Maintaining a Pain and Suffering Journal – July 2017
Keeping Track of Your Pain and Suffering How Much Are Your Injuries Worth? Suppose you have been physically injured by another person. And suppose you can assert a claim for money damages from that person to compensate you for that suffering. How much are your injuries worth? It depends on the nature and extent of […]
Settlement for Driver in Out-of-State Car Accident – June 2017
Martin + Colin, P.C. announced today a settlement for a driver who suffered personal injuries during a car crash in the State of Missouri. The out-of-state car accident victim, a Washington Heights (Manhattan) resident, was the driver of a rented automobile. The injured New Yorker called us to discuss his claim, and whether he should hire […]
Settlement for Port Chester Passenger Injured in Car Crash – May 2017
Martin + Colin, P.C. announces the settlement of another personal injury car accident case. This time, the bodily injury car crash victim had been injured in a car accident on Purchase Street in the Town of Harrison. In 2015, our client was a rear-seat passenger in a car traveling eastbound on Purchase Street when the […]
Motion for Ruling that Our Driver Not Responsible for Car Accident – April 2017
Recently, we represented a driver who was injured when a new driver traveling in the opposite direction failed to yield, and instead made a left turn directly in front of our client’s vehicle, causing the two-car collision. However, if someone traveling in the opposite direction makes a left turn directly in front of your vehicle, […]
Eve-of-Trial Motion to Preclude Evidence – Sample – January 2017
Here is a sample motion in limine (i.e., immediately prior to trial) seeking rulings favorable to the plaintiff (i.e., the person who filed the lawsuit) before the jury starts hearing the evidence. Hope it helps you! UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ————————————————-x FERNANDO COLON, Plaintiff, -against- CITY OF NEW YORK; et […]