Category: Litigation / Personal Injury

Using Experts in Personal Injury Cases

The use of experts in personal injury cases is a very important and valuable weapon in a lawyer’s arsenal to pursue recovery aggressively on behalf of an injured client.  While the costs of experts can be significant, those costs are often more than justified by… Continue reading

What are the Statutes of Limitation?

A statute of limitation is a law enacted by a state or the Federal Government which sets the maximum period which can elapse during which a lawsuit may be filed. The periods vary by jurisdiction. The limitations can range from as little as six months to… Continue reading

Woodman, Spare that Tree!

The pyrrhic victory, where you win but lose at the same time, is not common at law, but when it happens the “winning” party (and his or her counsel) can be understandably perplexed and usually baffled.  (King Pyrrhus of Epirus, won a number of battles… Continue reading

Winning Before Trial: Summary Judgment

The vast majority of civil cases do not go to trial.  Many are settled.  Some cases are dismissed by the court for procedural reasons.  Some cases are resolved prior to trial following a motion for summary judgment. Both the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and… Continue reading

Let the Litigant Beware

When a newspaper reports that a judgment has been entered by default against PepsiCo, Inc. for $1.26 billion in Wisconsin, you may tend to dismiss it as something that has no effect on you and skip to the next article. However, the lesson learned by… Continue reading

Golfers Beware!

There are times that the game of golf can be dangerous.  A golf ball struck by an average golfer can exceed 100 miles per hour coming off the face of the golf club.  Golf balls routinely travel several hundred yards and are still moving briskly… Continue reading

Luzerne County’s

      Attorneys are often their own worst enemies in the realm of public relations.  We have become a favorite butt of many comedians; and while most of it is good-natured, much of the mocking seems excessive.  Attorneys as a group are generally good citizens, making… Continue reading

Jurisdiction in the Internet

Many of us have bought something over the Internet; indeed many of us have even listed items to sell on sites such as E-Bay or Craig’s List.  When a dispute arises as a result of a transaction that occurs over the Internet, where is that… Continue reading

Executing Against and Garnishing Assets

After a judgment is obtained against a debtor, the creditor is sometimes left with the more difficult task of collecting on that judgment.  The creditor’s major weapon is the ability to execute on a judgment, which is the basic and familiar process of officially instructing… Continue reading

Judgment without a Trial: The risks and rewards of Confession of Judgment

A “Confession of judgment” is an agreement in which one party agrees to let another party enter judgment against him or her in the event of a default.  Confession of judgment can only occur in certain transactions and usually is found in commercial leases and commercial… Continue reading