Civil Litigation
Jan. 24, 2019
Avoiding liability pitfalls with personal injury liens
Failing to address liens or reimbursement claims in personal injury cases can have disastrous consequences. Whether you are on the plaintiff or defense side, it can expose you or your client to civil liability.
Lars C. Johnson
Mediator
Signature Resolution
Lars was a litigator for 20 years before joining Signature as a full-time mediator. He has extensive experience handling high-stakes catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, as well as insurance coverage disputes.
In my last article, I discussed the potential ethical pitfalls related to handling personal injury liens. This article addresses a related topic -- liability pitfalls. As discussed below, failing to address liens properly can expose you and your client to civil liability. This too is very important stuff.
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