Multi-Car Crashes Need Expert Help
Multi-car accidents have special considerations, such as the complexity of sorting out who is liable. For example:
• Which driver started the accident, and how?
• Were other drivers at fault or driving negligently? If so, they may be held liable, too.
• If you were pushed into the car in front of you or into...
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Tilting at Windfalls
The case was Larry Crossgrove vs. Wal-Mart. Mr. Crossgrove was hit on the head by a garage door while delivering cookies to a Wal-Mart store. He sued Wal-Mart for negligence, and in his lawsuit he made a claim for more than $240,000 in medical bills. During the trial Wal-Mart's lawyers told the jury...
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Suggestions for Helping Your Own Case
Get medical care right away and continue seeing your medical providers until they place you at maximum medical improvement. This is very important. If you delay getting care after your accident or have long periods between medical treatment, insurance adjusters and defense attorneys will use against you. They’ll say your injuries can’t be...
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If You’ve Been Hurt in a Slip-and-Fall Accident, Make the Right Decision
The personal injury attorney Denver at the Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya have seen slip-and-fall accidents lead to serious injuries that result in expensive medical treatment for fractures of your wrist, hip, arms or legs, back injuries or in serious cases brain injuries.
Slip-and-fall accidents are known as premises liability cases. They are a complicated...
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Get the Advantage Over Insurance Companies
As a car accident attorney Denver, I can tell you that half of that’s true – they want your premium dollars – but the other half certainly isn’t. Insurance companies are big corporations with lawyers ready to fight you, strategies to keep settlements and jury awards low and insurance adjusters trained to find...
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How You Can Help Your Own Case | Newsletter November 2012
You've been hurt in an accident, and now we're working with you to build your case. There is a lot you can do to help us help you.
One very important step you can take is to continue getting care until your doctors say you're better. If you have long periods between medical treatment, insurance...
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Summer May Be Over, But Don’t Let Down Your Guard
Because of their small size, motorcycles are hard to see. With as much traffic on the roads as there is, if you’re in an accident you’re likely to suffer serious injuries. At the Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya (www.dlslawfirm.com), our Denver motorcycle accident attorney see injuries...
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Enforce No-Texting Laws to Save Lives
AT&T makes a lot of money from its cell phone business, including providing texting services. But like the Denver auto accident attorneys at the Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya, this CEO knows the dangers and consequences of texting while driving, and he’s getting the word out. Increasingly, that message is coming from the top:...
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Make the Right Decision on a Slip-and-Fall
If you fall and are hurt and the property’s owner is found to be negligent and caused your injuries by not taking the proper steps to make sure you’re safe, then you may be entitled to compensation. You could be entitled to payment for your medical expenses, pain and suffering, and out-of-pocket expenses,...
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How We Put a Value on your Case | Newsletter September 2012
It's a common question we hear at the Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya: How much is my case worth?
There's no standard answer and each case is different. There are a lot of factors that go into arriving at a number. But I can tell you a little about how we develop an amount to...
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