The Attorneys in Alaska You Want

Posted by Kristen White
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Feb 10, 2020
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Car Accident Claims in Alaska
It is a sad but true fact that thousands of accidents that take place in the State of Alaska each month, and many of these result in injuries, some causing death.
 
An Auto Accident Lawyer In Alaska can help you with claims related to your automobile accident.  When it comes to Alaska’s laws regarding such claims, it is important to know that (i) Alaska’s “statute of limitations” limits you to two (2) years from the date of the accident to file your lawsuit or you will likely be forever barred from recovering any compensation; (ii) “comparative negligence” causes Alaska’s judges and juries to reduce any amount a plaintiff receive to be reduced by the percentage of fault a judge or jury assigns to the plaintiff; (iii) Alaska’s insurance requirements make sure that all drivers have auto insurance coverage not less than $50,000 in bodily injury per accident, $100,000 in bodily injury for all people in the accident and $50,000 for property damage. 
 
Car accident cases may also include (i) wrongful death cases; (ii) trucking accidents; (iii) motorcycle accidents; (iv) bicycle accidents; (v) pedestrian knockdowns and more.
 
An Auto Accident Lawyer In Alaska will (i) gather the facts surrounding your claim, (ii) perform an investigation to learn about your injuries and obtain photographs and documents, (iii) draft and serve a complaint, (iv) serve the complaint, (v) answer any counterclaims, (vi) conduct discovery, (vii) make appropriate motions, and (viii) conduct a trial.  Of course, rather than going through this multi-year process, an attorney should always look to settle the case rather than take the risk of going to trial.
 
Defamation
Defamation is another area that Recommended Personal Injury Lawyers can prosecute.  There are generally two categories of defamation, (i) libel (written) and (ii) slander (oral).  Defined as any statement that injures the reputation or good name of another, a defamatory statement cannot be true. 
 
To prevail on a defamation claim, as with other types of personal injury claims, a person brining a lawsuit must prove that: (i) the wrongful act took place and (ii) the victim suffered some sort of damages as a result.
An example of defamation is when a dissatisfied customer of a business posts statements on social media calling the business owner “a child molester.”  So long as this statement is not true, it likely satisfies the standard, but only as long as the business owner is able to prove that he lost business as a result of this act of defamation.
 
If, however, a dissatisfied customer posts on Facebook that “my experience was terrible,” this opinion does not constitute slander.
There are also exceptions for public figures that attorneys should know.
 
Recommended personal injury lawyers can handle not only your auto accident case, but also defamation, products liability, assault, aircraft accident and other cases where someone committed an inappropriate act and injuries, whether physical or reputational, occurred as a result.  If you believe you or someone you know might have a good faith claim against another person or entity for such an act, it is important to immediately contact an attorney and learn what you can do before your time to do so expires.
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