There are many situations under the law where you are required to go through an administrative process and exhaust all your remedies before you can ask a court to address your issue. The two situations that I most frequently encounter have to do with employer benefit plans and prisoner medical issues. ERISA First, I would … Read More

In this episode of the personal injury law podcast I’m going to discuss a common and frequent occurrence of folks giving away their right to bring a personal injury claim if they are injured by a businesses negligence. Here is the fact scenario. Over the years, I have worked out at Anytime Fitness and Planet … Read More

When you stood at the altar, in front of the JP or under the chuppa, you and your spouse said it would be forever. However, over the years, things just started to fissile out. Now, you were recently injured in an accident and your spouse comes home one day and says they want out. They’re … Read More

A client is driving his car and is hit by a drunk driver. The drunk driver has little or no insurance to cover the client’s injuries. During the process, we learn that the driver was coming from a holiday party and the question then becomes are we able to seek recovery from the hosts of … Read More

In this session of the personal injury law podcast, I’m going to follow-up on the Charlie Sheen saga. We can dissect this public lawsuit to help us better understand of how the legal system works. In session 35, I discussed Charlie Sheen, and the general civil actions against people who do not disclose a sexually … Read More

Today, I am going to spend a few minutes and discuss the litigation or lawsuit process. First, I will define some terms: Plaintiff is the person who brings the lawsuit. Defendant is the person or business that is being sued. Pretty much all civil lawsuits follow the same process. The Complaint  A lawsuit begins with … Read More

Many people injured in accidents are thrown into a whirlwind of debt related to medical bills, lost income and extraneous living expenses. Sometimes the situation becomes overwhelming and they consider bankruptcy.In this session of the Personal Injury Law Podcast, I’m going to have a discussion with Court Koehler, a bankruptcy lawyer in Utah. Court and … Read More

In this session of the personal injury law podcast, I’m going to talk about an area where the law really struggles and that is emotional injury claims. It’s a no brainer for emotional injury claims that flow directly from physical injury. For instance, if you break your leg in an accident and you cannot work … Read More