Archive for February, 2009
Soprano’s TV Star Cracks under Pressure as Personal Injury Lawyer during Trial
New York Personal Injury attorney, David Perecman is regarded as one of the top personal injury lawyers in New York according to Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. Once again, his unique tactics proved successful in the court room when his client sued Vincent Pastore for assaulting her. The trial attorney was able [...]
Wendy Young: Don’t fall prey to lawyers from personal-injury ‘mills’
Great, great great article from Wendy Young. It’s a refreshing perspective that gets lost in a tough economy. After all it is called “Personal Injury Law” and at the end of the day you as an attorney are dealing with human beings. The mill approach is based on a high volume business workflow and it [...]
Big settlements expected for Flight 3407 families
Losing a beloved family member in an airplane crash is a horrible way to become a millionaire. But that is exactly what happens after many aviation disasters throughout the world, and legal experts say that it is likely to happen again to family members of people killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 [...]
MD Bill Addresses Cameras in Nursing Homes
This is a particularly interesting piece of legislation that is being introduced in Maryland. The explosion of nursing home litigation against nursing home for abuse and neglect has put them in a very defensive posture so many will fight to keep monitoring out of their facility. But the recent introduction of government rating system has [...]
New Laws to Reinstate Suits for Injuries Caused by Defective Medical Devices Expected Soon
Federal legislation designed to nullify a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision granting companies that make heart defibrillators, stints, and other approved medical devices total immunity from state personal injury liability lawsuits is expected to be introduced soon, national leaders said. Separate bills forming in the U.S. Congress and Senate would once again give plaintiffs the [...]
Rise in personal injury claims creates law jobs
A SURGE in personal injury claims has sparked a recruitment drive at solicitor Askews, which is looking to create about 40 jobs in two years. The family practice, which employs 65 people in Redcar and Thornaby, is opening a base in Middlesbrough this year after “huge growth” of work. Personal injury cases generate 70% of [...]
ISO launches Personal Injury Claims Assessment Service
Insurance Services Office (ISO) has launched a Personal Injury Claims Assessment Service (PICAS), which has the capacity to entirely digitize the personal injury claims process. According to the risk data provider, benefits of the new system include speedier contacts between lawyers and insurers and fairer settlements. Parties can then process claims using an integrated system [...]
Personal Injury Recovery May Be Subject To Medical Liens
North Carolina law provides that doctors, hospitals and other health care providers may obtain a lien against the proceeds from the injured party’s recovery from a personal injury action. If a doctor, hospital or other health care provider sends proper written notice to the injured party’s lawyer, and if medical records have been provided at [...]
Paralyzed bicyclist files suit against state over crash on Seattle’s Montlake Bridge
A man who suffered life-altering injuries in a 2007 bicycle crash on Seattle’s Montlake Bridge is suing the state in Thurston County Superior Court, alleging that state agencies have refused to release public records he has requested about other bicycle crashes on the bridge. Michael Gendler, who was left a quadriplegic after the Oct. 28, [...]
Birth Injury Lawyers Show True Effects of Associated Drugs
Birth injury lawyers are trying to gain awareness about certain pharmaceutical drugs that cause severe birth complications when taken by women who are pregnant. The fact of the matter is that birth injury lawyers want to make known that these drugs did not have warnings as to the negative effects of taking the drug while [...]
