What happens When You Win a Motion for Summary Judgment or What I did this weekend on my way to Tenerife?

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  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 …

WHEN CAN A LEAF HELP YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE?

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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 …

HEAVEN CAN WAIT: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DIE WITHOUT A WILL AND YOU HAVE A CASE ONGOING?

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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 …

PROBLEMS IN PHILADELPHIA AND MY PERSPECTIVE

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How you look at the world is colored by your background, education, race, politics, etc. Many of my clients initially see me as an overfed (meaning the diet is not working) white lawyer and think I am a trump fan, which I am not. But, that is their perspective. Pre-Covid, I would meet every client in their home, regardless of …