Medical malpractice cases are rather unusual in the fact they can be so dramatically different from one another in my past law experience - such as a case regarding a beautiful English woman and the damages done to her breasts by a plastic surgeon.
When the time for the trial rolled around, the color photos I'd received simply didn't portray the serious extent of the damage inflicted on this poor woman's breasts.
So, I requested that the judge allow me to have the client undress in the presence of the jury.
He assented, and everyone moved to the judge's chambers.
As my plaintiff bared her upper torso in front of them, the jurors viewed the damage.
I know surgeons have a difficult job.
However, in my time at law, I've seen so many women's breasts hacked, burned, slashed, and cut up in such a manner that no amount of money would ever make that damage right again.
I've often exhibited injuries of my clients to juries so that they can get a clear image of the damage that truly happened in my tort cases.
But, this was probably the most heart rending experience I've ever had in the courtroom.
The term tort has no actual relation to the non-legal term tart.
The word tort comes from the French word twist or take a turn for the worst.
It's an appropriate thing because the person who is the victim in a tort has been contorted, bent, broken, and twisted completely out of their original shape and comfort zone.
However, the intention of the word 'tort' is to depict an injury sustained to either the mind or the physical body.
In the instance of a personal injury case, the word tort is appropriate because it is a lawsuit against a physician or an attorney for malpractice.
Whether you've been the victim of a crime, a real estate deal gone wrong, or a contract dispute, you may need to contact a lawyer to help you right the wrong.
However, there will likely come a time in your life when you deal with a tort lawyer because you have had a run in with a rich man's car, or what have you.
No matter how experienced the tort attorney you hire turns out to be, you'll end up paying the same fee.
The price I refer to is called a contingency fee, and it is illegal in Canada and England.
This system works so that they lawyer will not charge you an upfront fee, but you agree to give them some number, usually one-third to 40 percent of the final settlement.
If you don't make any money from the case, then you don't have to pay the lawyer.
Be aware that in the majority of jurisdictions a tort lawyer can cover advance costs which he will then recoup off the top of whatever is recovered.
There are a wide variety of torts, as many torts as man's mind can come up with.
Injuries can result from any number of mishaps, including shipwrecks, car accidents, train wrecks, escalator accidents, or contaminated products.
You will also find cases addressing negligence on part of a hospital or doctor, and it is this negligence that seems the be the unifying thread of tort cases.
Thus, anyone visiting a doctor in a growing number of jurisdictions is likely to receive a document and a request for a signature.
This piece of paper will probably require that in order to receive care that you must waive all your court rights, and that any disputes that come up will be dealt with by you and the doctor, or with the assistance of an arbitrator.
There is some controversy surrounding these documents.
The courts have mostly ruled that these are invalid, but there are some courts who have ruled them valid.
Agreements to arbitrate purporting to permanently preclude you from litigating are very likely invalid.
The right to a trial by jury is inviolable, so it is illegal for them to attempt to force arbitration.
It was the Supreme Court that gave criminal law the boost it needed under a chief justice who held office there from 1953 to 1969.
A number of well-worn rights and legal constructs were revived and given new respect, lending renewed relevance to criminal law practitioners.
Politics is a big area for lawyers in this country.
There are some incredibly talented attorneys who gave up the law for a life in politics.
Senate and Congress, where having legal experience and knowledge is a great benefit when writing legislation and assessing constitutionality.
When the time for the trial rolled around, the color photos I'd received simply didn't portray the serious extent of the damage inflicted on this poor woman's breasts.
So, I requested that the judge allow me to have the client undress in the presence of the jury.
He assented, and everyone moved to the judge's chambers.
As my plaintiff bared her upper torso in front of them, the jurors viewed the damage.
I know surgeons have a difficult job.
However, in my time at law, I've seen so many women's breasts hacked, burned, slashed, and cut up in such a manner that no amount of money would ever make that damage right again.
I've often exhibited injuries of my clients to juries so that they can get a clear image of the damage that truly happened in my tort cases.
But, this was probably the most heart rending experience I've ever had in the courtroom.
The term tort has no actual relation to the non-legal term tart.
The word tort comes from the French word twist or take a turn for the worst.
It's an appropriate thing because the person who is the victim in a tort has been contorted, bent, broken, and twisted completely out of their original shape and comfort zone.
However, the intention of the word 'tort' is to depict an injury sustained to either the mind or the physical body.
In the instance of a personal injury case, the word tort is appropriate because it is a lawsuit against a physician or an attorney for malpractice.
Whether you've been the victim of a crime, a real estate deal gone wrong, or a contract dispute, you may need to contact a lawyer to help you right the wrong.
However, there will likely come a time in your life when you deal with a tort lawyer because you have had a run in with a rich man's car, or what have you.
No matter how experienced the tort attorney you hire turns out to be, you'll end up paying the same fee.
The price I refer to is called a contingency fee, and it is illegal in Canada and England.
This system works so that they lawyer will not charge you an upfront fee, but you agree to give them some number, usually one-third to 40 percent of the final settlement.
If you don't make any money from the case, then you don't have to pay the lawyer.
Be aware that in the majority of jurisdictions a tort lawyer can cover advance costs which he will then recoup off the top of whatever is recovered.
There are a wide variety of torts, as many torts as man's mind can come up with.
Injuries can result from any number of mishaps, including shipwrecks, car accidents, train wrecks, escalator accidents, or contaminated products.
You will also find cases addressing negligence on part of a hospital or doctor, and it is this negligence that seems the be the unifying thread of tort cases.
Thus, anyone visiting a doctor in a growing number of jurisdictions is likely to receive a document and a request for a signature.
This piece of paper will probably require that in order to receive care that you must waive all your court rights, and that any disputes that come up will be dealt with by you and the doctor, or with the assistance of an arbitrator.
There is some controversy surrounding these documents.
The courts have mostly ruled that these are invalid, but there are some courts who have ruled them valid.
Agreements to arbitrate purporting to permanently preclude you from litigating are very likely invalid.
The right to a trial by jury is inviolable, so it is illegal for them to attempt to force arbitration.
It was the Supreme Court that gave criminal law the boost it needed under a chief justice who held office there from 1953 to 1969.
A number of well-worn rights and legal constructs were revived and given new respect, lending renewed relevance to criminal law practitioners.
Politics is a big area for lawyers in this country.
There are some incredibly talented attorneys who gave up the law for a life in politics.
Senate and Congress, where having legal experience and knowledge is a great benefit when writing legislation and assessing constitutionality.
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