Sentences with phrase «negligent defendants»

We have the experience that is needed to get you fair compensation for the harm that was done by negligent defendants.

The adequately insured defendant would then have to seek contribution from any other negligent defendants based on their respective degrees of fault.

Since personal injury and wrongful death laws are designed to allow plaintiffs to collect damages from negligent defendants, judges will generally approve jury verdicts that are reasonably justifiable.

Most New Orleans personal injury lawsuits involve a single negligent defendant whose actions led to the victim's injury.

In Clements v. Clements,, 2012 SCC 32, the Supreme Court of Canada re-affirmed the primacy of the «but for» test in proving causation and confined the alternate «material contribution» test to cases involving multiple negligent defendants where it is not possible to prove which one caused the injury.

Florida laws support plaintiffs» rights to recover from negligent defendants, and the experienced South Florida wrongful death attorneys at Friedman, Rodman & Frank have the knowledge and skill to seek the compensation that you deserve.

There are many different types of damages that a plaintiff can possibly recover from a negligent defendant.

Unfortunately, his decision to self - diagnose and ignore independent medical advice severely reduced the amount of damages he received from the negligent defendant.

Several medical experts examined the plaintiff and testified at the trial in his subsequent personal injury lawsuit against the negligent defendants, who conceded liability for the accident itself.

Comparative negligence is relevant when negligent behavior of the plaintiff contributed to the cause of an accident, therefore reducing the fault of a negligent defendant.

Comparative negligence is a method for a court to reduce or possibly eliminate the damages that a plaintiff receives from a negligent defendant.

Massachusetts allows for punitive damages if the conduct of the negligent defendant was «malicious, willful, wanton, reckless or grossly negligent.»

These types of coverage protect you against a negligent defendant who illegally does not have liability insurance coverage or has minimum coverage that is inadequate to fully compensate you for your injuries.

If you are injured by the negligence of a defendant, we will make a claim under the bodily injury liability coverage of the negligent defendant's insurance policy.

Overall, while not a good or fair result for Mr. Sacks, this decision will be helpful to future victims of medical malpractice where there is more than one negligent defendant.

Clements summary of the Cook rationale appears in para. 19: «To deny him recovery, while allowing the negligent defendants to escape liability by pointing the finger at each other, would not have met the goals of negligence law of compensation, fairness and deterrence, in a manner consistent with corrective justice.»

These policies allow the policy holder to file a claim any time he or she would be legally allowed to collect damages against a negligent defendant, but that defendant isn't able to pay the bill.

But now, if only in exceptional cases, it seems sufficient if the finger points at a group of which the negligent defendant is in some sense a «part», even if it doesn't point at a particular defendant?