Marietta Injuries Lawsuit
What to Expect from Personal Injury Litigation
If you have been injured by the negligence, carelessness, or wrongful conduct of another, you may be entitled to compensation for your damages. Marietta personal injury attorney Joel M. Baskin, P.C., can guide you through the litigation process. With more than a decade of a successful personal injury practice, Attorney Joel M. Baskin knows how to represent clients successfully in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit.
Injury Litigation Process in Marietta
The first step in the process is meeting with you to discuss your case and to get as many facts as are available about the cause of your injury and the extent of your injury. The next step is a continuation of the first, in which additional information is gathered to support your case. A complaint is filed in the court, which names the parties whom you as the plaintiff are suing and outlines your case against them. The other parties, the defendants, file a written response, called an “Answer,” which outlines their defenses to your claims. The discovery process follows.
During discovery, you and the defendants will be questioned under oath, during what is called a deposition. You will be represented at the deposition by your attorney, and your attorney will take the depositions of the defendants. Documentation will be exchanged by both sides, consisting of whatever materials will be used at trial to prove your case.
At the close of the discovery process, after all of the material has been disclosed, your attorney will sit down with representatives of the defendants to discuss a settlement of your case, without going to trial. In fact, the majority of personal injury cases does settle, and thus avoid the expense and time involved in a trial. However, if a settlement is not reached, the case goes to court, where, as plaintiff, your case is put before the jury first. After the defense presents its case, the jury deliberates and renders a verdict.
