Archive for the 'Civil Litigation' Category

Medical Malpractice Damage Cap Flip Flop - I Don’t Blame the Santorums

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Rick Santorum has caught a lot of heat lately over his flip flop on the issue of Medical Malpractice Reform.  The upshot of the Flip Flop was that Santorum, a “Pro Damage Cap” conservative politician, testified in his own wife’s Medical Malpractice case which resulted in a verdict of double the Damage Cap which he supported.
Santorum […]

Ten Ways to Kill Your Car Accident Case- 4. Dealing Directly with the Insurance Company

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

If you are injured in a car accident in Pennsylvania and have a legal claim against the driver who caused the accident, it’s important to get advice from an experienced Personal Injury Attorney.  If you do not get advice from an attorney and follow it, you could hurt or kill your case.  In my Pennsylvania […]

Ten Ways to Kill Your Car Accident Case- 3. Delay in Contacting a Personal Injury Attorney

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

If you are injured in a car accident in Pennsylvania and have a legal claim against the driver who caused the accident, it’s important to get advice from an experienced Personal Injury Attorney.  If you do not get advice from an attorney and follow it, you could hurt or kill your case.  In my Pennsylvania […]

Ten Ways to Kill Your Car Accident Case - 2. Failing to Get Immediate Medical Treatment

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

If you are injured in a car accident in Pennsylvania and have a legal claim against the driver who caused the accident, it’s important to get advice from an experienced Personal Injury Attorney.  If you do not get advice from an attorney and follow it, you could hurt or kill your case.  In my Pennsylvania […]

Ten Ways to Kill Your Car Accident Case - 1. Failing to Document the Accident

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

If you are injured in a car accident in Pennsylvania and have a legal claim against the driver who caused the accident, it’s important to get advice from an experienced Personal Injury Attorney.  If you do not get advice from an attorney and follow it, you could hurt or kill your case.  In my Pennsylvania […]

Ammunition to Fight ERISA Liens

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Health insurance “liens” have become an increasingly common and frustrating part of the resolution of Personal Injury cases.  In the event that any of Plaintiff’s medical bills were paid by a health insurance plan that was self-funded, and thus covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), then the health insurance company will almost […]

Pennsylvania Law Limiting Victims’ Rights Won’t Protect Penn State

Monday, December 12th, 2011

If the sickening allegations are true, then Penn State will face numerous civil claims for compensation by the families of the Jerry Sandusky abuse victims.  The good news for the victims, and bad news for Penn State, is that Pennsylvania’s harsh Sovereign Immunity and Statute of Limitations laws will not bar or reduce these victims’ […]

Texting While Driving Banned in Pennsylvania

Friday, December 9th, 2011

It is now illegal to text while driving.  Let me repeat that for emphasis  It’s a crime to text and drive in Pennsylvania.  The vast majority of us, including me, have done it in the past.Deep down, we already knew it was dangerous and statistics tell the sad tale.  Tens of thousands of crashes result […]

Liability on the Links

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

On August 13, 2009, the Pennsylvania Superior Court decided the latest in a long line of cases addressing legal liability for injuries on the golf course. 
Facts of the Case
In the summer of 2007, Zeidman was playing with Fisher in a charity golf outing at Springfield Country Club when a duck hook hit by Fisher struck […]

Sovereign Immunity - Limited Rights to Sue the Government

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Sovereign Immunity is the legal defense available to government entities which makes it unlawful to sue them.  The concept of Sovereign Immunity originated long ago and is associated with the idea that “the King can do no wrong.”
Currently, in Pennsylvania, both state agencies (the Commonwealth, state police, state universities, SEPTA, etc.) and local agencies (townships, […]