54 Search Results for "Wrongful Death"

April 29, 2020

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

...rch for “Defective Product”: https://tinyurl.com/y8yzqxbt Blog Search for “Wrongful Death”: https://tinyurl.com/y9fdmd5g FAMILY LAW RELATED Blog Search for “Divorce”: https://tinyurl.com/y7uomfl6 Blog Search for “Custody”: https://tinyurl.com/yafeegdb Blog Search for “Winning Your Child Custody Case”: https://tinyurl.com/yajk4abm Blog Search for “Child Support”: https://tinyurl.com/y9t8buhl Blog Search for “Alimony”: https://tinyurl.com/ycdcwq8m B...

June 21, 2012

More About Organizing Your Case.

...adequate to pay the claim. I once turned down a clear fault claim for the wrongful death of  a child in Fla. The drunk driver had no insurance, and neither parent had underinsurance. In WV that claim has two other potential options (although NOTHING can recompense for the loss of a child). A claim can be filed under WV’s Crime Victim’s Act, and the law permits an action against the bar or tavern if it can be proved it served the person to the poi...

June 10, 2011

Not The Normal Personal Injury Blah Blah

...for the person doing the striking since by English Common Law damages for wrongful death were grossly limited. It would have been much more expensive to reimburse a brain-injured person for life. The appellate court ruled that the injury was “foreseeable” since a certain percentage of the population will have “thin skulls”. In other words, many people have greater than average susceptibility to injury. The tortfeasor (a tort is an injury) takes h...

March 15, 2014

Neck and Back Injuries

...ent lawyer today to learn how I can help. Motorcycle Accident Injuries and Wrongful Death Like truck accident victims, people involved in motorcycle accidents often die or suffer life-changing injuries as a result of their accidents. The victims and/or their families have to plan for — and seek compensation for — damages such as future medical expenses, future lost wages, permanent disability and lost enjoyment of life. While commercial trucks car...

March 15, 2014

Motorcycle Accidents

...ent lawyer today to learn how I can help. Motorcycle Accident Injuries and Wrongful Death Like truck accident victims, people involved in motorcycle accidents often die or suffer life-changing injuries as a result of their accidents. The victims and/or their families have to plan for — and seek compensation for — damages such as future medical expenses, future lost wages, permanent disability and lost enjoyment of life. While commercial trucks car...

March 15, 2014

Personal Injury

...percent at fault, you will recover full compensation for damages. If your fault was 49 percent, you’ll get less. You Can Afford an Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer Contact an Elkins Car and Truck Accident Attorney I work on a contingency basis for personal injury and wrongful death cases. That means you do not pay anything out of pocket. My fee comes as a percentage of the amount of money I can obtain for you. If I don’t win compensation in your...

March 15, 2014

Medical Malpractice

...mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes can result in serious injuries or even wrongful death. If you have suffered serious harm because of medical malpractice, please contact me, attorney J. Burton Hunter, III. I am a personal injury lawyer who represents clients in medical malpractice claims, including those involving: Birth injury Surgical errors Emergency room mistakes Wrong diagnosis, including cancer misdiagnosis Failure to diagnose cancer and o...

February 1, 2011

The Tension Between Lawyers and Judges

...sually NOT appreciated. They see advocacy as us “getting in the way”. They wrongfully assume my advocacy is “blind advocacy”. I can assure you it is not. 5. JUDGES DON’T GO TO MEDIATIONS! So, they do not understand the ebb and flow, the tips, tricks, subtleties, joys, benefits, the profound sense of accomplishment, and the challenges, that become apparent only after one attends dozens, then hundreds, of mediations. And, our accomplishments in medi...

December 18, 2010

A Reminder to People Who Have Been Injured!

...nce to protect them. It starts with the liability limits of the person who wrongfully injured them, the “tortfeasor”. If the at fault driver had a commercial vehicle, usually there is $1,000,000.00 of liability coverage or more. BUT, many drivers have the minimum, $20,000 per person. By law, my clients must have $20,000 of uninsured motorist coverage, assuming my client is a licensed driver, but, partially thanks to companies like Progressive (and...

December 16, 2012

I Wonder What’s Gone Wrong? Newtown Connecticut

...st a few of them. People struggle to understand how someone could shoot to death twenty innocent children, and their teachers and counselors. The reaction is predictable: 1. The shooter was “evil”, sent by the “Devil”; 2. It as “God’s will”. 3. It is time for “gun control”. 4. The Scientologists may note the person was taking an anti-psychotic drug or anti-depressant and blame the drug itself. In their world there is not such thing as as a brain i...