Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”Honey I Forgot To Duck
Everyone remembers Ronald Reagan’s famous quip to his wife after he had been shot in an assassination attempt. He said to this wife Nancy, Honey I forgot to duck. For a lot of Americans, that sealed it. After that, Ronnie Reagan was their President for good or bad. Well on a personal note, I had […]
PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS-The Big 3
Yesterday we talked about 3 important points in slip and fall cases. The 1st crucial point was that it’s usually not your fault if you fall. The 2nd crucial point is that the insurance company will try to put all of the blame for your slip and fall on YOU. They will say you should have been […]
Medical Malpractice
Pittsburgh medical malpractice wrongful death car accident and slip and fall attorney Bernie Tully thinks it’s important that you know HOW doctors and hospitals defend medical malpractice cases. Sometimes the defense of a medical malpractice case is the following: yeah we screwed up but it would not have mattered anyway. The patient was going to die or […]
What Is Your Eye Sight Worth $$$ ?
Part 2 Well how do juries come up with a jury verdict? How do juries decide on a number $$ for what your case is worth? How do you think they do it? Well from our research and attending legal seminars dealing with this question, the answer is it is a subjective thing. Very seldom, […]
What Is Your Eye Sight Worth $$$$ ?
Part 1 My brother, Jim, is going in to the hospital today to get cataract outpatient surgery. I am told it is not a big deal and that they have the whole procedure down to an absolute science. In fact, the surgery should only take about 15 minutes. We joked yesterday about what would happen […]
Medical Malpractice Cases
Part 2 Pittsburgh medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accident and slip and fall attorney Bernard Tully wants to emphasize that there is almost an unlimited number of medical malpractice situations. The basic test involved in deciding whether your doctor or surgeon has committed medical malpractice is whether his or her action or inaction falls below […]
Medical Malpractice Cases
Part 1 Today’s post is about a delayed diagnosis/medical malpractice case. I saw in the Legal Intelligencer that a woman whose cancer diagnosis was delayed for more than four years by her doctor’s failure to report a mass on her lung, just went to trial. A Jefferson County, Pennsylvania jury awarded her $3 million dollars […]
THE #1 WAY TO SETTLE YOUR INJURY CASE
You are probably aware that 95% of all injury cases settle rather than going to a jury verdict. There are various reasons why both sides have a stake in trying to resolve an injury case for a fair number rather than risk going to trial. So what is the #1 best way to resolve your […]
3 THINGS A JURY IS NOT TOLD ABOUT – PART 2
In yesterday’s blog,the insurance company had just offered to settle your case for $200,000. If you decide to roll the dice, as they say, or go to trial, the jury is not told the the insurance company offered you $200,000. They start from ground zero. What that means is that their award in the case […]
3 THINGS A JURY IS NOT TOLD ABOUT
In a personal injury case, you might be surprised to know what a jury is not told about the case. Pennsylvania is somewhat unique in this regard in that there are several restrictions that, in my opinion at least, hurt a Plaintiff in their case in wrongful death, surgery, auto accidents, slip and fall, and […]