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pOver the last year, we have received reports from clients who have been “friended “ on Facebook by individuals that they cannot identify and we always advise all of our clients to never accept “a friend” that they do not know on any social media as more likely than not there is probably not a good purpose to this “meeting”. As a matter of fact, we recommend that any of our clients involved in a catast [...]

pI recently had the opportunity to review a situation where a passenger in a car was severely injured after the driver hit a deer, swerved, and then hit a tree. Many lawyers might argue that the sudden appearance of a deer raises a defense known as the “sudden emergency” doctrine. An a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyer/a would argue th [...]

pIn 2004, a a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1325433.html" 15 passenger church van rolled over/a, the plaintiffs’ lawyers representing the deceased victims argued that the Ford Motor Company knew that the vehicle had faulty tires on its vehicles but refused to do anything about it. Plaintiffs’ attorney stated to the jury “the evidence is uncontested that Ford made a conscious decision to no [...]

pAs an a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html" experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyer/a for over 30 years who has handled thousands of a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"car accident cases/a, I have all too many times seen clients make statements that will be used against their interests to another party or witness after a car accident. If you have been [...]

Recently one of the major automobile manufacturers confidentially resolved a case involving brain damage to a driver who was at fault during the accident. Counsel was able to demonstrate that the failure to provide side curtain airbags and lack of side laminated glass caused massive head trauma and resulting brain damage when the vehicle experienced multiple rollovers. The attorneys were able to demonstrate that t [...]

As an experienced car accident attorney for over 30 years who has handled thousands of car accident cases, I have all too many times seen clients make statements that will be used against their interests to another party or witness after a car accident. If you have been in a car accident, the best thing to do is calmly exchange information with the other party and not to say anything about fault or too much about [...]

The violent forces that occur as a result of a car accident often leave innocent victims with a traumatic brain injury that will greatly affect their daily abilities to fully function after a car accident. Many times a traumatic brain injury will result in a lifetime of rehabilitative training, extensive medical bills, and loss of a job which can take the wind out of the sails of a victim and their family emotional [...]

The violent forces that occur as a result of a car accident often leave innocent victims with a traumatic brain injury that will greatly affect their daily abilities to fully function after a car accident. Many times a traumatic brain injury will result in a lifetime of rehabilitative training, extensive medical bills, and loss of a job which can take the wind out of the sails of a victim and their family emotional [...]

As a Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer who has been litigating catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases for over three decades, I am very careful in my case selection process and always attempt to recognize a difficult or unrealistic client at the outset. While many individuals may sustain a catastrophic injury or wrongful death, often personal injury cases involve complex legal issues and liability may not [...]

As the economy tightens and insurance companies seem to be getting hit with an unusual string of bad weather, more claims, and a tightened economy, they appear to be short staffed with agents and adjusters and unable to handle claims in a timely and efficient manner. Additionally many of the insurance carriers continue to express their deny, delay, and defend claims policies placing otherwise responsible and hones [...]