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The Personal Injury Litigation Process Explained David vs. Goliath
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Were you involved in a car accident? Are the insurance companies for both parties not offering enough money to pay off the medical bills, let alone attorneys fees, or compensate for your loss? Will your case be going to trial, or what will happen?
Your case will have to go through the different stages of the litigation process. The first step of the litigation process is discovery. Discovery gives—both parties involved in the accident—the opportunity to ask the other sets of written questions called interrogatories. It is the information-gathering phase of the litigation process. The next step of the process is deposition.
Learn more in this episode of the David vs. Goliath podcast with elite personal injury lawyers Matt Dolman and Julia Dolman, Esq. They discuss all you need to know about the litigation process, from discoveries to mediation, and if your case is going to trial: what you can expect from trial preparation, the trial process, and everything that goes into getting a verdict.
In this episode: [00:47] Matt Dolman introduces his guest, Julia Dolman Esq., and the topic of the day: the litigation process[01:22] What is the first step after filing a personal injury lawsuit? Discovery: what it is and what it is not [06:03] After discovery, everything you need to know about deposition. [07:31] How long does the litigation process take? [09:45] Post-deposition is mediation. What does mediation entail? [12:20] After 90 days of filing a lawsuit, either party can serve a proposal for settlement—all you need to know about proposals for settlement. [15:28] If your case is unresolved after mediation, what happens next? Preparation for trial—everything involved from witnesses and exhibit lists to experts disclosure and more[18::10] What to expect during the trial[21:42] How often do personal injury lawsuits go to trial, and what role does the permanency threshold play?
💡 Meet Your Host 💡Name Matthew A. Dolman, Esq.
Title: Partner at Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA
Specialty: Matt is a nationally recognized insurance and personal injury attorney and focuses much of his practice on the litigation of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.
Connect: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram
💡 Featured Guest 💡Name Julia Dolman, Esq..
Title: Attorney at Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA
Specialty: Julia practices in the areas of personal injury, trucking and motorcycle accidents, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death and insurance carrier bad faith. She is dedicated to serving her clients with the utmost degree of zeal, diligence and integrity.
Connect: LinkedIn
🔑 Relevant Resources 🔑Uninsured, underinsured motorist carrierDepositiona href="https://www.dolmanlaw.com/blog/contingency-fees-work-personal-injury-cases/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
Were you involved in a car accident? Are the insurance companies for both parties not offering enough money to pay off the medical bills, let alone attorneys fees, or compensate for your loss? Will your case be going to trial, or what will happen?
Your case will have to go through the different stages of the litigation process. The first step of the litigation process is discovery. Discovery gives—both parties involved in the accident—the opportunity to ask the other sets of written questions called interrogatories. It is the information-gathering phase of the litigation process. The next step of the process is deposition.
Learn more in this episode of the David vs. Goliath podcast with elite personal injury lawyers Matt Dolman and Julia Dolman, Esq. They discuss all you need to know about the litigation process, from discoveries to mediation, and if your case is going to trial: what you can expect from trial preparation, the trial process, and everything that goes into getting a verdict.
In this episode: [00:47] Matt Dolman introduces his guest, Julia Dolman Esq., and the topic of the day: the litigation process[01:22] What is the first step after filing a personal injury lawsuit? Discovery: what it is and what it is not [06:03] After discovery, everything you need to know about deposition. [07:31] How long does the litigation process take? [09:45] Post-deposition is mediation. What does mediation entail? [12:20] After 90 days of filing a lawsuit, either party can serve a proposal for settlement—all you need to know about proposals for settlement. [15:28] If your case is unresolved after mediation, what happens next? Preparation for trial—everything involved from witnesses and exhibit lists to experts disclosure and more[18::10] What to expect during the trial[21:42] How often do personal injury lawsuits go to trial, and what role does the permanency threshold play?
💡 Meet Your Host 💡Name Matthew A. Dolman, Esq.
Title: Partner at Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA
Specialty: Matt is a nationally recognized insurance and personal injury attorney and focuses much of his practice on the litigation of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.
Connect: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram
💡 Featured Guest 💡Name Julia Dolman, Esq..
Title: Attorney at Dolman Law Group Accident Injury Lawyers, PA
Specialty: Julia practices in the areas of personal injury, trucking and motorcycle accidents, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death and insurance carrier bad faith. She is dedicated to serving her clients with the utmost degree of zeal, diligence and integrity.
Connect: LinkedIn
🔑 Relevant Resources 🔑Uninsured, underinsured motorist carrierDepositiona href="https://www.dolmanlaw.com/blog/contingency-fees-work-personal-injury-cases/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
24 min