The Felicetti Law Firm

After a slip/trip and fall, I would never apologize

Common causes of burn injuries

Categories of burn injuries

Key evaluation factors in an auto-pedestrian accident case

5 common reasons your workers’ comp. Claim might be denied

Your injury/illness likely won’t be covered by workers’ compensation, even if it happens at work or during work hours.

Am I eligible for workers’ compensation even if . . .

Winning compensation against a drunk driver

Caution: social media can crater your personal injury case

Catastrophic injury different from an “ordinary” injury case

I was injured when my drunk friend crashed the car. Can I sue her?

Four ways a “catastrophic” injury case is different from an “ordinary” personal injury case

Common driving habits that are legal (but could earn you a ticket anyway)

To combat driver fatigue and make our highways safer, the federal government established “hours of service” (HOS) regulations for the trucking industry.

Defensive driving tips to keep you safe on the road

If you’re injured in a truck accident, and the driver was on the road in violation of the federal hours-of-service regulations, have grounds for a personal injury claim based on the driver’s careless disregard for your safety.

Everything is magnified in a truck accident case. There are more serious injuries; more defendants; more insurers; and more obstacles to getting fair compensation for the harm you have suffered. Having an experienced truck accident lawyer on your side levels the playing field.

An accident involving a large commercial truck is different from a typical car accident - in which one car collides with another - in several important ways.

Unlike a car-vs-car accident, a number of individuals and entities may be responsible for a truck-vs-car accident, including the driver, the driver’s employer, the trucking company, and anyone responsible for maintaining, repairing, inspecting or loading the truck and/or trailer.

If you’re injured in a truck accident, your lawyer will send a “ “preservation of evidence” letter to all the parties who might be legally responsible for the accident.

All 50 states have a wrongful death law on the books. These laws determine who can make a claim for compensation. In every state, the deceased person’s immediate family has the right to bring a wrongful death claim. If the deceased person left a will, then the “executor” of the estate might file the wrongful death claim on behalf of the immediate family and heirs. Beyond that general rule, the law varies from state to state.

The purpose of a wrongful death lawsuit is to hold the person who caused your loved one’s death accountable for their actions. To that end, a wrongful death lawsuit allows you to recover monetary compensation for economic harm and non-economic harm, and punitive damages.

There are two important differences between a criminal prosecution for the death of a loved one and a wrongful death lawsuit.

A legal claim for “wrongful death” is a way to obtain justice and financial compensation when your loved one has died due to another person’s wrongful conduct.

There are two different legal theories that might allow you to seek compensation from the truck driver’s employer: the employer may be held accountable for the driver’s negligence or accountable for its own negligence in hiring or supervising the driver

Even if you are obviously and seriously injured in an accident with an 18-wheeler or other large truck, you still have to prove that the driver and other defendants (e.g., the driver’s employer; the trucking company or maintenance company, etc.) were at fault for the accident and are legally responsible for the harm you have suffered.

Regardless of how you were injured, there are simple steps you can take, starting today, to build a strong personal injury case. We’re going to talk about several of these, starting with: Be a good patient.

Before an injury-accident, social media is a fun and easy way to stay in touch with your friends and family. After an injury-accident, social media is an easy way for the insurance claims adjuster to uncover personal information about you that can be used to lower the value of your personal injury claim.

A symptom diary can be powerful evidence of your pain and suffering in an injury case.