POST-FILING BATTLES Now that the lawsuit has been filed, what happens next? Sometimes the insurance company immediately makes a...

Some doctors are not very receptive to changing their records. They may take offense that a lawyer or litigant is asking them to change a...

Insurance Company’s Strategy The insurance companies often have a big bargaining advantage over you. The money rests in the company’s...

At the time you send the settlement demand letter, the insurance company is operating with incomplete information. You have selectively...

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

FOOD POISONING CASES Food poisoning cases are difficult to pursue and usually settle for no more than nuisance value, a relatively small...

My book, Winning Your Personal Injury Claim is written for people who would represent themselves in injury litigation.  It is also for...

The operation was successful, but the patient died.  This is how a litigant feels after obtaining a judgment against an uninsured...

Pennsylvania permits recovery of punitive damages by persons injured in automobile crashes.  Focht v. Rabada, 268 A.2d 157 (Pa. Super....

Defenses to Dog Bite Claims The first line of defense is that the owner or handler had reasonable control of the dog. That is all the law...

This is a continuation of a series. View part two here. The five senses are traditionally thought of as sight, hearing, touch, smell and...

I had a very strange experience in court this week that capped off a bizarre sequence of events.  The judge ruled against my client, but...

In a previous blog post, I discussed methods for effectively proving damages in injury litigation involving Tinnitus.  A CD purchased...