by Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen | May 1, 2024 | Personal Injury, Uncategorized
When an individual is injured due to someone else’s negligence or intentional act, a personal injury case might arise. The primary objective of a personal injury lawsuit is to compensate the injured person, known as the plaintiff, for the losses sustained from...
by Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen | Mar 1, 2024 | Personal Injury
How Do I Know If I Have a Valid Personal Injury Case? If you have suffered a personal injury, then you may not necessarily have legal recourse. As an example, consider an act of God: a severe, unanticipated natural event for which no human is responsible. It may be...
by Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen | Nov 1, 2023 | HAO Blog, Personal Injury, Uncategorized
There are many fields of law. Their names are self-descriptive for the most part. Corporate law deals with corporations. Constitutional law deals with the document George Washington once called “the guide which I will never abandon.” Animal law, as you...
by Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen | Jul 6, 2023 | Personal Injury
Maybe you were injured as the result of another party’s negligence: on the road, at the park, in a store, or anywhere else. Maybe another person intentionally meant to harm you and succeeded. Or maybe the other person meant you no harm – but their dog,...
by Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen | Nov 8, 2022 | Personal Injury
Maybe you’ve heard the term “damages” before on some fast-talking lawyer’s commercial. Maybe you know the word, but never realized it has a specific legal definition. When lawyers say “damages,” they are referring to an important aspect of any personal...