Truck-on-vehicle accidents—while less common than other collisions—are far more dangerous for everyone involved. In this article, we review why this is, what the most common causes of truck accidents are, and why you need to call an experienced personal injury attorney if you or a loved one is injured by a semi-truck driver. Trucks pose […]
Category Archives: Damages
One of the first questions our injured clients ask is: Who pays my medical bills? This question is always on our client’s minds. We hear it whether the injury occurred in an auto accident, a bicycle collision, a truck crash or any other type of on the road incident. That is why we talk about […]
Hepworth Holzer, LLP (www.hepworthidaho.wpenginepowered.com) partners John Janis and John Kluksdal received a 2.2 million dollar judgment after trial and a $500,000 verdict on May 3 in a dispute over a severance agreement. Andrew E. Hawes, former general counsel at Western Pacific Timber, LLC was the plaintiff. The case was tried for 5-days in front of […]
Car accidents involving a pedestrian injury after they are hit while walking frequently result in serious injury or death. Contrary to what you might think, however, the driver is not automatically responsible. Liability for a collision, whether it causes a personal injury or a death in Idaho is determined by each party’s conduct, not their […]
When one person’s negligence injures another person, the injured person has the right to recover monetary compensation for the damages they incur. The term damages has two parts. One part of damages are the economic losses (lost income-medical expenses etc.). The second part are the non-economic losses (loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement, pain and suffering […]
The opportunity for settlement of your injury case often raises many questions. The basic one “should I settle my case” requires you to think about a number of issues. Unsurprisingly in a settlement, there is always paperwork. One basic truth is be sure you understand what the paperwork means and the terms of the settlement […]
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