by Mag Mile Law | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog, Insurance Contract Law, Personal Injury
In a standard premises liability lawsuit, the plaintiff must prove that there was an unreasonably dangerous condition on the premises, that the owner actually knew or reasonably should have known about it, the owner failed to take reasonable measures to prevent the...
by Mag Mile Law | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog, Insurance Contract Law, Personal Injury
A proprietor is liable for a a slip and fall on a foreign substance on the floor if: 1. The substance was actually placed on the floor through the negligence of the proprietor (imagine a waiter at a restaurant clearing off a table and letting a piece of food fall to...
by Mag Mile Law | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Insurance Contract Law, Personal Injury
Generally, the answer depends on how the water, snow or ice accumulated on the property. If it is a “natural accumulation,” meaning that it was not caused or aggravated by the acts of any person, the courts will find no liability against the owner of the...
by Mag Mile Law | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, Personal Injury
We are frequently asked how long personal injury lawsuits take to be settled or tried. The simple answer is that…it depends. Personal injury lawsuits can be resolved very quickly (within a few months), or they can take years to be settled or tried. There are...
by Mag Mile Law | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Insurance Contract Law, Personal Injury
If you have been involved in a car accident, and the other person in the accident has car insurance, expect to receive a call from their insurance company after the accident. The person who calls is usually an “adjuster,” and they are trying to investigate...
by Mag Mile Law | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog, Personal Injury
Ever wonder how a jury determines the amount of damages to award to someone for a personal injury? There’s no one formula that applies to all cases. Instead, there are different types of damages that you can ask for, which the jury may or may not award based on...
