Fees, Disbursements and Recovered Costs: How the Money Works When Your Claim Succeeds
When a personal injury claim succeeds, the client’s statement of account will show more than the attorney’s fee. It will also show disbursements: amounts the firm paid out along the way to prove the claim. Clients are sometimes surprised by these deductions, and it is a fair question to ask what they are, why they […]
Why the Court Orders a Trust When a Child Is Awarded Damages for Medical Negligence
When a medical negligence claim brought for a child succeeds — most often in cerebral palsy matters arising from complications at birth — the court will usually order that the award be protected, generally through the creation of a trust. For many parents this comes as a surprise, and sometimes as a source of real […]
