Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”NOVEMBER 2009
In this Issue — November 2009 Smoking Verdict In the seventh Plaintiffs’ victory in the Engle tobacco litigation case, a Florida jury has awarded $7.8 million to the husband of a woman who died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a result of her addiction to cigarettes. The jury apportioned 57% of the fault to […]
OCTOBER 2009
In this Issue — October 2009 Criminal Law Update-Danger/Driver’s License Suspension Alert I was doing some legal research and came across this bombshell. There is a little known landmine in the law for any person charged with possession of a drug like marijuana. In Pennsylvania if you are convicted of possessing any drug – like […]
SEPTEMBER 2009
In this Issue — September 2009 Why Is Placing Your Case At Issue Such A Big Deal? The short answer is because it tells the Judge we are ready to go to trial. A lawsuit begins when we file a Complaint in Civil Action in your behalf. The other side then has 30 days to […]
AUGUST 2009
In this Issue — August 2009 Independent Medical Exams, Part I, Part II, and Part III Part I Many of you have had to undergo what is called an “Independent Medical Exam” (IME) by a doctor chosen by and paid for by the insurance company for the person we are suing. The idea is for […]
JULY 2009
In this Issue — July 2009 Nurses Able To Offer Expert Testimony High Court Clears Nurses To Offer Expert Testimony and the decision may save you money. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned its ban on prohibiting registered nurses from offering medical opinions when testifying as expert witnesses. The Supreme Court held that a registered […]
JUNE 2009
In this Issue — June 2009 Committing a Felony when Gun accidentally discharges The U.S. Supreme Court has answered the question we talked to you about in a recent Newsletter. The Court decided that if a person is in the process of committing a felony, like a robbery, and a gun accidentally discharges, the criminal […]
MAY 2009
In this Issue — May 2009 Assisted Living Lawsuits Mounting After suffering a traumatic brain injury in a car crash in 1996, Earl Scherrer lapsed into a coma. He wasn’t expected to live, but his wife, Lydia, refused to disconnect his life support. After 16 months, he began to emerge from his coma. Using first-grade […]
APRIL 2009
In this Issue — April 2009 MRSA AMPUTEE WINS $17.5 M IN MRSA CASE A jury this month awarded $17.5 million in damages to a man who lost all his limbs because of a hospital-acquired MRSA infection. I personally know someone who contacted MRSA and I can tell you the infection is very serious because […]
MARCH 2009
In this Issue — March 2009 Home Improvement Scams Spring is in the air and you are probably thinking about fixing up your house. Before you talk to a home improvement company or a home remodeling company, take some simple precautions to protect yourself and your money. Be wary of a salesman who comes to […]
FEBRUARY 2009
In this Issue — February 2009 Wait before Accepting Top Insurance Settlement Offer Rhonda, a client of mine, recently said she wanted to accept the top offer from the insurance company instead of filing suit and seeing if there was any more money available from the insurance company. I asked Rhonda, “How many hours would […]