Attorney Martin Sweet of THELAW.TV answers:
What constitutes a personal injury case?
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Personal Injury \ All Questions
What constitutes a personal injury case?
If I have been injured, how do I find a personal injury lawyer?
What documents should I bring with me to my personal injury lawyer consultation?
What kinds of fees are associated with personal injury lawsuits?
What does it mean to settle a personal injury lawsuit?
Will the government punish the person who caused my personal injury?
What if a person dies before bringing a personal injury lawsuit?
What does negligence mean regarding personal injury lawsuits?
Can I sue for someone failing to act, or an omission, as negligent in a personal injury lawsuit?
Who determines whether a defendant in a personal injury lawsuit has acted reasonably?
What is strict liability and how does it relate to product liability cases?
Does a product's disclaimer against warranties have any legal significance?
Who is liable in a product liability lawsuit: the designer, manufacturer, distributer, or retailer?
I slipped on water in the grocery store and sustained injuries. Is the store liable?
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Martin Sweet is a visiting assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He teaches and researches in the area of American Politics and Constitutional Law. He earned his J.D. in 1995 from the University of Minnesota Law School and his Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2005, he was co-awarded by the American Political Science Association for the nation's best dissertation in the area of public law. Martin is the author of Merely Judgment: Ignoring, Evading, and Trumping the Supreme Court, published by the University of Virginia Press, and is a regular political and legal contributor on television.