There are special rules if you are suing a hospital, doctor, chiropractor, dentist, another healthcare provider, and even a veterinarian, for injuries experienced because of something they did or did not do. This is called medical malpractice.
If someone’s property has been damaged, that person can sue the one they believe is responsible for the damage. They can ask for the money it will take to repair the damage, or, if it can’t be repaired, for the money it will take to replace the property that was damaged.
If a judge or jury decides in your favor, your next step is to get a judgment. This is the final court order that says what was decided, including how much you are owed.
If the judge or jury decides you lost your trial, pay close attention to see if you were ordered to do anything, like pay for some or all of the other side's lawsuit costs.
In general, you have to sue someone within a certain amount of time of something happening. This is called the statute of limitations. You'll generally lose your case if you try to sue after the deadline has passed.
Statute of limitations are fact specific and can be tricky to calculate. If you are not sure or have doubts if you meet them,
If someone has been injured, they might decide to sue the person they believe is responsible for the injury. There can be different types of injuries, physical, emotional, or psychological. The person who is injured might ask for medical expenses, lost wages as a result of the injury, money to compensate for emotional or psychological injuries, or
A breach of contract case is a case when an agreement or contract is broken (breached). The agreement can be in writing, it can be verbal, or it can be implied from the situation. In these cases, one side argues that the other side broke their agreement and it hurt them in some way.
