Philadelphia, PA
Personal injury Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
OUTCOME: $600,000.00 award
A doctor had a claim for uninsured motorist benefits; he was semi retired and his work loss was disputed. I was able to persuade the panel to include it, which resulted in an award for the maximum ben ... efits available--everything under his policy.
OUTCOME: Award: $140,000
My client was shot to death by an underage drinker. We sued the bar for allowing him in and serving him too much alcohol. Defendant bar argued they didn't pull the trigger and should not be held liab ... le for the independent acts of a criminal.
OUTCOME: Maximum Award in Baseball Arbitration
This was a rare baseball arbitration case-- all or virtually nothing. It was a dental malpractice case. The low was close to zero and the high was $70,000, in Jefferson Co., PA, No. 113-1996 C.D.) ... (TRIED in 1997) The retired judge ruled in favor of plaintiff, who received the maximum (high) award.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed by en banc panel of Third Cir.
DeShaney special relationship case in which Third Cir. held en banc hearing and dismissed 14th amendment based claim of minor who was sexually assaulted by fellow student at vo-tech; Court found no aff ... irmative duty to protect nor special relationship to exist, adhering to DeShaney precedent despite compelling facts for plaintiff.
OUTCOME: Defendant won
Plaintiff fell on a generally icy/snowy sidewalk. Due to effective deposition taking, plaintiff had to admit that she did not know what caused her to fall. She was asked twice and twice admitted she d ... id not know. Early in the discovery phase of this case, I filed for summary judgment. The Philadelphia trial court granted it, saving the carrier thousands in additional discovery, let alone trial. My brief cited case law showing a plaintiff must be able to identify the cause of her fall and that cause must be due to the negligence of the Defendant.
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