By Murphy & Fay LLP | Published July 27, 2015 | Posted in Murphy & Fay, LLP Blog, Personal Injury | Leave a comment
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Importance of Pre-Judgment Interest in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, we have what’s called pre-judgment interest which will be added on to any final judgment either after trial or binding arbitration. The legislator in Rhode Island has decided that that figures 12% a year, 1% a month. The purpose of that is to incentify insurance companies to settle these cases before they Read More
Read MoreDoes an Injury Towards a Minor Differ from Normal Statutes?
With a minor involved in a case, the statute of limitation is not gonna start to run until the minor reaches the age of majority which is 18 so that the minor would have 3 years from his or her 18th birthday to file the lawsuit. This informational blog post was provided by Mark A. Fay, Read More
Read MoreStatute of Limitations within a Medical Malpractice Case
The important thing to know about a medical malpractice limitation is it’s 3 years from when the malpractice occurred. There are some exceptions to that rule called the discovery rule which means if you did not know about the malpractice, you didn’t discover it until a year later or 6 months later, then the statute Read More
Read MoreProving a Medical Malpractice Case
Medical malpractice cases in Rhode Island are not easy cases. They are always very elongated. Most of the insurance companies who represent doctors and hospitals are not gonna settle this cases. You have to be willing and ready to go the whole mile against in a malpractice case. Well, I always explain this to my Read More
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