Personal Injury
Forced Arbitration Protects Workplace Harassers, Not Victims
The latest edition of the PKSD newsletter, You Should Know, covers forced arbitration clauses in employment agreements. These agreements favor employers by forcing harassment disputes into closed-door meetings that tend to favor the company and hide wrongdoing from the public. In this month’s newsletter, our Milwaukee personal injury attorneys provide some…
Read MoreRetired Judge Says Medical Examiners Often Favored Employers in Workers’ Compensation Cases
Employers and workers’ compensation insurers hire independent medical examiners (IMEs) to review workers’ compensation claims and help determine if a worker should receive benefits. Unfortunately, IMEs tend to favor the employer and not the worker, according to retired administrative law judge Joe Schaeve, who spent 30 years hearing workers’ compensation…
Read More2017 Saw Several Attacks on Your Civil Justice Protections
The December issue of the PKSD newsletter, You Should Know, usually focuses on some of the greatest victories for civil justice in the past year. However, for the December 2017 edition, we focused on the unprecedented number of attacks on your civil justice protections, in the form of rule changes…
Read MoreCan I Be Compensated for Pain and Suffering in My Personal Injury Case?
If you sustained an injury in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you may be able to recover compensation for various damages, including physical and emotional pain and suffering. That said, calculating the value of your pain and suffering damages is harder than for easily proven damages, such as…
Read MorePunitive Damages in Wisconsin Personal Injury Cases
Most forms of compensation in a personal injury lawsuit are intended to compensate you for damages you suffered because of your injuries, such as medical expenses and lost income. However, you may also be entitled to punitive damages. These damages are not meant to compensate you but punish the at-fault…
Read MorePKSD Newsletter: Tips on Avoiding Common Household Dangers
In the October issue of PKSD’s newsletter, You Should Know, our attorneys explain the importance of doing a Fall safety check to help avoid three of the most common household dangers: fires, falls and firearms. These dangers often cause unintentional injuries that lead to tens of thousands of deaths each…
Read MoreWhat is the Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases in Wisconsin?
The statute of limitations is the time limit in which a lawsuit must be filed. If this time limit expires, you will lose your right to bring a case against the at-fault party and recover compensation for your pain and suffering. Our Milwaukee personal injury lawyers can advise you of…
Read MoreHow Do I Prove My Injury Was Caused By Negligence?
A personal injury claim can be an effective method for recovering compensation for the pain and suffering you endured because of another’s actions. However, in most situations, you must be able to prove that your injury was caused by the at-fault party’s negligence in order to file a claim. This…
Read MoreComparative Negligence in Wisconsin
Like many states, Wisconsin uses comparative negligence as a standard to determine each party’s liability in an accident caused by negligence. Unfortunately, comparative negligence is often used by insurance companies and their attorneys to place an unfair amount of blame on the victim. At PKSD, our Milwaukee personal injury attorneys have…
Read MoreDamages Awarded in Wisconsin Personal Injury Cases
When you are injured because of another’s negligence, you can seek compensation from the at-fault party by filing a personal injury claim. Personal injury encompasses several categories of negligence claims. Each state imposes its own statutes and limitations on various personal injury claims and the damages a victim can be…
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