Now, let’s assume you are one of the “lucky” ones selected for jury duty. I will follow a typical case in Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas, although other jurisdictions are still very similar. You will be asked by the judge to take a seat in the jury box at which time you will be sworn […]
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Now the jurors are back in the hall and the attorneys are in the courtroom conferring with the judge about some of the responses from the panel members. The judge will ask the bailiff to individually call one or more of the panel members back into the courtroom to further discuss the juror’s answers or comments during the voir dire process.
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You have been summoned for jury duty and made it through the administrative stage. Now, you are seated in the courtroom awaiting jury selection. It is at this point that the attorneys and the judge finally get to personally converse with the panel members. This process is called “voir dire,” which, translated from French, means “to speak the
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Many people call me to seek advice about what to do if they are called for jury duty. Likewise, I thought I would write a series regarding jury duty, starting from receipt of the notification all the way through the trial and verdict. Parts I-III will deal primarily with the jury selection process, while part IV will
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In the past two sections, I discussed how your car accident claim is handled prior to any lawsuit being filed. In this final section, I will discuss how your case is handled when a lawsuit is filed. Once you and your lawyer decide that a lawsuit is necessary, your lawyer will explain to you that the lawsuit must
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In Part I, we discussed the role an automobile liability insurance company plays during the investigative stage of your claim. Now, we will discuss the settlement stage of your claim. Remember, in Part I, we established that the insurance company only has a duty to protect their driver. If the adjuster believes that the other driver
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In the next three parts, I intend to illuminate the myths about how automobile liability insurance (or any other type of liability insurance for that matter) really operates in connection with a car accident claim. The first part will discuss the initial investigative stages of the claims process. The second part will cover the role
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“Personal Injury Protection” (also known as “PIP”) is coverage purchased through your automobile insurance. PIP covers medical expenses and 80% of lost wages as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Texas law provides that PIP must be made available in the minimum amount of $2,500 per person, but you can purchase more
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You have just been involved in a car accident and your vehicle has been damaged. You have reported your claim to the insurance company. Sometimes the insurance company will ask you to take the vehicle to one of their approved body shops. Although such shops may do a fine job, they usually follow the repair guidelines dictated
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“No fees unless you collect.” What does this mean? Most, if not all, personal injury lawyers agree to represent a client on a “contingency fee” basis. Simply put, a contingency fee is a fee paid to an attorney that is contingent, or conditioned, upon any recovery in the case. Since most injured clients are unable
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