Bicycling And The Law - 911law.com

 In today’s podcast, Richard L. Duquette discusses the economics of justice in a small bike injury case. Richard provides a realistic perspective in Economics of a Small Bike Injury Case to help you decide how to proceed with your case.   Historical Overview   The legal claim field has titled to the side of the insurance adjuster. In the 80’s a typical case settled for 3 times the medical bills. This provided for pain and suffering in addition to paying for the medical bills. Everyone walked away generally happy.   In the 90’s insurance companies began pumping millions of dollars into tort reform via advertising and politics. This changed things drastically.   Today, the victim is being offered just medical bill repayment. The changes over time have shifted the burden of proof over to the victim in order to pursue a case.   This process can be so overwhelming and confusing for many so they just give up. The big corporations win and the victims lose.   Fight Back   Don’t give up. You can still fight with a sma