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SOPHIE RINGS THE BELL BIG TIME! This Blog has absolutely nothing to do with Personal Injury Law. This Blog also has absolutely nothing to do with Criminal Law. As you know, those are the two main subjects I cover in this Blog. This Blog has to do with something much bigger than those important subjects. […]
WORKERS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
A QUIZ – PART 2 Answer: The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that the claimant was not entitled to receive workers compensation benefits for post traumatic stress disorder and depression on the basis of an extraordinary event or abnormal working condition. The Court sympathized with the trooper’s situation, but said even the trooper’s mouth to mouth […]
AUTO ACCIDENTS
MINOR IMPACT SOFT TISSUE (MIST) INJURIES & LOW JURY VERDICTS What do you do when a client comes into your office and has suffered a minor impact soft tissue (MIST) rear-end auto accident injury? Assume he has the full tort option on his insurance. The person is hurt and often has had extensive treatment for […]
COST OF HEALTH CARE, LAWSUITS & TORT REFORM
Some people, including the insurance industry and many doctors, feel that the reason healthcare costs are rising is because of medical malpractice lawsuits and runaway jury verdicts. This is part of the rhetoric on tort reform that is bandied about usually during election time. But consider some of the following findings. First, the Congressional Budget […]
DANGEROUS TOYS AND LAWSUITS
The American Association For Justice published a news article recently entitled,“Playing With Safety..Dangerous Toys and The Role of the American Civil Justice System”. The article states that since 1974 the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued more than 800 recalls for toy products, many for hazards like magnets, lead and other dangers hidden in […]
LOW JURY VERDICTS AND PENDULUMS – Part 2
POLITICAL AND LEGAL PENDULUMS PART 2 Probably the biggest case that turned juries off to victims of lawsuits was the McDonald’s case. As just about everybody remembers, a jury gave a large sum of money to a victim who scalded herself with coffee, that was too hot, from McDonald’s when she apparently placed it between […]
LOW JURY VERDICTS AND PENDULUMS
POLITICAL AND LEGAL PENDULUMS PART 1 On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, President Barack Obama cut a tax deal with Congressional Republicans to keep the Bush tax cuts intact for all Americans. There has been an intense debate and it was President Obama’s position that the tax cuts should only be extended for people making under […]
SALE OF BEER BY GROCERS UPHELD
The Pittsburgh Tribune Review recently ran a front page article entitled “Sale of Beer By Grocers Upheld”. The article related that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled supermarkets in Pennsylvania can continue to sell beer. The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruling was unanimous, meaning that all seven Justices sided with the Liquor Control Board decision […]
JAIL POPULATION DECLINE
In the December 5, 2010 Pittsburgh Post Gazette newspaper, there was an article entitled “Jail Population Dropping in County and Nation”. The gist of the article was that local jail populations are declining in both Allegheny County and throughout the Country, according to a study released by the Pew Charitable Trust. The question is why […]
WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER MADE BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY
This Blog concerns whether or not a personal injury victim should or should not accept the offer that is made by the insurance company. Let’s assume that a victim is driving his car and is sideswiped by a tractor trailer truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Assume further that the innocent personal injury victim suffers severe […]