Some call it winter, but for personal injury lawyers it is a good way to fill out your early season case load goals. Some may ask are these really cases? The answer is an unqualified YES. Why? Well, generally people with cases will have fractures from their falls and fractures are really indisputable as to what caused the injury. Often, …
COURT TRANSCRIPT
In the next week or so, I will be posting the three day bench trial transcript of a recent slip and fall trial I had. It should be on my website. This is a slip and fall case which occurred at a TSA checkpoint at PHL resulting in my client fracturing her knee and requiring surgery. Since both TSA …
GO MAYOR PARKER
Ah, the holiday season. I got my first static electric shock this morning and it always serves as a reminder that winter is coming. On another note, Cherelle Parker was elected as the first female Mayor of Philadelphia. She has a lot on her plate and while it is nice to have a historical change and perhaps some more energized …
TRIAL REPORT: FEDERAL COURT BENCH TRIAL
I just finished a three-day bench trial in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA). The facts of the case in brief were that a 68-year-old woman went through a TSA checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport, removed her shoes, and slipped and fell on the terrazzo marble-type flooring after she was cleared to pick up her belongings. The …
What happens When You Win a Motion for Summary Judgment or What I did this weekend on my way to Tenerife?
Tenerife you say? I had a chance to go visit the Canary Islands over the Labor Day holiday weekend and Tenerife is one of the largest and most visited islands in the chain. It’s a long but entertaining story. Anyway, the Islands are a bit like Europe’s Caribbean, I think. Beautiful, volcanic islands off the coast of Africa and …
Lawyer as Negative Feedback Loop and The Fair Share Act
I view myself as a professional vengeance machine. The penance or vengeance I get is in money terms and never quite the revenge people wanted and rarely ever complete, but it is a form of retribution. What do I mean? If someone crashes their car into you and hurts you or your family or just simply postpones maintenance until someone …
Suing the City? You Fall on the Sidewalk and the Aftermath
I have a new case where a client called in looking to sue the City of Philadelphia. While I am always happy to fight with the City, most falls on sidewalks are actually primarily the responsibility of the landowner and not the City. So, this new client fell outside a building owned by the Durst organization and just underneath a …
WHEN CAN A LEAF HELP YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE?
It’s almost slip and fall season again. Also known as “winter”, slip and fall season generates a lot of fractured arms, wrists, ankles, and noses. What does a leaf have to do with all this? Well, if you fall in a hole in the sidewalk, on the street, or trip on a hole due to a missing sewer or water …
The Single Most Litigated Injury In Personal Injury Practice
Lower back pain resulting from a car accident or slip and fall is easily the most litigated issue in my experience. Why is this? Insurance companies’ business model is to collect premiums and avoid paying claims. The cause of lower back pain is often ripe for debate in the view of insurers. Why? Well, most people’s spines degenerate as they …
HEAVEN CAN WAIT: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DIE WITHOUT A WILL AND YOU HAVE A CASE ONGOING?
First, it is fairly routine for regular practitioners to pursue claims for dead clients. Lots of things go into dealing with the deceased client who was a plaintiff or had a claim. So, what happens? First, for ethics reasons, I have to notify the other side that the client died. You cannot negotiate saying the client is damn sure coming …
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