Kids and Dogs Most of my serious dog bite cases involve children for various reasons. Children are shorter and hence get face to face with dogs more readily and are more prone to be bitten in the torso, hands, head etc. whereas an adult will take an attack on the legs. Secondly, children are more trusting or less self-protective …

  THE EASIEST CASE FOR THE LAWYER: The easiest case I encounter is one where the insurance does not nearly cover the value of the injury. So, let’s say that you are a pedestrian and a car jumps the curb in center city Philadelphia, hits you, and breaks your leg. You have surgery and need three months to recover. You …

As Lawyers, we know that the best cases come from colleagues, and so I thought I’d invite a few of you Neusletter subscribers to dinner. I’m hosting a table May 12, 6:30 PM at Scarpetta, and the first seven people to respond will be my guests. we’re going to do a bunch of these, so if you don’t get in …

            Boilerplate is just part of being a lawyer. There are tried and true ways of doing things that save time and money and protect us from missing routine things. I have a fee agreement that is tuned just the way I like it after many years of use. Now, it’s essentially boilerplate. However, boilerplate is often used by …

First, the Courts are still very backed up. Currently, Philadelphia and its suburban venues are bumping their longer and hence more involved cases to 2023! So, auto negligence cases with only one defendant and one plaintiff are getting trial dates. Cases with more than one defendant or that will take more than a week of trial are getting triaged by …

Insurance companies lend you umbrellas when the sun is shining, but want them back the minute it begins to rain.  This quote is sometimes attributed to Mark Twain regarding bankers, but in my view applies equally to my insurance company opponents.  Did your rates plummet when you were not driving during the pandemic?  No, they did not.  Why not?  Because …

Texting and Driving Has Replaced Drunk Driving As The Biggest Danger On The Roads: Texting and driving or any form of distracted driving is very, very dangerous.  It cannot be reiterated or repeated too many times.  I see a lot of car crash cases and people uniformly deny texting and driving or being distracted. In the past year, drivers in …