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An issue that injury victims don’t always think about is including their personal injury claims in their bankruptcy paperwork. Unfortunately, failing to list a potential injury claim can later be used as a defense to a personal injury lawsuit. “Under the doctrine of judicial estoppel, a party is precluded from asserting...

In preparing for and winning at trial, the importance of finding qualified experts cannot be overemphasized.  Not only must one find a qualified expert, such as a medical doctor, an engineer, or other learned professional, but the expert must prove to the trial court that he or she has particular...

A court in Bucks County, Pennsylvania was faced with this question when a defense attorney moved to have an automobile collision plaintiff accept a friend request on Facebook so the defense attorney could get full access to the injured party’s private postings and pictures. This was not a minor accident,...

The Georgia Supreme Court, in DeLoach v. Elliot, S11A0469, 11 FCDR 1501 (5/27/11), issued an opinion that will make suing government entities for personal injuries more difficult.  In this case, a City of Waynesboro police officer, while on duty, drove his cruiser into the back of an automobile.  The driver...