Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”Severe Bicycle Accident – Did you know…?
Severe Bicycle Accident – Did you know…? Between 2006 and 2015 there was a six percent increase in the annual number of bicyclist fatalities. While this amount represents less than two percent of all traffic deaths, bicycle trips account for only one percent of all trips in the US. Thus, while cycling is generally a […]
Drunk Driving Accident Attorney
Drunk Driving Accident Attorney In 2016, 10,497 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes which accounted for 28% of all traffic-related deaths in the US. Not included in this statistic are the countless innocent motorists injured in accidents caused by a drunk driver. If you or a loved one has been injured by a drunk driver […]
If My Child Is Crossing The Street and Is Hit By A Car…
Q If My Child Goes Across the Street and Is Hit by a Car Whose Fault Is It and Can I Recover $$ for Her Injuries? A Under certain facts the answer is yes. If your child is severely injured as a pedestrian going across the street there are a few legal concepts […]
Do you need a Car Accident Attorney?
Do you need a Car Accident Attorney? Did you know that over three million people in the United States are injured every year in car accidents? In one year alone, over 5.6 million car accidents were reported in the United States. The annual amount of damages caused by auto accidents are estimated at a staggering $277 […]
How Much $ Is My Neck Surgery Worth?
Q. I had neck surgery due to an auto accident. It was the other guys fault. What is that kind of case worth? How much money will I get for that kind case with neck surgery? A Let me give you a very lawyer like answer. Are you ready? It depends. But wait don’t delete […]
Serious Slip and Fall Accidents
Serious Slip and fall accidents result in over eight million emergency room visits per year, making such accidents the number one cause of emergency room visits (21.3%). In the workplace alone, compensation and medical costs associated with employee slip and fall accidents totals approximately $70 billion annually! While a slip and fall accident occurs […]
Slip and Fall cases- Role Reversal-What you would ask an insurance attorney
What if you had a chance to reverse the roles and ask the insurance attorney questions about THEIR slip and fall and why they weren’t paying attention? What questions would you ask? As I posted on my Facebook page at Bernard Tully Attorney-at-Law I sort of had this opportunity recently. It was entirely tongue-in-cheek but […]
If I am hurt in a parking lot can I still get $$ for my injuries?
If I am injured in a parking lot can I still get $$ for my injury case? Of course you can. Where an accident occurs has no real impact on whether or not you can recover$$ for your injuries. The main thing that must be established though is that the defendant was negligent and that […]
Can I still get $$ if I am 50% at fault?
Can I still get money in my injury case if I am 50% at fault? Yes you can. In fact Pittsburgh slip and fall and auto accident attorney Bernie Tully says you most certainly can! But there are a couple ideas to understand about it. In short welcome to the world of comparative negligence. What […]
Are Car Insurance Rates Higher Due to Lawsuits?
Happy New Year. I was just reading Kiplinger’s money magazine about car insurance rates. There is good news and bad news about it. The bad news is car insurance rates are heading higher. The good news at least in the personal-injury field is that jury awards are not the culprit. There seems to be a […]