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...

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

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

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

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

It is an illusion to think that an insurance company will offer an unrepresented person in a Pit Bull attack case the same kind of...

I handled a very sad Pit Bull attack case last year in which a woman was attacked in her back yard by the next door neighbor’s dog. She...

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...

This blog continues our discussion of finding the best injury lawyer in Delaware County. Internet If the lawyer you are thinking about...

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 blog discusses the law for Pit Bull attack claims and also claims against the owner of any other breed of dog that causes injury....

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...

At the trial of a case involving vision loss, you must present medical evidence of that loss. Your doctors will testify about the vision...

I was contacted recently by the daughter of a 94 year old blind woman who had fallen at a nursing home and suffered a fractured hip. My...

Fall-down cases (also known as “slip and falls”) are the second most common type of lawsuit for personal injuries. Automobile accidents...

This blog explores a variety of ways clients find the best personal injury lawyers. The selection of a lawyer may be the most important...