Aggravation Remember also that just because the plaintiff has a medical condition that pre-dates the accident, if the accident aggravated...

ISSUES AFFECTING THE MONETARY VALUE There are a number of other issues that affect the monetary value of a case. Some are specific to the...

Serious Injury Damages Ruptured discs, bone fractures, and injuries resulting in scarring are generally compensated more generously than...

Damages Some people object to the very concept of compensating injured accident victims with money. They might feel that individuals who...

PHYSICAL THERAPY It is essential that you enter into a physical therapy program as soon as possible after either a motor vehicle or fall...

Managed Care If your family’s health insurance is through a health maintenance organization (HMO), consider the problems of managed care....

Special Medical Concerns This blog explores the crucial questions involved in choosing the doctors and other medical providers who will...

Spy Cams Stop Litigation (The Jerk and Jolt Doctrine) In the last month I have been approached by three people who wanted to sue the...

SETTLING THE CLAIM As a general rule, medical malpractice cases are difficult to settle for a number of reasons that have nothing to do...

PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES Psychological injuries can be an important part of a personal injury case. Post-traumatic stress disorder (also...

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Everyone knows that Social Security benefits are available to retired workers. But did you know that you might...

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation. Laws vary from state to state. The...

LEGAL MALPRACTICE The issue of legal malpractice is relevant to every type of legal case. If a contract lawyer makes an important mistake...

FALL-DOWN ACCIDENTS (SLIP-AND-FALLS) Automobile accidents (see Chapter 1 from my book, Winning Personal Injury Claims) and fall-down...

Settlement Package When your medical treatment is completed, let your lawyer know. Insist that he or she immediately finish the process...

Firms If you have entrusted your case to one of the larger personal injury firms, your situation may be pushed onto an associate who has...

This blog explore additional aspects of hiring and firing injury lawyers.  Call me at 610 642 7676 for more information. Seek a New...

If you are unhappy with how your case is being handled, it may be time to change lawyers.  But this is not a simple thing.  The blog that...

DISSATISFACTION WITH ATTORNEYS The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. Those words, first uttered hundreds of years ago by one...

This blog contains my memorandum of law involving the issue of “occupancy” of a motor vehicle and contains a review of the case law since...