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Do Personal Injury Attorneys Accept Frivolous Lawsuits? Part I

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As an Orlando personal injury attorney, I sometimes encounter those who wonder whether personal injury attorneys file so-called “frivolous” lawsuits on a regular basis.  Someone posed that question to me recently online, so I want to give my answer.   Now Taking An Oath That I Have Never Pursued A Frivolous Lawsuit Personally, I do

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Why Insurance Companies Usually Do Not Pay Auto Accident Claims Quickly

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As an Orlando personal injury attorney, one of the things that clients frequently do not understand is why insurance companies do not pay auto accident claims more quickly. Rare Cases Where Insurance Companies Pay Auto Accident Claims Quickly In very rare auto accident cases, insurance companies will pay auto accident claims quickly.  This generally includes only

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How Personal Injury Settlement Mills Escape Scrutiny

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This is the second post in a series regarding personal injury settlement mill law firms.  In the first post, I provided a general overview of how settlement mill law firms operate.  Very generally speaking, settlement mills are personal injury law firms that advertise extensively and handle an enormous volume of claims per attorney (with an

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Orlando Personal Injury Attorneys: High Volume Personal Injury “Settlement Mills”

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Last week, I stumbled upon a very enlightening law review article about the inner-workings of some of the largest personal injury law firms in the country, past and present, written by Nora Engstrom, a Stanford Law School professor.  Ms. Engstrom performed a rare in-depth investigation of what she labeled personal injury law firm “settlement mills,”

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Orlando Bicycle Accident Attorney: Protecting Cyclists’ Rights After A Crash

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As both an Orlando car accident lawyer, who handles bicycle accidents, and avid cyclist, I bring a unique perspective to cycling accidents in Central Florida. My husband and I regularly ride throughout Orange County, from the Cady Way Trail to the West Orange Trail. While these protected paths are relatively safe, many Orlando cyclists must

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Why You Need A Personal Injury Lawyer Rather Than A Case Manager Or Paralegal To Handle Your Case

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There are essentially two ways for a law firm to handle your personal injury case: (1) have you work primarily with the best Orlando personal injury lawyer throughout your lawsuit or (2) have you work primarily with a case manager or paralegal, particularly during the early stages of your case (when evidence development could not

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What Should You Expect From Your Orlando Personal Injury Attorney?

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I have been thinking about what non-lawyers might want to know when they contact a personal injury attorney or auto accident attorney for the first time, particularly if they do not work in a profession or industry where they regularly deal with lawyers in a business capacity.  In other words, if they are contacting an attorney

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Car Accident That Led To Brain Injury | Sample Verdict | By Orlando Car Accident Attorney Tina Willis

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Have you ever wondered what a car accident case that causes a brain injury might be worth?  Well, the reality is that the value of car accident / brain injury cases can vary widely depending on a variety of factors, such as how much insurance coverage is available (this is huge because very often the

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6 Ways You Can Hurt Your Case | Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer

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Clients often do not realize that they are one of the most important factors in their case, along with their selected Orlando personal injury lawyer.  Recently a colleague and I were discussing that a client’s credibility is probably the single most important factor in the outcome of any injury case.  The reason is that insurance companies (who

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Approximately Two Percent Of Injury Cases Go To Trial & Average Length Of Civil Trial 3.7 Days | Orlando Personal Injury Attorney

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During my endless research of legal issues, I stumbled upon an interesting fact today.  According to the United States Supreme Court, at least back in 1994, and in federal cases, “[l]ess than 5% of cases filed in federal court end in trial.” McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde, 511 U.S. 202, 216 (1994) (citing Administrative Office of United

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