Personal Injury

Social Media

How Social Media can Affect your Personal Injury, Divorce or Custody Matter

Social media has many purposes. For example, social media is helpful to find old friends or make new ones. Likewise, it is used for business networking and even as a general news source.  Unfortunately, in the context of an injury, divorce or custody matter, some people use social media to vent their frustrations. Too often, […]

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Slip and Fall

Snow, Ice and a Slip and Fall – What you need to know before you sue

For our purposes today, I am going to discuss two types of slip and falls. One – those that occur on sidewalks or paved areas. Two – those that occur elsewhere. No Pedestrians What happens if you slip and fall in an area where pedestrians wouldn’t be expected to travel? You may have no recourse

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Recklessness

Negligence v. Recklessness: How to Pressure the Insurance Companies To Pay

Negligence v. Recklessness.  These two words may seem interchangeable to most people. However, they do not mean the same thing. In fact, their meanings may make the difference between an insurance company paying your injury claim or taking the case to trial. Know the Difference Negligence, in the legal sense, is defined as: A failure

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Healthcare Lien

The Healthcare Lien: What’s Eating at your Injury Settlement

As you know, from your injury settlement you will have to pay your lawyer and any out-of-pocket medical expenses.  But did you know this? Any medical bills that were paid through health insurance including Medicare, Medicaid, or any private or employer-based plans will likely have a healthcare lien associated with those payments.  A healthcare lien

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Right to Know Law

Right to Know Law: Leaving No Stone Unturned in Your Injury Case

Similar to the federal government’s Freedom of Information Act, Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law guarantees your right to obtain public records from state and local agencies in Pennsylvania. Note – there are a few exceptions.  It also guarantees your right to obtain legislative records from the Pennsylvania General Assembly and financial records from Pennsylvania’s judicial

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Taking So Long for My Personal Injury Claim

What is Taking So Long for My Personal Injury Claim to Settle?

What is Taking So Long for My Personal Injury Claim to Settle? This common question is asked by people who have been involved in an accident and filed a claim and/or a lawsuit. Unfortunately, there are many causes for delays in personal injury lawsuits. As a plaintiff’s attorney, I represent injured people. However, I have

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In Pennsylvania, evidence of an injured person’s failure to wear a seatbelt is inadmissible for ANY purpose in a personal injury lawsuit.

Why Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Should Not Affect your Personal Injury Lawsuit

In this post, let’s talk about how failure to wear a seat belt shouldn’t impact your personal injury claim due to a motor vehicle accident. First, let me be clear. Regardless of your personal injury lawsuit, you should always wear your seatbelt.  Study after study has proven that seatbelts reduce the risk of death in

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lawsuit against a city

Lawsuit Against a City, Township or School District? What You Need to Know!

First and foremost any lawsuit against a city, township, or school district (aka political subdivisions) must be brought within the county where the subdivision is located.  For example, you must bring a lawsuit against the City of Easton in Northampton County. Likewise,   Likewise, Lehigh County is where you must bring a a lawsuit against

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