Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”April 1, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, how do I know if I should take the money offer from the insurance company to settle my injury case or go to trial? A: The answer is not always clear. Assume two people are injured in an auto accident and require knee surgery from the collision. They both miss two months […]
March 25, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, do you handle cases involving tire blowouts and tire rim failure accidents? Are we able to go after the garage that put the tires on defectively? A: Yes we do and yes we can. If we can prove the tires were put on improperly, then the focus becomes what your injuries were. […]
March 18, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, my mother died of dehydration and malnutrition at a nursing home. The local home is owned by a corporate chain. Can we go after the corporation for my mom’s death? A: Probably. We need to show a connection between your mother’s care and the corporation. We must show the corporation owed your […]
March 11, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, I was rear ended in a car accident. I had knee surgery. Since we filed a lawsuit does my case have to go to trial? A: No. Sometimes (but not always) after your deposition is taken and all of your records are obtained, the insurance company will increase the offer they made […]
March 4, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, my Dad died in a nursing home due to the neglect of their staff. The nursing home says I must submit my claim to arbitration instead of having a jury trial. Is that correct? A: When your Dad went into the home he signed a residential agreement (that is, a contract). If […]
February 4, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can you bring a Wrongful Death case against a gun manufacturer for one of their guns killing another person? A: Yes, but it is hard. Why? One reason is the gun manufacturers fight these cases tooth and nail for fear of opening up the floodgates to lawsuits by anyone shot by one […]
February 11, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can a doctor who is suing another doctor or hospital for malpractice testify as his own expert that the standard of care he received fell below an acceptable level? A: Yes, but we highly discourage it. Why? Because the jury will obviously assume he is just saying that it was malpractice in […]
February 18, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can you bring a Wrongful Death claim against PennDOT based on its failure to put up (erect) median barriers which would prevent crossover fatalities? A: No, because of sovereign immunity. PennDOT enjoys sovereign immunity which means they can only be sued if the facts fall within certain exceptions to the sovereign immunity […]
February 25, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, do all Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death cases have to go to trial? A: No. Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death cases are more difficult to settle than say car accident cases (which we also do) where liability is clear. Also, the doctors involved in the case need to approve any settlement that will affect their malpractice […]
January 28, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, is a hospital responsible for what happens to a patient after surgery? A: It can be. The vast majority of surgeries at hospitals are done correctly. But, tragically, people sometimes die in hospitals after their surgery is over, when they are in the recovery room. That could be the time many patients […]