Slip & Fall Injury Claims Against Municipalities:
Inclement winter weather and rain results in numerous slip and fall accidents. Because of the completely unexpected nature of these accidents, fairly serious injuries may occur. Potential "at fault" persons are the owner and tenant of the property where the fall occurred, and the municipality if the fall occurred on public property such as sidewalks and municipal parking lots.

The Value of What We Do Outside Work:
If a claim is brought for an injury typically one of the components of the claim is pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life. A second component is for loss of income. An additional component, which in the past has been largely ignored, is the injured person's capacity to perform housework and home maintenance.

Mediation -- What is it?
At the outset the mediator will outline the terms of the mediation. He will explain that each side will be given an opportunity to present opening remarks, discuss the issues and often an opportunity for the clients to speak as well.

Loss of Capacity of Work:
A personal injury may cause a person to be off work for a period of time. After a return to work, it may be that the injured person's ability to perform the pre-accident work is not affected. Despite returning to work there may be a loss of work capacity that should be recognized.

Life Insurance -- The New Living Benefit:
In cases where an insured is terminally ill a life insurer may advance a portion of the benefit prior to death.

Causation:
What is a sufficient connection to an accident for a court to provide compensation? Rarely do we have a case where there are no pre-existing and/or subsequent conditions or accidents. How does a court assess compensation in a claim? These are issues that doctors, lawyers and the courts have been struggling with for many years.