Legal Advice (Personal Injury)

#57
#57
Do not accept their offer for a life time supply of Ramen Noodles.

Good luck, sorry to heat about the injury.
 
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#58
#58
I need to go work for a PI attorney instead of a real estate attorney. This is more fascinating than writing abstracts and office opinions.
 
#59
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VOLatile said:
I need to go work for a PI attorney instead of a real estate attorney. This is more fascinating than writing abstracts and office opinions.
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I find real estate law to be just about the most mind-numbing area of law there is. PI law is definitely more exciting and interesting, but for Total Nonstop Drama, nothing touches family law. Not even close.
 
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#60
ClearwaterVol said:
Absolutely.
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#61
#61
Well if any lawyers in Fla are down to sue some condominiums for not having disabled/wheel chair lifts on pools it's a gold mine I hear!
 
#62
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joevol33 said:
If you guys ever need a witness that can be paid off for his statement, I'm your guy. Matter of fact, I'll be down close to your way in two weeks (crystal river and honeymoon island). Joevol33 is there if you need him😜😜😜
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Haynesworth might need you to back up his claims of racism.
 
#63
#63
VOLatile said:
I need to go work for a PI attorney instead of a real estate attorney. This is more fascinating than writing abstracts and office opinions.
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If you explore that option, I recommend really doing your homework. In PI, people tend to be very invested in their cases and there is a lot of emotion involved, not to mention finances. It can be stressful and draining.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
If you explore that option, I recommend really doing your homework. In PI, people tend to be very invested in their cases and there is a lot of emotion involved, not to mention finances. It can be stressful and draining.
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People definitely don't understand how much gets invested in a big PI case. Both tons of time and money. I can understand because there are too many PI attorneys that will not take a case to trial. Big disservice to clients.

The other end that nobody realizes is that every single client has my cell number. I get calls all hours of the day and night from frustrated clients who cannot work and are suffering financially, emotionally and physically. My job is reassuring and providing emotional support to my clients as much as it is legal. It's rewarding when you can really help someone though. I have had more than one client cry when I gave them a check.
 
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UTVolinExile said:
I find real estate law to be just about the most mind-numbing area of law there is. PI law is definitely more exciting and interesting, but for Total Nonstop Drama, nothing touches family law. Not even close.
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I've gone brain dead from it.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
If you explore that option, I recommend really doing your homework. In PI, people tend to be very invested in their cases and there is a lot of emotion involved, not to mention finances. It can be stressful and draining.
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I'm in engineering school, so I definitely have no interest in law beyond this, except for maybe IP down the road.
 
#70
#70
davethevol said:
I'm not a lawyer, but I worked in retail forever ago and saw what happened when both a customer slipped and fell (she tore ligaments) and when an employee slipped (he also tore ligaments). Did you notify Walmart when it happened or later on? The company worked more quickly with the employee than it did with the customer. I think the thought process was they figured if they paid for the employee's surgery and rehab that he wouldn't pursue a lawsuit (which he didn't). With the customer, they documented it (they had video as well as witnesses) and then went into "no one talk about it" mode. They will do everything to fight it even when they have video evidence that they are responsible. Best of luck.
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A lady my wife worked with years ago went into a Shoney's and slipped on a wet floor.... broke her ankle/leg..... she asked to see the manager while she was sitting in the floor waiting on the ambulance and one of the waitresses told her she's coming, but it will take her a minute..... manager comes out..... on crutches with a leg injury from also falling on the wet floor ..... you think Shoney's paid for that one?
 
#71
#71
Maybe I'm old school, but if I fell and hurt myself in a store I'd just want them to pay my medical bills and pay if I miss work.
 
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VolStrom said:
Maybe I'm old school, but if I fell and hurt myself in a store I'd just want them to pay my medical bills and pay if I miss work.
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Nothing for your pain? What about future medical bills? Future lost work?
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
If you explore that option, I recommend really doing your homework. In PI, people tend to be very invested in their cases and there is a lot of emotion involved, not to mention finances. It can be stressful and draining.
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Pretty much this. I left PI defense in May. It's just as hard on the defense side.

OP this is the kind of case to settle, do not let it get to trial, otherwise you are going to have jury that are going to feel like one of the posters above, plaintiff had a duty to see what is around them as well and you just deserve meds.
 
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