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The Dangers of High-Volume Personal Injury “Settlement Mills”

Filed under: Personal Injury by Contributor @ January 14, 2014

Surely you’ve seen commercials on television for personal injury law firms that promise fantastic results and vigorous representation for all of your personal injury claims, ranging from workplace accidents to defective products to bad medicine. However, if you have a serious personal injury claim, you are better off seeking legal representation at a smaller personal […]

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$4 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict in Montgomery County

Filed under: News, Personal Injury by Contributor @ September 16, 2013

A Hatboro, Montgomery County man was awarded $4 million for pain and suffering after injuries from a cyst removal. 29-year-old Jeffrey Hierholzer went to his doctor, Dr. Harris Cohen of Hatboro Medical Associates, in 2009 to have a cyst on his neck removed. Dr. Cohen performed an incision and drainage, “but did not perform a […]

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Don’t Text a Driver…You Could Be Liable For An Accident

Filed under: Personal Injury, Strange But True by Contributor @ September 4, 2013

Last year, we published a blog article about an upcoming New Jersey court decision that could impose liability on the sender of a text message when the recipient of that text message is driving a car and causes an accident when reading the text. You can read the facts of the case here. In late […]

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Be Sure To Read Subrogation Clause in Benefits Plan

Filed under: Personal Injury by Contributor @ May 8, 2013

Last Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen. The Court sought to answer the question: Do equitable principles and the rule against unjust enrichment trump the language of a benefits plan when an insurer attempts to subrogate money from the insured party? In a 5-4, decision, the […]

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Philadelphia Toyota Dealer Ordered to Pay $15.7 Million in Product Liability Case

Filed under: Personal Injury by Contributor @ April 1, 2013

After a five-week trial and a day and a half of deliberation, a Philadelphia jury awarded a total of $15.7 million to plaintiffs in a product liability lawsuit against Central City Toyota. Dr. Noreen Lewis was driving a Toyota Sienna minivan rented from PhillyCarShare and serviced by Central City Toyota when a ball joint broke […]

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