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Puddle In Store Causes Slip & Fall-Lawsuit Funding to the Rescue

June 8, 2010

You never know when you may experience an accident; it may even happen when you are doing a routine chore like grocery shopping. No one wakes up and anticipates that an accident will happen, especially, not a slip and fall between and aisle and a checkout counter. This unfortunate woman slipped and fell in a puddle of clear water that was negligently left on the floor, without posted warnings, by store employees.

Slip and Fall accidents
may happen for a variety of reasons that include” potholes, ripped/torn carpet, a ridge in the floor, wet flooring, uneven sidewalks, poor weather conditions and improperly lit areas such as stairs and pathways.
As a result of this fall, the shopper badly injured her knee and sought legal counsel to file a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent store. The lawsuit claims damages for lost wages, severe pain, a walking disability, the loss of a once normal life, mental anguish and medical and therapy bills incurred as a direct result of the accident.

The lawsuit alleges that the store did not provide a safe entrance and exit from the store, did not post adequate signage about the floor being wet and that employees didn’t mop the floor. Significant damages are being sought in compensation.

The injured and disabled shopper might be interested in knowing that she may be eligible for a lawsuit cash advance. This would allow her to immediately pay her ordinary bills and expenses, as well as her medical and therapy bills, then be able to wait for a good settlement or verdict. Litigation funding is a smart move, as it helps people stay the course to a decent verdict or settlement, rather than be forced into taking an inadequate settlement offer too early, for too little, because they need cash.
It is simple to apply; it only takes a phone call or website visit, answering a few quick questions. If approved, plaintiff funding arrives within 24-48 hours. While a litigant is free to spend the money on whatever he/she desires, it is advised to utilize this service wisely, paying important bills and expenses only allowing him/her to concentrate on getting well and getting fairly compensated for injuries suffered.

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Two Emergency Vehicles Collide on the Way to a Call

June 6, 2010

This is an interesting car crash case. A cop car and EMS ambulance collided on the way to a call.

It couldn’t have been a worse day for the men involved in this particular accident. A police cruiser and an EMS emergency rig were en route to the same shooting scene when they ran into one another. Evidently both vehicles were running with lights and sirens, so it’s unclear as to how they got involved in a crash. Details were rather scarce, and the officers and ambulance crew didn’t seem to be able to volunteer too much more information.

While no one is sure how the police eventually managed to apprehend the suspects in the shooting incident – their cruiser was totaled and had to be towed from the scene – all four suspects were arrested and charged for attempted robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, firing into an unoccupied home and injury to private property. The EMS crew managed to take a shooting victim to the hospital with gunshot wounds to the leg. The apparent upshot of the collision was that those involved only had crash induced soreness.

Interesting to note that the police and ambulance crews didn’t take the time to get their injuries checked out. They, of all people, should know that what may seem to be a minor injury may turn into something else later. Sore ribs may be cracked ribs and cause a punctured lung; a sore neck may be serious whiplash or a bruised knee may be a dislocation, etc. If the cruiser was totaled, one has to assume that the police injuries were likely a bit more serious than they admitted.

Given that the exact cause of the accident is unclear until a further investigation is undertaken, one must assume on the surface that someone was not paying attention to where they were going, was perhaps checking an onboard computer for GPS location or may have been on the cell phone. The driver of the vehicle that caused the crash would ultimately be responsible for any personal injuries sustained by the other victims.

The other victims – and let’s just assume that would be the EMS crew, but it could easily have been the police as well – would want to talk to an attorney to find out their rights if any of their injuries developed into something more serious. If that was the case, they may also want to not only consider filing a lawsuit, but applying for pre-settlement lawsuit funding to allow them to pay medical bills and other expenses while they waited for a settlement or a court verdict.

Lawsuit funding is usually lined up through something called a litigation financing company, and this may be done online or by making a quick phone call to fill out an application. It’s free to apply for a pre- lawsuit pre-settlement funding and the money usually arrives very quickly.

Most plaintiffs that apply for a lawsuit cash advance will use the money they receive to pay their urgent expenses right away and hold back funds for the future while they wait for justice to be done in their case.

Daren Monroe writes for Litigation Funding Corp. To learn more about lawsuit funding and litigation funding, visit Litigationfundingcorp.com.

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