In personal injury cases, the plaintiff is the person who is filing a claim against the defendant or the defendant’s insurance company. A plaintiff is anyone who has suffered from any kind of harm – whether it is bodily or emotional harm – due to the negligent acts of the defendant. A bystander, witness, or family member of the injured party are all considered to be a plaintiff in a personal injury case.
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Ian Silverthorne
Ian began work on creating and running Silverthorne Attorneys from the ground up. Since beginning the practice in 2012, Ian our team at Silverthorne Attorneys has been able to recover several seven-figure settlements...
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