It is not unusual for a lawyer to make a settlement demand without consulting first with the client. The opening settlement demand is...

MONETARY ASSESSMENT So you are probably asking yourself at this point how the lawyers and insurance adjusters figure your settlement...

Last month we discussed SEPTA’s use of video to ward off fraudulent claims.  This month we’ll discuss a case in which the insurance...

Medical Records and Treatment Perhaps the best way to convince a judge, jury, or arbitration panel that an accident caused the injury is...

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

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...

HOW TO HELP YOUR ATTORNEY The attorney performs the vast majority of the work necessary to prepare a medical malpractice case without the...

Suing George Zimmerman:  Money Damages for Wrongful Death George Zimmerman’s troubles are far from over.  Aside from threats to his...

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced Monday that a grand jury will investigate the fatal building collapse in...

And the first lawsuit has been filed in the Philadelphia building collapse.  That lawsuit on behalf of Nadine White refers to the cause...

It is a tragedy that brings to mind the collapse of Philadelphia’s Pier 34 in 2000 and the collapse of a parking garage in the Tropicana...

This blog continues our discussion of finding the best Montgomery County injury lawyer. Bar Association You can also check with your...

Dog Bites Dog bites frequently generate personal injury claims. In most states it is unlawful for an owner to fail to keep a dog confined...

Abraham Lincoln and the Ten Commandments of Cross Examination During his years as a trial lawyer, Abraham Lincoln took on his share of...

An important stage of a jury trial involving paralysis takes place at the very outset, namely, the voir dire (generally pronounced vwa...

This is a continuation of a series. View part one here. We have been discussing using goggles to simulate vision loss. But this is not...