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聘请律师
在选择代表我的律师时，我应该注意什么?
Before hiring a lawyer, you should spend some time re搜索ing the law firm you are considering. 询问有关律师教育的信息, 培训, 还有处理类似案件的经验. 请律师和你详细检查一下费用合同, 和 be sure you underst和 how you will pay the lawyer's fee 和 litigation costs at the end of the case. 询问如果你的案子败诉可能产生的不利后果. 询问你的律师是否打算单独处理你的案件, 和, 如果你被告知来自外部律师事务所的律师将提供协助, 了解一下费用安排.
我有一个律师处理我的家庭事务. 为什么我需要另一个律师?
Your cases may be against parties who are represented by adjusters 和 defense lawyers hired by insurance companies. You can expect that your opposition will be represented by an attorney with a great deal of experience litigating your type of case. 聘请一位在你的特定类型的案件中有经验的律师可能最符合你的利益. (一个伟大的全科医生绝不会尝试心脏手术!)
关于莫特利·赖斯
莫特里·赖斯处理的是什么样的案子?
五颜六色的大米在民事诉讼案件中代表人民(原告). Our cases have involved occupational disease 和 toxic tort (including 石棉 和 burn pit exposure), 航空灾害, 灾难性的伤害, 有缺陷的医疗器械, 危险药品, 环境污染, 反恐与人权. 澳门皇冠现金手机入口也代表工会, 企业, 从事证券和消费者欺诈事务的机构和政府实体.
五颜六色的大米在哪里处理案件?
莫特利·赖斯在全美50个州都有诉讼, 以及国际上, 如有需要，也可邀请共同律师.
莫特利·赖斯的客户住在哪里?
澳门皇冠现金手机入口的客户来自世界各地的每个州和许多国家, 包括6个以上,500个来自加拿大的石棉客户. 如有需要，澳门皇冠现金手机入口的律师会前往客户的家中或所在城镇与他们会面. 查看澳门皇冠现金手机入口的办公地点.
我不住在南卡罗来纳州. 我还能请莫特利·赖斯做代理律师吗?
是的. 如果你选择莫特利·赖斯作为你的代理律师, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口可以单独处理您的案件，也可以与澳门皇冠现金手机入口的全国联合律师网络或当地律师一起处理. 这个网络使澳门皇冠现金手机入口能够在美国任何地方准备、提交和提起诉讼.
如果我雇一个大的, 像莫特利·赖斯这样的知名律师事务所, 我能得到个体开业医生那样的个人关注吗?
Our clients enjoy the personal contact typically associated with a small law firm but with the resources of a large, 完善的公司.
如果我打电话询问信息，你需要知道我潜在案子的什么信息?
A great deal of our time is spent gathering information from potential clients who contact us for the first time. 名字和日期总是很重要的, 和 we will often ask a new client to write a chronology of the events that led him/her to seek legal counsel. We will want to hear as much detail as you can provide about your potential case so that we can make informed decisions about whether to represent you 和, 如果是这样的话, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口应该如何起诉你方可能提出的索赔?.
我与贵公司的第一次约会能给我带来什么?
在莫特里莱斯，你会发现一个礼貌和专业的工作人员. 第一次见你的律师可能是一个压力很大的经历, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口会尽力让您感到舒适. 澳门皇冠现金手机入口的员工预留了大量的时间与新客户会面，讨论潜在的案例. 有文件供澳门皇冠现金手机入口使用是有益的, 所以澳门皇冠现金手机入口总是建议新客户带上相关文件. 当然，初次咨询总是免费的.
我需要投入一些钱才能开始吗?
澳门皇冠现金手机入口处理的大多数案件都涉及或有费用合同. 这意味着除非澳门皇冠现金手机入口的客户追回欠款，否则澳门皇冠现金手机入口不会得到报酬. 一般, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口的费用将按赔偿金额的一定比例收取, 这个百分比是在扣除费用之前计算的. 在有限的情况下, 如果案件需要这样的合同，澳门皇冠现金手机入口将按小时为客户代理, in which case the retainer agreement will reflect that the client will pay expenses as they are incurred. 无论哪种情况, the full details of the fee 和 cost agreement you have with our firm will be explained to you in detail before we begin pursuing your potential claim(s).
在我的案件审理期间，谁支付与案件有关的自付费用?
这将取决于在您的情况下同意的费用和成本协议. 当澳门皇冠现金手机入口代表客户收取或有费用时, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口预支代理期间发生的诉讼费用. In that situation, our fee will be a percentage of the recovery computed before deducting expenses. 如果案件顺利结案的话, the costs we have expended are returned to us out of your recovery before our fees are calculated.
一旦你接了我的案子，我能指望你赢吗?
澳门皇冠现金手机入口将尽力代表澳门皇冠现金手机入口的客户. 任何诉讼或索赔都没有保证的结果. Our clients can count on the fact that we work hard 和 efficiently to make sure that the cases we prosecute are thoroughly prepared.
你如何决定是接受和解还是接受陪审团审理?
决定何时接受或拒绝和解要约很少是一个容易的决定. Our lawyers advise our clients of the pros 和 cons of trying their cases versus settling before trial. 澳门皇冠现金手机入口尽最大努力帮助客户判断和解协议是否公平, 但最终决定权在你.
我从未参与过庭审. 你如何帮助你的客户做好准备?
统计数据表明，大多数案件在开庭前就解决了. 不管, we believe in being prepared in the event that a settlement agreement between the parties cannot be reached. 到案件准备审判的时候, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口的客户将花费大量时间与澳门皇冠现金手机入口的律师和工作人员在一起. 你会知道如果你的案子进入审判阶段会发生什么.
法律术语
什么是索赔?
索赔是对金钱、财产、损害赔偿或权利执行的要求.
什么是协理律师?
联合律师是另一家公司的律师，他与莫特利·赖斯合作代表客户.
什么是原告??
原告是在法庭上起诉被告的个人或实体.
什么是被告?
被告是原告因犯了所谓的错误而起诉的个人或实体.
什么是补偿性损害赔偿?
Compensatory or actual damages are monetary payments made to compensate a plaintiff for loss or injury.
什么是惩罚性损害赔偿?
惩罚性损害赔偿对违法者进行惩罚或以儆效尤. 原告可以获得惩罚性损害赔偿的全部或部分.
什么是结算?
和解协议是诉讼双方达成的协议. 它解决了案件，通常在任何审判之前.
什么是诉讼时效(SOL)?
The statute of limitations is the amount of time within which a lawsuit must be brought against a defendant if it is to be brought at all.
How long after I am harmed do I have to file a lawsuit to recover the damage done to me or my business?
你必须在规定的时间内提起诉讼. 你申请的截止日期被称为诉讼时效(SOL)。. The rules stating how long you have to file your case are different depending on what type of case you have 和 in what court it needs to be filed.
我一直在读关于"侵权制度"的书."什么是侵权行为?
“侵权”一词来自拉丁语，意思是“错误”." The tort system typically refers to the court system's h和ling of personal injury negligence 和 similar cases.
什么是集体诉讼?
A class action is a lawsuit that allows a number of people or entities to bring a legal claim as a group, 叫这个类. 为了集体提起诉讼, 这些人或实体必须处于类似的位置, meaning they must have common factual 和 legal concerns 和 similar types of harm because of the actions of the same defendant(s). 五颜六色的大米处理的集体诉讼的一个例子是: SCANA公司集体诉讼.
什么是假定的集体诉讼?
假定的集体诉讼是潜在的集体诉讼. It is filed by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of themselves 和 others who allegedly suffered a common wrong (the putative class). 如果法院同意原告的意见, 它将证明班级, 把诉讼变成集体诉讼.
为什么要提起集体诉讼，而不是许多个人诉讼?
集体诉讼是一种经济上实用的方法，可以帮助那些有小额债务的客户, 个人索赔太贵了，无法自己提出.
谁提起集体诉讼?
集体诉讼可以由个人提起, 被称为阶级代表的一群人或一个实体, 也被称为“指定原告”或“首席原告”.在集体诉讼中，集体代表代表全体成员提起诉讼. 班级代表必须:
- 是否有与其他集体成员性质相似的索赔要求.
- 是否曾被指称伤害其他集体成员的同一被告所伤害.
- 与其他班级成员没有利益冲突.
- 由律师代理.
- 了解诉讼情况, available to consult with the lawyer(s) representing him or her 和 be available to appear at trials or depositions if necessary.
可以提起哪些类型的集体诉讼?
提起集体诉讼的原因如下:
- 赔偿(金钱)损害.
- 解决关于“有限资金”的纠纷,“当没有足够的钱来全额补偿所有班级成员时.
- 寻求“宣告性判决”,“它宣告了权利, 争端中一个或多个实体的责任或义务.
- 寻求禁令救济, which requires an individual or entity to do or refrain from a certain action in order to prevent a potential injustice.
集体诉讼的好处是什么?
A class action is sometimes the only way people or entities can correct injustices committed by powerful corporations. A class action can place individuals in a stronger position to litigate against what are often enormous, 跨国公司和机构. 一个阶级由许多人或实体组成, so the defendant(s) must take the litigation more seriously because there is more at stake for them to lose. 作为前美国.S. 最高法院大法官威廉. 道格拉斯说, "The class action is one of the few legal remedies the small claimant has against those who comm和 the status quo."
什么是课时?
A class period is the particular time frame during which the defendant is alleged to have engaged in improper or negligent conduct.
什么是索赔表?
A claim form is a document required by the court that all class members must file in order to participate in a court-approved settlement.
什么是和解通知书?
A settlement notice is a letter to the class members explaining the terms of the class action settlement 和 describing the class members' compensation 和 rights under the settlement.
集体诉讼需要多长时间才能解决?
许多因素影响解决集体诉讼所需的时间. 有些案件在提起诉讼后很快就解决了. 其他的可能需要几年的时间，并最终进入审判. 五颜六色的大米律师事务所的律师们分别处理每个案件，并考虑到最终的陪审团审判.
什么是多地区诉讼(MDL)?
Multidistrict litigation is when all pending civil cases of a similar type filed through the United States are transferred to one federal judge to be h和led. MDLs help the court system more efficiently h和le cases that involve hundreds or thous和s of plaintiffs having similar claims. 五颜六色的大米律师正在处理的MDL诉讼的一个例子是: Ethicon与心房疝补片MDLs. 查看澳门皇冠现金手机入口担任领导职务的mdl的完整列表.
多地区诉讼是否等同于集体诉讼?
No. A class action lawsuit involves a large number of plaintiffs who have suffered a common wrong 和 bring suit as one group. 多地区诉讼案件是 不结合 在一起集体诉讼中. 尽管在同一法庭接受同一法官的审判, 原告的案件仍在单独进行中, 损害赔偿或和解是根据原告的具体情况而定的.