If you are pursing a personal injury claim for a vision injury, you will need at some point to put together a settlement demand letter....

My book Winning Personal Injury Claims discusses personal injury litigation and the Internet.  I present here, free of charge, Chapter 13...

This is the letter I send to new clients who have suffered injuries resulting in glaucoma.  Call me if you need help with your eye injury...

My FREE new book, Winning Personal Injury Cases, examines every aspect of personal injury litigation, from how to handle the accident...

§ 7102.  Comparative negligence (a)  General rule.–In all actions brought to recover damages for negligence resulting in death or injury...

In negotiations, many times what you don’t say is more important than what you do. This applies to all professionals, not just trial...

Lawyers and litigants must dress for court in a way that will not detract from the client’s case. What if the attorney’s culture,...

Everyone has heard about the much misunderstood verdict in the case against McDonald’s. I have a case in which a client was burned by...

Imagine you are the foreperson of a jury. The case you must decide involves a man suing his sister for injuries. What’s your first...

Chad Horne, age 22, Terri Ann Busbirk, 43 year old mother of two children, and Robin Villegas, 52 year old mother of three were killed...

Simple, right? You want a trial lawyer, someone who is ready to take on the insurance companies and take your case to a jury trial. Not...

I am working on a “slip and fall” case slated for jury trial in early November.  My dear readers, I would like for you to “sit on the...

I wonder how Nationwide Insurance Company feels about the $3 million it invested in legal fees to defend a $25,000 collision claim....

Insurance Fraud and Other Problems People often wonder about the extraordinarily high cost of auto insurance, particularly in big cities....

COLLECTING FROM AN UNINSURED DEFENDANT The operation was successful, but the patient died. This is how a litigant feels after obtaining a...

THE VERDICT Now it is the jury’s turn to get active. After possibly years of waiting, countless phone calls, letters, doctors’ visits,...

JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS The judge’s instructions to the jury represent the very last stage of the trial before the jury...

CLOSING ARGUMENT The closing argument represents the lawyers’ last chance to directly influence the jury. As opposed to an opening...

JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS The judge’s instructions to the jury represent the very last stage of the trial before the jury...

What Did the Judge Have for Breakfast?! It is said that judicial decisions are affected by the digestive system of his/her honor.  If the...