July 19, 2018
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An adjuster suggested that my case was worth only “nuisance value”. That means, he was willing to pay the cost to defend the case (maybe $5,000), but no more. I replied, “You may be willing to settle for nuisance value, but I have to tell you. I can be A VERY BIG NUISANCE…. Just ask my wife. The adjuster chuckled.
I try to approach my communications with insurance companies and their…
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January 30, 2018
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Distracted Driving and the Philadelphia Amtrak Train Derailment
In what might be described as the ultimate distracted driving case, eight people lost their lives and nearly 200 more were injured as a result of the worst American rail disaster in decades. The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015 carried 258 people, including eight Amtrak employees. The train, including a…
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June 14, 2017
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The so-called “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” is coming to a floor vote tomorrow. I am asking my readers to contact their congressperson and ask that they vote “NO” to this legislation.
If this bill becomes law, it would limit damages for pain and suffering to $250,000 for anyone who receives medical care “provided in whole or in part via a federal program, subsidy or tax…
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July 6, 2016
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is crediting new cameras on its vehicles for dramatically reducing its lawsuit payouts. It claims these videos have produced $26 million in unbudgeted savings.
This video evidence undoubtedly refutes bogus injury claims. A teenage girl claimed that a SEPTA driver injured her while ejecting her and her bike from a SEPTA trolley. I contacted…
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May 5, 2016
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YouTube is now the 2nd ranked search service on the Internet, after Google. Getting your videos ranked high on YouTube is comparatively easy, and often leads also to first page video rankings on Google too!
Videos are easy to post. You can post videos from the comfort of your desk. A two minute video takes only about three minutes to produce, including set up and re-postings to such sites as…
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April 19, 2016
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Should the victims of 9/11 be allowed to sue Saudi Arabia for damages? That is the question Congress is considering in a bill that would allow assessment of the responsibility of the Saudi government’s for its role in the 9/11 attacks. The Senate bill would remove the immunity given to foreign nations in cases where nations are found culpable for terrorist attacks that kill Americans on United…
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March 30, 2016
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Donald Trump has been extremely litigious over the years, which is not surprising since he is a businessman of great public notoriety. But he has expressed no views on tort reform. One could speculate that he might favor it given the lawsuits his hotels surely face from injured plaintiffs. He states that he doesn’t settle lawsuits. Institutional defendants often make this type of statement to…
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November 4, 2015
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Click below for my video on the Amtrak Derailment tragedy and also for an update on the upcoming publication on my legal
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November 4, 2015
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Click below for the latest news on the Amtrak Derailment Litigation, news you won’t read about in the papers or on t…
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