Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Requirements For Expert Witnesses In Medical Malpractice Cases
If you sustained injuries at the hands of a medical provider in Miami, you are entitled to compensation. However, in order to obtain said compensation, you must show that certain elements of medical malpractice exist, including a duty of care (which you can prove by showing that a patient/practitioner relationship existed), breach of care,… Read More »
Your Most Pressing FAQs About Your Personal Injury Case Answered
If you or a loved one was injured in a car, truck, boating, medical malpractice, or slip and fall accident, or any accident caused by another person’s negligence, you are entitled to compensation, which you can pursue via a personal injury claim. Though the fact that you can file a legal claim against the… Read More »
The Slip And Fall Lawsuit Process: Here Is What You Can Expect
Many people think of a slip and fall as an incident from which you can get up and walk away. In reality, however, those people have never before been involved in a serious slip and fall. A slip and fall accident can be just as physically and financially devastating as a car accident. If… Read More »
What Is Maximum Medical Improvement?
When you are injured in an accident or at work and file a personal injury claim, you are bound to hear a lot of foreign terminology from your attorney, the insurance company, and even your own doctor. One such term that you might hear is “Maximum Medical Improvement.” Maximum medical improvement, or MMI, is… Read More »
Calculating What Your Personal Injury Claim Is Worth
If you recently sustained any sort of serious injury in an accident, such as a car accident or slip-and-fall, and you filed a claim, you might be wondering how much said claim is actually worth. If you are able to prove that your injuries are the fault of the defendant, the value of the… Read More »
Who Will Pay For My Medical Expenses After A Car Accident?
Ask any personal injury accident victim, and they will tell you that the aftermath of their car accident is almost worse than the accident itself. In addition to having to cope with their injuries, they are also forced to figure out how to pay for their living expenses and medical expenses on little to… Read More »
How Does A Contingency Fee Arrangement Work?
When a person is injured in a car accident, truck accident, or any other type of personal injury accident, he or she may be unable to work. However, he or she must still find a way to pay for his or her living expenses and the growing pile of medical bills. The last thing… Read More »
Five Costly Errors To Avoid In Your Personal Injury Case
Ideally, the victim of a personal injury accident would have a skilled personal injury attorney by his or her side the moment directly after the accident took place. However, for most people, such a happenstance is far-fetched to say the least. If you are reading this as a precaution, it is important to remember… Read More »
What to Do If You Were Hit By A Car
According to a Miami New Times report, Florida has the second most number of pedestrian fatalities. From January to June of 2017, 303 pedestrians were run over. The state accounted for 43 percent of the nation’s total walking deaths during the first six months of the year. Miami-Dade County is particularly dangerous for pedestrians,… Read More »
Top Five Questions You Need To Ask Before Hiring A Personal Injury Attorney
Accidents rarely come with forewarning, so when they do happen, victims are often left with a lot of unanswered questions. How are they supposed to pay their medical bills? WHO pays for their medical bills? What happens when they cannot work? If they want to file a personal injury claim, how and when should… Read More »