Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”Is Bill Cosby Receiving Special Treatment In His Criminal Case??
Is Bill Cosby getting special treatment in his criminal case because well he’s Bill Cosby?? It’s definitely a legitimate issue. People who feel that he is getting special treatment point to the obvious. It is extremely rare that a case is halted before even the first hearing. The first hearing is usually called the Preliminary […]
You May Be Committing a Felony with Your Smart Phone
In Pennsylvania, the Wiretap Act prohibits an individual from recording someone’s conversation without that person’s knowledge or consent. It is a felony of the 3rd degree to do so in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Superior Court was confronted with this issue regarding a man who used his “voice memo” app on his smart phone to record […]
Throwing Away Your Law License–5 Years or Forever??
I saw an article the other day saying a Pennsylvania lawyer had been disbarred after pleading guilty to the indecent assault of a law firm employee. The lawyer who at one time was the head of the Montgomery County Republican Party consented to the decision effective February 6, 2015. Today’s blog has to do with […]
Do You Have the Right to Video Police Doing Their Job??
Here is an interesting legal question. Do you have an absolute right to video a police officer doing his or her job? There seems to be no question that if you see a police officer doing something illegal like beating an unarmed defenseless citizen, you have the right to video what is happening. But what […]
What Injured Victim’s Want…
What do injury victims want in a lawyer? Of course they want someone who is competent and aggressive in getting them the most $$ they can for their injuries. That is a given. But you know what I found injury victims want in addition to that? They want an attorney they can TRUST. Let me […]
Jury Awards Over $5,000,000 For Finger Amputations
In a personal injury case, how the injuries affect the victims life, especially their job, has a HUGE impact on the amount of $ a jury gives a person. This point was driven home by a Philadelphia jury’s recent verdict. The jury gave over $5 million to 2 men injured in accidents. What happened was the […]
A-G Kane Says No to Re-election Bid
Pennsylvania Atty. Gen. Kathleen Kane has decided not to seek reelection. In doing so, Atty. Gen. Kane probably did the citizens of Pennsylvania a great service. Why? Because her decision saves the public a long, costly and divisive campaign rehashing her actions as Atty. Gen. For that reason alone, the citizens of Pennsylvania are indebted […]
Attorney Loses Custody Case and Why I Don’t Do Family Law
Happy Valentine’s Day! After I left the District Attorney’s Office about a 100 years ago I was hired at a personal injury law firm. I knew absolutely nothing about injury law. So I started asking partners there about advice concerning cases. Herb Lurie, now deceased, gave me some of the best legal advice I ever […]
Roll the Dice and Pay the Price-Insurance Co Loses Big
As you know, recently I did a video on motorcycle accidents. I mentioned that motorcycle victims often suffer catastrophic injuries because they do not have the protection that a car provides. Today I saw that a Philadelphia jury awarded $3.1 million in a wrongful death and survival damages case to the estate of a motorcycle […]
A Real Bad High – Low Agreement
Last month,a Philadelphia jury awarded $500,000 to a man who was injured when he was hit by a car crossing a street in Philadelphia. The 19-year-old suffered an open fracture of his left ankle. He had to have surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He had plates and screws put in his ankle during […]