I just got hit by a car while on my bicycle, and it was the insured drives fault. My only major injury is a broken rib. What kind of payout for personal injury should I expect? State Farm fwiw
posted by hllclmbr on Jun 29, 2009 - 14 answers

In a personal injury small claims case, will the judge want to see insurance bills and payments? [more inside]
posted by SlyBevel on Jan 2, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I choose the best lawyer? [more inside]
posted by xanthippe on Aug 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Why does property liability work the way it does? In other words, why am I responsible for someone else's injury in my home, even if it was in no way my fault? [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on Aug 7, 2008 - 13 answers

My fiancée is only 24 years old, but she has osteoarthritis (see this previous question). As a result, she has a lot of pain, particularly in her back, but she is just generally sore all over. We suspect that her job (customer service in busy cafe with a lot of heavy manual work thrown in behind the scenes in the kitchen and store rooms) may have exacerbated her condition because before she started there, she never felt the sort of pain she feels now after just two years of working there. We're thinking maybe we should get a personal injury lawyer and see if we have a case. Do the medical and legal minds of the hive think we do, too? [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on May 20, 2007 - 17 answers

Is it unreasonable to put a lawyer on a budget? [more inside]
posted by nakedcodemonkey on Jan 11, 2007 - 21 answers