It has been reported by the national news that a 17-year-old girl from California who had leukemia and needed a liver transplant was denied the transplant by Cigna Corp., her health insurance company. Cigna denied payment for the liver transplant claiming that it was “experimental”. The local community lashed out at Cigna’s initial decision to [...]

The positive facts speak for themselves: there is no more medical malpractice insurance crisis in Pennsylvania. Governor Rendell told reporters that “the scare tactics about doctors leaving the state in droves are politically motivated and that any doctors deciding against Pennsylvania as the home for their practice are influenced by the untruths.” Further proof that [...]

This morning, on my way to work, I had two people tailgating me. Trust me, I was not going any slower then I needed to be. I was actually following the person in front of me at a safe distance. First, I had some guy tailgating me in an old beat-up car talking on the [...]

After you are convicted of a Pennsylvania DUI charge by either pleading guilty or being found guilty after a trial, many clients ask what happens to my PA driver’s license.   Your lawyer should have explained the Pennsylvania DUI-DAI law to you, including the penalties.   Your license suspension is set by statute depending on your blood [...]

As you may know the State of New Jersey abolished the death penalty just in time to save a few people’s lives. Do you think this was an act of god or a dumb maneuver? NJ is the first state to abolish the death penalty since 1976. I know this is a controversial issue which [...]

Last week, the NJ Appellate Division was asked to rule on a case involving a New York driver whose license was suspended in New York for Driving Under the Influence (DUI-DWI).  Via the Interstate Drivers Compact, this driver’s license was also suspended in the State of New Jersey. The driver was caught driving near the [...]

As I traveled up I-95 in Philadelphia last week it was another cloudy and rainy day. As I drank my morning coffee, on my way to work, I merged into the left lane as I normally do to get out of the slow moving and merging traffic. I usually keep my guard up monitoring all [...]

I received this information which was forwarded from a friend/client. I cannot verify the accuracy of this information, but it fits with the theme of this injury law blog and may help prevent future unnecessary injuries or death. I have seen no warnings set forth from the federal government, including the Consumer Products Safety Commission. [...]

As we have informed you in previous blog entries, New Jersey has an old and somewhat unfair wrongful death law. Wrongful Death is a type of legal action or lawsuit brought when someone is “wrongfully” killed due to the negligence or intentional act of another. NJ does not provide for emotional damages suffered by close [...]

Part of a PA or NJ personal injury case is sharing you past medical history with the Defendant.   You must also disclose if you have been convicted of a crime.  This sharing of information is called “Discovery”.   Discovery is required by both the PA and NJ rules of civil procedure (court rules).   The Defendant has [...]

Recent research on the Type II diabetes (adult onset diabetes) drug Avandia may cause a breakdown or fracturing of bones or osteoporosis. Avandia which is a GlaxoSmithKline drug has been found to cause bone degradation in lab mice. There is a warning for Avandia which states “More fractures have been observed in women taking Avandia.” [...]