Insurance Adjusters are People Too
Insurance Adjusters are People Too An adjuster suggested that my case was worth only “nuisance value.” I replied, “You may be willing to...
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evan8471
- Aug 11, 2016
- 4 min
Case Management Conferences
Stanley Thompson is the Director of the Case Management Conference Center, a post he has held for nine years. He served as Supervising...
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evan8471
- Jun 6, 2016
- 1 min
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Crises?
Recent statistics from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts suggests that there is no malpractice lawsuit crisis. The AOPC...
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evan8471
- Jun 3, 2015
- 2 min
The Role of Emotion in Personal Injury Litigation
The Role of Emotion in Injury Litigation One very important factor in how insurance companies evaluate injury claims involves emotion. ...
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evan8471
- Apr 10, 2015
- 7 min
A Vision Injury Lawyer Discusses Legal Malpractice Claims
Legal Malpractice Cases Legal malpractice is relevant to every type of legal case. If a contract lawyer makes an important mistake in...
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evan8471
- Mar 24, 2015
- 2 min
Loss of Earning Capacity in Personal Injury Litigation
Perhaps a couple of examples will help to illustrate how rapidly economic losses can add up in personal injury litigation. Example: John...
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evan8471
- Apr 11, 2014
- 2 min
Jury Instructions and Deliberations in Personal Injury Litigation
JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS The judge’s instructions to the jury represent the very last stage of the trial before the jury...
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evan8471
- Mar 23, 2014
- 2 min
Making Objections in Personal Injury Litigation
Argumentative The objection that a question is argumentative is a powerful weapon in the trial lawyer’s arsenal. Attorneys tend to get...
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evan8471
- Mar 20, 2014
- 2 min
More Objections in Personal Injury Litigation
Irrelevant Irrelevant is a commonly made objection. A question is relevant if the answer really matters to the case. Conversely, a...
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evan8471
- Mar 13, 2014
- 2 min
The Defense Case in Personal Injury Litigation
THE DEFENSE CASE When all your evidence has been presented, your attorney rests your case. The defense attorney may then ask the judge to...
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evan8471
- Mar 9, 2014
- 2 min
Loss of Consortium in Personal Injury Litigation
Loss of Consortium Loss of consortium is an additional element of damages in a personal injury claim. Loss of consortium involves damages...
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evan8471
- Feb 18, 2014
- 3 min
Opening Statements in Personal Injury Litigation
OPENING STATEMENTS Jury trials begin with the attorneys’ opening statements. Your lawyer addresses the jury first. The defense lawyer can...
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evan8471
- Jan 30, 2014
- 2 min
Medical Malpractice and the Death of a President
One of history’s most famous cases of medical malpractice involved President James Garfield. Garfield was shot twice by frustrated...
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evan8471
- Jan 29, 2014
- 2 min
Final Tips for your Discovery Deposition
Exaggerating You should not exaggerate your injuries or losses, but you should not hesitate to explain fully all of the injuries and...
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evan8471
- Jan 23, 2014
- 1 min
How to Dress for your Discovery Deposition
Dressing and Acting Appropriately Since you are trying to make a favorable impression on the defense attorney, it is important to dress...
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evan8471
- Jan 21, 2014
- 2 min
More Instructions for Discovery Depositions
Stopping Answers Another key to a successful deposition is to know when to stop answering. Often the defense lawyer uses the deposition...
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evan8471
- Jan 13, 2014
- 2 min
Personal Injury Litigation and the Discovery Process
The Discovery Process In the old days, trials were even more like war than they are now. Modern discovery rules have put an end to the...
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evan8471
- Jan 6, 2014
- 1 min
Choice of Venue in Personal Injury Litigation
CHOICE OF VENUE Often there is a choice of counties in which the lawsuit may be brought. This is known as choice of venue. For example,...
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evan8471
- Dec 21, 2013
- 1 min
Alternate Dispute Resolution and Mediation
ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Jury trials are expensive and painful affairs. Alternate dispute resolution (ADR) techniques try to ease...
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evan8471
- Dec 13, 2013
- 3 min
Settlement Negotiations and Personal Injury Litigation-More Strategies
It is not unusual for a lawyer to make a settlement demand without consulting first with the client. The opening settlement demand is...
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