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Updated July 22, 2021 “Clear and convincing evidence” is evidence that tells a judge or jury that it is highly probable that a fact is true. The term refers to a standard of proof used in both civil and certain phases of criminal court cases. States vary as to when, or in what types of …
Updated July 23, 2021 In tort law or personal injury law, “proximate causation” refers to the primary cause of an injury. A plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit can establish proximate cause by showing that his/her injury was sufficiently closely related to the defendant’s conduct that liability should attach. Proximate cause is a necessary element …
Updated July 15, 2021 Almost all jurisdictions say that drivers are at-fault in head-on collisions if they caused them while driving negligently. Negligence means that a driver failed to use reasonable care under the circumstances (maybe, for example, a motorist caused a collision by making an illegal left turn). If a driver is found to …
Injured by a defective tire? 3 parties you can sueWatch this video on YouTube Drivers or pedestrians injured by a car with defective tires may be able to bring a negligence or products liability lawsuit against the tire manufacturer, retailer, car dealer, and driver. Depending on the case, victims may be able to win compensatory …
People who suffered uncontrolled bleeding within 24 hours of ingestion requiring blood transfusion after taking the anticoagulant medication Xarelto (rivaroxaban) in Nevada may be able to sue the drug’s maker and marketer for negligence. Thousands of patients all throughout America have reported potentially life-threatening side effects, and many have turned to the courts in pursuit of …
Doctors could possibly be held liable for not switching HIV patients from TDF-based treatments to safer TAF-based ones, especially if they do so without obtaining a patient’s informed consent. However, it is unlikely that insurance companies would be held liable for not making the switch. The duty of a doctor to disclose information Doctors have …