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Seeking personal injury wrongful death attorney in San Jose CA area

My firm has handled many significant wrongful death cases over the years and would be happy to discuss yours with you. As others have said, talk with several attorneys and do your research. Look at their specialties. Look at their involvement in the legal community to see if their peers regard them as leaders and competent attorneys. Feel free to ask other attorneys about them. Look at their web sites. Look for the results they have been able to obtain for their clients. Select someone...

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Bodily Injury Settlement, Insurance company offer does not seem fair.

I take it you've already given the insurer a statement and full access to your medical records. If that's the case, you might still try to negotiate a better deal to see where the insurer will go. Can't give you value with the little info you provided, but considering a significant impact, the insurer does seem low. Remember...it is a negotiation, so they won't open with their best number.

Personal Injury-Hit by a drunk driver

$150K sounds low to me. Of course, we would need to know more to accurately assess this case. However, a fractured femur in a 12 year old with 2 surgeries and a drunk driver certainly seems worthy of more than $150K if handled properly.

I called a former client "a douche" on an online messageboard. Does he have a case for libel?

There is no slander if the statements you gave are factually accurate and a reasonable person would not believe them to be otherwise. In other words, you can state your opinions that he is a douche (obviously not a fact) and that you would never buy from him. If the rest is accurate, you should be safe.

Can a recorded conversation be used in court if the other person doesn't know about it.

Depends on your state, but generally speaking, it cannot be used in court. There may even be criminal penalties associated with the recording if the others involved in the conversation had reason to believe it was confidential.