Patrick John Phillips’s Guides

A proper assessment of damages in personal injury claims requires consideration of future medical expenses. However, such claims are inherently speculative, since they involve costs that plaintiffs have yet to actually incur. It is therefore important to understand the threshol...

Choosing whether to name your doctor in a suit alleging defective design of a medical product is a decision with extremely important strategic implications for your case. Our San Diego law firm typically advises clients not to sue the physician who installed your device, despite ...

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Almost everyone has a Facebook page, and now, apparently, "tweeting" is something we all can do without embarrassment. It appears that social networking has become common-place in our personal lives, but what is far less certain is how the law treats what we post online--particul...

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It is important to preserve as much evidence as you can at the scene of a traffic collision. Preserving evidence will ensure the fairest possible resolution of your claim and will prevent less-than-honest parties from manipulating the claims process with dishonest accounts of wha...