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The economy is tightening and insurance companies seem to think that they can play an even harder game of ball with their insureds in an intimidating and demeaning fashion. As an experienced bad faith insurance claims denial attorney who has handled tens of thousands of cases against many of the nation’s largest insurance companies, I have witnessed an almost unconscionable shift of behavior by insurance company [...]

I recently had the opportunity to meet with a client who sustained catastrophic injuriesincluding but not limited to multiple fractured vertebrae and a crushed legs. The facts of the accident were simple, the gentleman was crossing the street at the corner when a vehicle pulled from behind a stopped truck and struck the pedestrian. Unbelievably the striking vehicles insurance company is attempting to deny the cla [...]

I recently had the opportunity to meet with a client who sustained catastrophic injuries including but not limited to multiple fractured vertebrae and a crushed legs. The facts of the accident were simple, the gentleman was crossing the street at the corner when a vehicle pulled from behind a stopped truck and struck the pedestrian. Unbelievably the striking vehicle’s insurance company is attempting to deny the [...]

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 [...]

The 5800 series intra-aortic balloon catheters were recalled by manufacturer Teleflex on December 22 after patients reported that it got “stuck in sheath.” If a user can’t move it forward or backward, it leads to a delay in therapy. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the U.S. FDA issued a class 1 recall because these catheters have the potential to cause serious health issues, even death. Millions of peo [...]

MercuryNews.com reports that a California jury awarded worker David Travis more than $11.7 million for his injuries suffered during construction of a San Rafael, California hotel in 2007. After hitting his head multiple times while working, he was nearly paralyzed and now has lifelong neurological injuries. It was determined that the general contractor, Bison Builders, did not provide a safe work environment, and t [...]

On November 9, a man working outside a New York high-rise building was injured after being struck by an HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) unit that fell 15 stories from an apartment building on Park Avenue, reports NJ.com. In 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 349 worker fatalities in which the worker was struck by a falling object or falling equipment. Unfortunately, injurie [...]

The Delaware County Times reports that a PA appeals court denied an appeal from a plastic surgeon from King of Prussia in a Pennsylvania medical malpractice case. The family of Amy Fledderman was awarded $20.5 million after they filed a suit against Richard P. Glunk. Fledderman died from complications from liposuction surgery and the jury found Glunk liable for Pennsylvania medical malpractice. Surgical errors ar [...]

Justin Plank, a 21-year-old man, was injured on May 12 at a gas station in Norwalk, CT after a steel beam fell off a payloader and struck him in the leg. According to this article, Plank was guiding a 16-foot steel pillar into place at when a chain wrapped around the claw-bucket holding the beam slipped. The beam crashed to the ground and cut a gash into his lower left leg. Plank, who works for East Hartford-based [...]