the most complex and yet least understood element in the roadway system. A wide variety of perspectives on human factors and driver behavior are covered ranging from the design of roads, vehicles and traffic control devices to emotional and motivational determinants of driver behavior. Many traffic safety experts have contributed to this book in order to give you a comprehensive introduction to human factors as it pertains to driver and pedestrian behavior and traffic safety. This new edition has been extensively revised, and contains new chapters on driver education and driver distraction. If you are involved with accident investigation or the promotion of traffic safety in any capacity, this book is an essential part of your library.

How to Win (& Survive) a Lawsuit: The Secrets Revealed

TRIAL SECRETS OF THE MASTERS! With more than 15 million civil lawsuits filed in the U.S. each year, the odds are high that you will one day find yourself in court particularly if you are in the business world. If it does happen to you, don t assume that all you can do is hire a good lawyer. The truth is, you can arm yourself for battle with the basic tools and sophisticated strategies described in How to Win (& Survive) a Lawsuit. If you want to win, you need to be a tuned-in and active participant. "How to Win (& Survive) a Lawsuit" reveals the secrets to achieving great results as well as tips on what makes the difference between winning and losing in real cases. In this dynamic and insightful book, Robert Dawson, top trial partner at the blue-chip legal powerhouse Fulbright and Jaworski LLP, shares the trial secrets of the masters. He will teach you how to: *Pick (and manage) the right lawyer *Evaluate your case on an ongoing basis *Determine when to settle and when to go to trial *Handle depositions and trial testimony *Give yourself the best chance to win "How to Win (& Survive) a Lawsuit" is a practical guide to the inner workings of our legal system. Empower yourself with the tools you need to give yourself the winning edge!