This limits
the amount of law suits that can occur.
Not exact matches
A
law suit takes a huge
amount of time and resources.
The measure, known as Laverne's
Law, extends the
amount of time a
suit can be filed up from 2-1/2 to 7 years from when the plaintiff has learned
of a diagnosis instead
of when the cause
of the illness occurred.
Maryland
law states that patients only have a certain
amount of time to file a medical malpractice lawsuit before the
suit is considered invalid in a court
of law.
This is true
of both court ordered payments and out -
of - court settlement agreements, which occur when both sides
of a
law suit agree on an
amount to end a case before the courts are forced to decide the outcome.
Personal injury
suits require a significant
amount of research, preparation, and knowledge
of the
law.
Colorado
law restricts the
amount of time in which you can file a
law suit, so don't risk losing your right to a recovery.
Depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding your case, the applicable
law, and the language
of your insurance policy, you may be entitled to sue them for the original
amount of benefits that you were seeking, plus additional damages, including attorneys fees, and the costs
of filing
suit.
Generally the line where
law society regulation needs to come in seems to be where a firm is sending demands threatening
suit based on dubious or greatly exaggerated cause
of action, seeking a settlement
amount greater than the client would likely be entitled to at
law, with the goal that a significant portion
of recipients
of the demands will settle to avoid the costs
of court and embarrassment
of the subject matter (the copyright claims often involve allegations
of downloading various forms
of pornography).
The
amount it will add to your premium will be significantly less than the astronomical expense
of a
law suit.
In a private
law suit, a person who violates Section 8 may be liable to the person charged for the settlement service an
amount equal to three times the
amount of the charge paid for the service.