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17 Apr 2019 What to Do If a Medical Lien is Asserted Against Your Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Case Health Insurance carriers have traditionally been able to assert a medical lien (subrogation interest) in a personal injury case for accident-related treatment the health insurance carrier paid for. The health insurance carrier will only have a lien against a plaintiff’s ... Read More

8 Apr 2019 Loophole Provides Manufacturers with Immunity if Someone is Injured Twelve Years After A Machine Is Installed Under Pennsylvania law, industrial machinery, like machinery installed in a factory, can potentially be so old that it effectively prevents its manufacturer from being sued when it causes injury. Read More

2 Apr 2019 Holding National Fraternities Liable in Discouraging Dangerous Conduct Lawsuits against fraternities are becoming a growing matter of public interest. Fraternities are risky organizations for young people to be involved in given the tremendous history of rape, sexual assault, serious injury and death. Read More

26 Mar 2019 Do Not Let an OSHA Report Convince You That You Do Not Have a Claim When someone is injured at work, it is common for the Occupation Safety and Health Administration or “OSHA” to conduct an investigation into what happened. Read More

20 Mar 2019 What is a Complaint in a Personal Injury Matter? A Civil Complaint initiates a lawsuit by laying out for the Court the claim for compensation from the damages caused by the defendant. The Complaint outlines all of the Plaintiff’s causes of action and the relevant facts associated with the ... Read More

28 Feb 2019 Highway Work Zone Accident Can Be Prevented By Safety Measures Highway work zones contractors are required to employ safety measures for the benefit of workers and motorists. Accidents happen when these safety measures are not properly or adequately implemented. Read More

26 Feb 2019 Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Case? A recent Johns Hopkins study reported that more than 250,000 deaths per year in the U.S. are due to medical errors. It has also been reported that death due to a medical error is the third leading cause of death ... Read More

20 Feb 2019 Can You Get “Third Party” Damages for Your Workplace Accident? If you’ve been injured in a workplace accident, workers’ compensation is available to provide for your medical care and lost wages as a result of not being able to work. Workers’ compensation, however, won’t fully compensate you for all of ... Read More

18 Feb 2019 Preserve Evidence from Your Accident to Make Sure Your Claim Is Supported After an accident, it is understandable to be angry and confused. It is often a devastating time and one that often involves intensive medical treatment. It can be unclear what else you should do to protect yourself and your claim. Read More

15 Feb 2019 Restaurant Workers Are Entitled to Keep All Tips Tipped employees are those who regularly receive more than $30 per month in tips. Tips are the sole property of employees. Employers, including supervisors and managers, are prohibited from keeping an employee’s tips. Read More

12 Feb 2019 How “Discovery” Affects Your Case After initiation of your law suit, you will begin the process of “Discovery.” Though the rules vary slightly from state to state, in general, discovery is the opportunity for each side to ask written questions, request documents and take depositions. ... Read More

6 Feb 2019 Aerial Lift Accidents Are Often Caused by the Industry’s Failure to Take Precautions Against Known Safety Risks Aerial lifts are some of the most commonly used pieces of heavy machinery on construction sites. It does not matter the trade—almost all workers will eventually need powered access to perform work at heights. Read More

4 Feb 2019 Birth Injuries Are Common Despite Medical Advancements Even with today’s medical advancements, birth injuries still occur in 7 out of every 1000 deliveries in the United States. In most cases, a birth injury is preventable. Read More

29 Jan 2019 The Concept of Negligence May Seem Simple, But Don’t Derail Your Ability to Recover for Your Injuries Negligence is the legal term that is used to describe the basis of most personal injury lawsuits, but many people do not have an understanding of what exactly the term means. If you have been the victim of another person ... Read More

25 Jan 2019 False Claims Act/Qui Tam Litigation and Blowing the Whistle Against Government Fraud Do you have direct knowledge of fraud on the government and are thinking about blowing the whistle? Congress has enacted laws that reward whistleblowers while preventing retaliation by the bad actor. The False Claims Act imposes significant penalties on those ... Read More

21 Jan 2019 Profits and Poor Staffing Put Elderly Residents of Adult Care Facilities and Nursing Homes Risk for Abuse Adult daycare facilities and nursing homes have the enormous responsibility of caring for our loved ones in their time of need. The expectation when elderly individuals enter an adult daycare facility or nursing home is that they will be well ... Read More

15 Jan 2019 What Makes Punitive Damages Different from Regular Damages Awarded in a Personal Injury Case? The purpose of damages in most personal injury cases is to help compensate an accident victim for pain and suffering, and monetary losses. The purpose of punitive damages, however, is to punish the wrongdoer/tortfeasor, and to deter future like conduct ... Read More

9 Jan 2019 Traumatic Brain Injuries May Be Overlooked as ‘Minor’ Head Bumps Every year, approximately 1.5 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injury, ranging from mild to severe. About 75% of these injuries are classified as “mild.” 10% to 20% of those injured suffer unresolved, chronic post-concussive symptoms. The symptoms often include any ... Read More

7 Jan 2019 Your Social Media Posts May Be Used As Evidence In Your Case In every personal injury lawsuit, evidence is key, and in this day and age, it is hard to find someone who does not use some form of social media, whether that is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or any of the ... Read More

5 Jan 2019 Your Lawyer Should Recognize Chronic Pain and Validate It to the Jury Pain is something all plaintiffs claim to suffer. Pain suffered by our clients can range from mild to severe. Mild pain is routinely manageable, often ultimately resolves, and rarely limits functionality completely or permanently. Read More