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January 26, 2017

Then and Now for a Personal Injury Attorney – Slip and Fall

...e in the area. She had gone back and taken a few photos. I turn down most “slip and fall” cases. Juries, and therefore insurance adjusters, like to hold people accountable for their own falls. “Why didn’t she look where she was going?” But, the existence of (nearly invisible) ice at an entrance, the busiest foot traffic area of the store, is usually a pretty good basis for a claim, especially if the claimant was wearing good, well treaded, shoes,...

February 24, 2010

Websites, Blogs, Practice Areas, Lawyers Who Fail to Communicate

..., boundary line disputes, contract disputes, mineral and timber trespass. “Slip and Fall” is a shorthand term for “premises liability”. What if you go to the store and a 20 lb. box falls from above and gives you a concussion, affecting your ability to work. Those are hard cases to win, but we we accept them and succeed with them. So, also, if you are injured at work because of an “unsafe workplace”. There are remedies under WV’s “Deliberate Intent...

May 13, 2021

Personal Injury Claims: Five Myths

...the fee may be 1/3 or higher because a suit has to be filed. But, unlike “slip and fall” or “product liability” cases, fault in collision cases is likely to be clear, and I accept just 20% of the sums recovered when “fault” is admitted and 25 % where “fault” is disputed but settlement occurs without filing suit. This is NOT true for most personal injury firms, which tend to charge 1/3 (33 1/3%). It is my “competitive edge”, and it works because w...

January 27, 2020

Mediation: Slipping Away?

Here is a link to the 115 of my blog articles where I mention the word “mediation”. You will notice several of them are linked to the terms “revise” or “revision”. That’s no coincidence. https://hunterlawfirm.net/?s=mediation The following observations are mine alone. They are based on 25 years or so, of 47, of my experiences with the remarkable tool known as “mediation”. Much of it is intuitive and what I “suspect” is happening, but I have a str...

March 15, 2014

Premises Liability

...t clients in a wide range of premises liability cases, including: Slip and fall accidents Dog bites/animal attacks Stairwell accidents Negligent security Negligent lighting The majority of my premises liability practice involves people who are injured in public places, such as retail stores, shopping malls, restaurants, government buildings and other places where the public is invited in to come in and do business. Property-Related Injuries One of...

February 26, 2020

SOME PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL PRACTICE TIPS

...preparing for trial in some “bread and butter” auto accident and “slip and fall cases”, so we called the two lawyers we associate the most and got the following tips: First Lawyer Interview: In regard to proving medical damages: You must make sure that every bill is incident related. That requires a chart from the bill back to the injury, making sure that bills prior to the injury are not included; nor are charges for infectious disease or a part...

December 12, 2013

A Father’s View of Risk Taking

...hole or our pond. This spring, she got a phone call, “help!” I had my feet slip straight out in front of me on our slippery dock so my shoulders and head slammed onto hard wood. No harm, no foul. But she was there in moments, ready to tend to me. 12. And, last fall, while 20 ft. up, while treating our deck, my ladder slipped, and she had to lie on my elbows so I didn’t “go down with the ship”. She is deceptively strong for her size. Can you tell...

April 29, 2020

A ROADMAP TO BURTON HUNTER’S IDEAS AND “WISDOM”

...earch for “Personal Injury”: https://tinyurl.com/y88bhxxh Blog Search for “Slip and Fall”: https://tinyurl.com/ydfp4tzl Blog Search for “Rear End Collision”: https://tinyurl.com/y8ybdzaw Blog Search for “Car Wreck”: https://tinyurl.com/y9e8fbnd Blog Search for “Auto Accident”: https://tinyurl.com/yca7tw8r Blog Search for “Truck Collision”: https://tinyurl.com/ybce32jw Blog Search for “Contingent Fee”: https://tinyurl.com/ybey7gln Blog Search for “...

January 17, 2022

A Compendium of Personal Injury Writings: NOT What You Think.

...nter III (hunterlawfirm.net) Then and Now for a Personal Injury Attorney – Slip and Fall – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) Breaking Up With Your Personal Injury, Divorce, or Civil Lawsuit Lawyer – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) Personal Injury Urban Myths – The Phonebooth – The Other Side of the Story. – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J....

August 17, 2014

A Personal View of How to Find the Best Lawyer

..., auto-motorcycle, auto-pedestrian, and premises liability, also known as “slip and fall” when the case values are under $250,000. For the more complicated or specialized cases, I have learned who in WV are respected experts on various subjects such as collision reconstruction, insurance coverage disputes, real property contracts, and medical issues. I have also learned of the lawyers and firms with the best reputations among their peers, and the...