The Complaint is the initial document filed to begin a lawsuit and sets forth the facts in support of the cause of action. In order to bring a lawsuit for negligence, you must prove the following elements: 1)Duty, 2)Breach, 3) Causation and 4) Damages.

During litigation both sides will conduct an investigation which is called Discovery. This is the opportunity for both sides to gather all of the information about the case, both good and bad. Our MIami and Broward litigation lawyers will take the necessary depositions of each and every witness and cross examine them in order to get to the truth of the matter.

Lawyers use the term damages when discussing amounts of money to be awarded to an injured person. There are economic damages such as money for medical bills and loss wages and there are non-economic damages which are damages for pain and suffering. Pain and suffering is a vague term, however an experienced personal injury attorney will be able to give the jury various ways to quantify pain so that the injured party receives the largest verdict possible.

After your case is presented to the jury, it is their responsibility to render a verdict. The judge will read to the jury the Jury Instructions which will be prepared jointly by the lawyers, and the judge has the ultimate say on the final instructions. Our experienced litigation attorneys will review the instructions with the jury during closing arguments so that they understand the case and award the largest possible verdict.

At the end of the trial, the jury will have to decide on the verdict. During closing arguments we, at Kreutzer Law Offices, will review the jury instructions with the jury and we actually show the jury a copy of the verdict form. Therefore, the jury will be in the best position after the closing arguments to award a large verdict.