Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Lawyer - Accident Attorneys - Slip and Fall Considerations

Boise Personal Injury Lawyer, Accident Attorneys, Lawyers in Idaho, call (208) 472-238, personal injury, accidents, slip and fall, dog bites, medical malpractice, product liability, automobile accidents, all accident injury.

Boise Personal Injury Lawyers often hear people remark about a spills on the floor at the grocery store or water on the floor in a public restroom.  Accident Attorneys regularly hear the further remark that if they had slipped they could have sued the store for a million dollars and they could retire.

While it is true that premise liability can make a public place liable if they fail to wipe up spills that can cause a slip and fall, a personal injury award doesn't just happen because there was water on the floor.  Boise Personal Injury Lawyers can tell you that public places, like grocery stores, have a decree of protection form liability for a slip and fall.  If the store has a regular cleaning schedule, for example, and that protocol was followed, but someone walked into the bathroom and slipped on water that was on the floor because a shopper spilled it, there is a possibility that that store may not be liable or may have a lowered amount of liability for your slip and fall.

If, however, a store has a protocol and they fail to follow it and you slip and fall, the liability of the store is much greater.  Boise Personal Injury Lawyers know that liability has a lot to do with duty and if there is not duty, or if the premise fulfilled their duty, then personal injury liability may be denied or limited.  Often, in these situations, public places have a small amount of accident insurance that they will settle with a party for.  Boise Personal Injury Lawyers must always look at all the facts and all the evidence to see if it makes sense to move forward in litigation on a slip and fall.  A Boise Personal Injury Lawyer will help you see what facts and what evidence you have so that you know what to do.

If you need to speak to a Boise Personal Injury Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383 or visit our website.  You will find a quick contact form.  You can fill it out and one of our Boise Personal Injury Lawyers or Accident Attorneys will get right back to you.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Lawyers - Injury Accident Attorneys - Boise, Idaho - Proving Fault in a Personal Injury Accident

Boise Personal Injury Lawyers and Accident Injury Attorneys in Boise, car accident, slip and fall, dog bite, premise liability, product liability, wrongful death call (208) 472-2383.

Boise Personal Injury Lawyers know that proving liability can make or break your personal injury case.  How does a personal injury attorney prove who is responsible for an accident?  There are some very common rules of law which determine liability, but sometimes liability is not perfectly clear.

Boise Personal Injury Lawyers must look at factors such as did the party who caused the accident have a particular duty, were they trespassing or were they being negligent.  There are many forms of negligence depending upon the type of accident.  For example, speeding, driving under the influence and inattentive driving are forms of negligence often responsible for car accident personal injury.

Once personal injury lawyers collect the evidence in a personal injury case they must present it to the jury.  The jury will make the final determination about whether or not there was an injury and who is liable for that injury.  Sometimes there is more than one party responsible for an injury.  This is called comparative liability.  This can involve two or more people or businesses or it can be the injured party and the person causing the accident.  An example of two or more people or businesses being responsible for an accident might be a hotel chain (a business) failing to upkeep the swimming pool and a guest at the hotel playing dangerous pool claims with another guest.  The combination of failing to upkeep the pool and the dangerous game creates a situation where both parties have a degree of liability.  An example of the injured party and another party having comparative liability might be a two individuals speeding and one party runs a red light and causes the accident.  The question for personal injury attorneys and the jury alike is who caused the accident?  In situations where the injured party is partially liable for their injury, a jury may decrease their monetary award by the percentage of their negligence.

If you have been injured in an accident and have suffered a personal injury and would like to speak to a Boise Personal Injury Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383.  For more information on personal injury in Idaho visit our website.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Lawyer and Automobile Accidents Associated with DUI

If you have been in an accident and suffered a personal injury by a drunk driver, the person who is charged with DUI can be convicted in a criminal court as well as be brought to court in a civil matter for a personal injury.  Personal injury lawyers can also use the evidence of the DUI conviction and guilt to support their personal injury case.  If you are injured in an automobile accident where a DUI is involved, you case can be a fairly easy one to prove.  The evidence is collected by the police and if they have a DUI conviction it means that they were driving under the influence.  If you are driving under the influence and run into someone and cause an automobile accident it is obvious that you were impaired and you caused an accident.  The main thing to prove then is the extent of the injuries.  Personal injury lawyers will tell you that as always, with any personal injury make certain you go to the doctor and follow all the doctors orders.  Insurance companies love to say, "no doctor, no injury" or "you exacerbated your injury by not following doctor's orders".  In a personal injury case where guilt is easy to prove make certain you don't jam up your case by not getting the medical help you need.

If you need to speak to a Boise personal injury lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Lawyers Role in a Personal Injury Case

The role a Boise personal injury attorney plays in any personal injury case depends upon the case and the facts of each case.  Cases vary by the type of accident injury.  For example, a slip and fall case generally involves falling, slipping or tripping in a public place.   You might slip and fall on water in an improperly cleaned bathroom, or water in the middle of the produce isle, or slip and fall on the classic banana peel.  This type of premise liability is different from going to a hotel and having a swimming pool accident or a an accident involving the ferris wheel at the local county fair.  Attorneys will tell you there are different facts for each type of case.  Lawyers will tell you that there is different elements which need to be proved. 

As a Boise personal injury lawyer I can tell you cases also differ by the type of injury incurred.  For example, you may suffer whiplash, a spinal injury, a head injury, broken bones, bruises, back or neck injuries and the like.  The evidence used by lawyers to prove the various types of injuries depends upon the severity, the length of treatment, the type of treatment and the like.

In addition to this, Idaho has very specific rules that apply to personal injury in Idaho.  A Boise personal injury lawyer knows this law and knows how to apply it to your case.

If you have been injured and need to speak to a personal injury lawyer in Boise or you want the advice of a Boise personal injury attorney, please call (208) 472-2383

Friday, February 11, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Attorneys

If you have been injured in an accident you owe it to yourself to contact a variety of Boise personal injury attorneys.  There are many accident lawyers in Boise but all lawyers approach personal injury cases differently.  Attorneys approach any case differently based upon their training and their personalities.

In addition, some Boise personal injury attorneys only focus on medical malpractice.  Some lawyers focus on slip and fall or automobile accident cases.  When you are injured in an accident you stand to win a lot of money or lose a lot of money.  Take the time to get the right attorney for you.  Take the time to get the right lawyer who clicks with you.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Injuries

As a Boise Personal Injury Attorney I see a variety of injuries from individuals injured in accidents.  Whether the accident that happened was a car accident, a slip and fall, a dog bite, an industrial accident, a big rig accident, tractor trailer accident, automobile accident, motorcycle accident, boating accident or a bicycle accident, there are some similarities about injuries in a personal injury.  Attorneys and lawyers see a consistent pattern in injuries.  They range from mild to severe.  From serious to critical.  From non life threatening to death.  Accident injury can involve broken bones, bruising, internal injury, spinal cord injury, brain injury, trauma, back injury, neck injury, bleeding, amputation, mutilation and death.

Any personal injury lawyer or attorney will tell you, if you have been injured in an accident the more serious the injury the more money you will recover.  But, lawyers and attorneys will will also tell you that even if your injury is not life threatening you still deserve to be made whole.  You would not be injured if it weren't for the negligence of another.

If you need to speak to a personal injury lawyer or attorney in Boise or in Idaho, please contact the law firm of Kershisnik Law at (208) 472-2383.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Boise Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Important Considerations After an Accident

As a Boise Personal Injury Attorney I would like to offer the following advice.  If you have suffered an accident injury you need act quickly.  Below you will find some important considerations about what to do after you have had an accident injury.  Get the settlement you deserve for your personal injury by following the common sense advice of a Boise personal injury lawyer.  Lawyers and attorneys will always tell you that you must remember to perserve the evidence so that negligence can be established.  For lawyers and attorneys evidence in a personal injury case is no different.  Here are some tips about what to do if you have had an accident and suffered a personal injury in Boise or Idaho.

  • First and foremost write everything done - this includes everything from witness names, time, conditions, cleaning logs and what happened in your own words.  If you can't write it down, have some one else do it for you.
  • If you have a personal injury go to a doctor immediately and be sure to follow all the doctor's orders
  • If you have been in a car accident make certain you get the insurance information from the party responsible for the accient.
  • If you have had a slip and fall make certain you file an accident report with customer service.  If you don't fill out the accident report, make certain you read over it and make any necessary   changes.  Be sure to initial each change.
  • Request the police report
  • Return to the scene of the personal injury and take pictures
  • Document your injuries
  • Locate witnesses
  • Contact a personal injury lawyer or a personal injury law firm and discuss your accident injury.  An experienced personal injury lawyer can tell you if you have a case and what other information might be helpful to get the settlement you deserve.
For more information about personal injury or to speak with a Boise personal injury attorney or lawyer please visit www.lawboiseid.com