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Social Media Privacy & Disclosure | Private Portions of Social Media Accounts Have Become Heavily Litigated Social media allows people from across the world to stay connected in ways like never before. A 2021 Pew Research Center Fact Sheet presents surprising statistics estimating just how prominent social media use has become. According to Pew’s estimates, seven-in-ten [...]
You’ve been injured in a car accident or by a medical mistake. How long can you wait before starting a lawsuit? It depends upon the applicable statute of limitations. Lawsuit Statute of Limitations The statute of limitations is a legal doctrine that places time limits upon when a suit can be brought. Different states have different [...]
Are Pennsylvania and New Jersey Healthcare Workers Immune from Being Sued for Medical Treatment They Provide Related to the Corona Virus? As states grapple with implementing the most effective measures to alleviate the immediate concerns presented by the Coronavirus / COVID-19 global health emergency, many states quickly implemented measures in order to protect health care workers [...]
To Our Valued Clients And Friends These are strange times, indeed. We are living in the midst of an historic once-in-a-century pandemic at a time of unprecedented civil unrest. We grieve for those whose lives have been upended by coronavirus, for those who have been victimized by abusive police tactics, and for those whose communities have [...]
You May Not Be Able to Control How You Were Injured, but You Can Control Who Represents You in YOUR Lawsuit The best way to be taken seriously by an insurance company is to hire an attorney who is taken seriously by insurance companies. Defense attorneys and insurance companies know which lawyers try cases and which [...]
In order to determine which insurance companies in the United States are the worst, the American Association for Justice thoroughly investigated all of the major insurance companies. The AAJ went through court documentation related to insurance claims, as well as reviewing complaints made to state insurance departments. Records from the SEC and FBI were used, as [...]
One of the most common complaints consumers have regarding their insurance providers is that, even though they have faithfully paid their bills for months or years, when the chips are down, the insurance company gives them the runaround for months on end and then denies their claim. Such behavior on the part of an insurance company [...]
Medical malpractice cases have reached a fourteen-year low in Pennsylvania, hitting the lowest point since 2000, when statewide tracking began. Interestingly, during that same time period, the number of physicians in Pennsylvania has grown. Over a decade ago, physicians in Pennsylvania made the case that crushing malpractice rates, driven by an increase in malpractice cases, were [...]
