As we swirl around the sun again another time, we hope all your 2023 verdicts go your way, and may Judges laugh at all your jokes.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
So, summer has come to a close and now the real work of litigation kicks into high gear. Anything that was put off for summer reasons, whether good or bad, is now on the front burner. A lot of work was put off till after Labor Day and now we are going to be in the middle of a lot …
CROSS-EXAMINATION 101:
I like to think that preparing my client for defense cross examination at a deposition is important. I have sort of a standard set of instructions I give my clients about depositions and then work on the key facts of the case. I like to think in terms of themes to the case that can be regurgitated in a sentence …
SEASONS GREETINGS!
From all of Us to all of YOU, May 2023 be the best year yet, and may your holidays be festive, fun, and most importantly–SAFE! Warmest Regards for the Season, Neuwirth Law Group
Tony Beets: King of the Klondike
You don’t know who this is do you? Like all things these days, there are a lot of things funny and not pulling on our attention and time. Tony is, apparently, the gold mining king of the Klondike a star of the show Gold Rush. But, for me, he is a very entertaining, no bs kind of business owner. I …
USA Pretty Weak At Preventing Roadway Deaths Compared To Developed Nations
Here is an interesting article from the people who publish Wordle. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/upshot/road-deaths-pedestrians-cyclists.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare If you are TLDR, then here is a summary. If you don’t know TLDR, then time to catch up with the current world racing past you. Per the NY Times’ article, “Much of the familiar explanation for America’s road safety record lies with a transportation system primarily designed …
TELADOC: RECIPE FOR DISASTER
So, Teladoc is a company / platform that has you meet with a doctor on line for various purposes. I am getting ready to travel abroad and am fairly healthy. So, for me, this is a great use of my time, the doctor’s time etc. But, Teladoc and urgent care situations in general present a real risk of inadvertently promoting …
A New Addition to The Firm
Edie, a new yellow Labrador Retriever has arrived at Chez Neuwirth. My older lab Louis went over the rainbow earlier this year and we were concerned that Yukon, who is also a yellow lab was lonely. We may have misjudged that. Edie is 9 weeks old and rather freestyling with her peeing and whining and generally being an infant. …
HIGH VALUE CASES?
What makes cases more valuable in the eyes of both sides is whether the injured person has a permanent injury that will not resolve. Essentially, could both sides see a jury compensating the claimant for future pain and suffering beyond where the person is today? If so, then the person will have a case with unlimited damages. This poses a …
CURIOUS PENNSYLVANIA EVIDENCE SITUATIONS
In Pennsylvania, for various evidentiary reasons, whether a vehicle occupant was wearing a seatbelt or not is inadmissible. Pennsylvania’s seatbelt law is codified at 75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 4581. While the law makes seatbelt use in the Commonwealth mandatory, it also precludes evidence of a violation of this requirement in any civil action. In Gaudio v. Ford Motor Company, 976 A.2d …