A personal injury is described as any harm caused to a person, such as a broken bone, a cut or a bruise. Any type of bodily injury as a result of an attack, negligence or accident can also be categorized as a personal injury, and you can file a lawsuit to recover damages from whoever is responsible. Personal Injuries can be any injury resulting from libel, slander, malicious prosecution or false arrest; any bodily injury, sickness, disease or death sustained by any person and caused by an occurrence for which the state, or anyone else may be held liable.

An accident occurs every five seconds in the United States. In most situations, accidents occur as result of the carelessness or negligence of the person who caused the accident.

In order to obtain compensation for your pain and suffering, your attorney must prove that you have been injured as the result of the negligence of another party. Additionally, your attorney must be able to show that as a result of the accident, you have incurred lost wages, medical bills, substantial pain and suffering. Common causes of personal injury include:

Medical Malpractice

Defective Products

Automobile Accidents

Bus Accidents

Animal Bites

Wrongful Death

Slip and Fall Injury

Workplace Injuries

Catastrophic Injuries

Aviation Accidents

Trucking Accidents

Motorcycle Accidents

Boat Accidents

It is always wise to appoint a personal injury lawyer who specializes in these cases. These experienced professionals with years of experience and dexterity assist the client in providing full legal support in claiming compensations and other legal issues.

Florida is a state that is gifted with some of the best personal injury lawyers and attorneys. The reputed personal injury attorneys and lawyers on a contingency fee agreement handle most cases. This means that in claiming injury compensations and providing other legal services, these lawyers never charge any unless they win your case.

Personal injury claims are, as the name suggests, claims made if one is injured. California personal injury laws are quite simple to understand, if reviewed properly. Personal injury lawsuits in the state of California are defined as ‘lawsuits which are the result of someone else’s negligence towards another’, causing the plaintiff to suffer emotional or physical injuries, property or an economic loss, or other personal damages. The negligence part , which is popularly referred to as ‘General Negligence’, in law parlance, is defined as not exercising prudent care, under circumstances where a reasonable person is supposed to exercise proper care, thereby causing injury to the plaintiff or the aggrieved person.

Laws actually can differ from province to province. These laws are drafted for the particular state and are the same, in the case of California personal injury laws. In fact there are specialized legal advisors, who can be termed as California personal injury lawyers. These California personal injury lawyers are best suited to offer you advice on the different laws pertaining to California personal injury lawsuits and California personal injury Settlements. Since legal terms can be often most confusing to the ordinary lay man, these California personal injury lawyers are doing a great job, resulting in speedy disposal and settlement of claims, to the ordinary citizen. California personal injury lawyers can be again divided into two as, Northern California personal injury Lawyers and Southern California personal injury lawyers. You can get in touch with them, depending on which province you want to file your personal injury claim or suit

In order to prevail and get your rightful claim in your personal injury case, your attorney must prove negligence, proving that the negligent party was actually responsible for your personal injuries and that but for his negligence towards you; you would not have been injured in the first place. Although it sounds quite simple, it is always better to get in touch with a CA attorney to get much more detailed information.

When you get all your information together, you are ready to assembly your INS application package. The package should include:

· A cover letter listing the documents that are included in your package

· Completed Form G28 Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative, if someone is assisting you with your visa application

· Your personal letter requesting a fiancé visa that briefly states how you met your fiancé and your understanding and intention to marry her within ninety days of her arriving in the US.

· Completed Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé

· Completed Form G-325A Biographic Data Sheets (four for you, four for her)

· Completed Form I-864 Affidavit of Support

· Supporting documentation such as tax returns, bank statements, brokerage statements, phone logs, photographs, et cetera

· Proof of your US citizenship and copies of the relevant pages of your passport (information page plus pages with visas to CIS countries)

· Certified copies of birth certificates for both of you. Certified copies of divorce decrees, death certificates, or annulment decrees if you or your fiancé have been previously married. Your fiancé will need certified translations of all these documents into English as well.

· Letter from your employer

· Letter from your bank

· Letter from the person who will be marrying you (priest, rabbi)

· One proper visa picture of you and your fiancé taken within thirty days of your application.

All of these forms and letters must be dated within ninety days of the date your application is submitted.

General tips on assembling your package:

If your package is bulky (it should be if you are doing it right), use ACCO fasteners with two holes punched in the top to hold your paperwork together and so documents don’t fall out of the file and get lost.

Use tabs and fasteners to separate and label each form or document.

Do not send original documents! They may be lost and will not be returned. Always send copies of original documents.

Submit as complete a package as possible. The INS officer and US embassy personnel should be able to process your application with the documents provided to them by you.

Keep copies of all applications and documents submitted. Do not assume that INS or US embassy personnel will have complete access to all of your documents. If officers have to find or review prior documents or files, your case may be delayed substantially.

You will need to submit a complete packet for each application and process. One complete packet will be submitted for INS processing and another complete packet will be submitted to the US embassy where your fiancé visa will be processed.

Application for Form I-129F Fiancé Visa Petitions must be filed at one of the INS Service Centers located in the United States. Your petition cannot be processed at an INS office overseas. To find out where to file your application go to the INS website.

There are four service centers in the U.S. Send your package to the service center for the state where you live. See the INS map on the INS website.

Minor claims for personal injuries in Los Angeles may take about six months to reach a conclusion. Where severe injuries are involved, the time required for resolution is likely to be two years or more. The cost of litigation to the insurance company is much more than it is to the plaintiff (the victim who files the claim).

In most personal injury cases the insurance adjustor makes an initial offer and tries to settle quickly. If that effort fails, the company gets down to negotiating. It is an art, but time-consuming. If a seasoned lawyer is appearing for the victim, he is sure to obtain a good settlement, provided all the details furnished to him are correct. The services of insurance company adjustors turned settlement counselors are obtainable. They know all the ropes. Also available are online tools and software to help the plaintiff.

From time to time the lawyer will keep the client informed about the progress of the negotiations, and also his recommendation when the final offer from the insurance company is received. It is for the client to accept or reject. The details of the proposal should be studied, and doubts clarified with the lawyer. If a settlement is accepted, the insurance company could be instructed to pay the lawyer and the medical bills directly. Sometimes the lawyer might accept the offer without referring to the client. This is improper, and the client could protest. Normally the insurance company issues the settlement check jointly in favor of the client and the lawyer.

There is a system known as ‘structured settlement,’ which is gaining popularity. Here the settlement money is paid over a period of time. It offers many initial options, and the money is kept in funds that allow it to grow. The recipient must make sure that the fund is a protected one. Once the structured settlement plan is accepted, it may not be possible to change the terms.

Settlement payments are tax-free. But if that money is invested, the income thereof could be taxable. Structured settlements offer better tax benefits. This is a matter to be discussed with a tax consultant.

If a minor is involved in a settlement, there could be complications. Court approval may be necessary.