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Over the years, social media has developed and contributed a significant role in both the settlement and trial of personal injury cases. Social Media Posts Can be of Pivotal Importance - Courts across the country have toiled...more
Prime Insurance Company v. Cordova, 2024 WL 513706, No. 22, 2024 (Del. Feb. 9, 2024) - This action involved a motor vehicle collision where the named defendants defaulted, and an order was entered against them for failure to...more
The New Jersey Appellate Division and the Third Circuit issued two different opinions in regard to the notice requirements pursuant to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA). Both highlight the complexity of TCA litigation and...more
Jenkins v. Samuels, No. 3:21-CV-229, 2022 WL 20475979 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 17, 2022) - While the plaintiff claimed that, following his motor vehicle accident with the defendants’ semi-trailer truck, he suffered from “head pain,...more
Cruz v. Fanoush 183 N.Y.S.3d 320 (Mem), (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2023) - The plaintiff commenced a personal injury action following a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff moved for summary judgment on the issues of liability...more
The establishment of liability for a car accident can be more complicated than it typically appears. While responding police officers will often issue a citation to one of the drivers, for having caused the accident, law...more
When mediating personal injury cases, I often notice attorneys falling into the same traps time and again—especially when it comes to how they use medical records to support their cases or develop their defenses. To help you...more
In Garcia v. Awerbach, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (May 21, 2020), the Supreme Court of Nevada reinstated a severe discovery sanction against a defendant who withheld a critical insurance claims note. In doing so, the Supreme Court...more
Litigation is nothing new for the auto industry. But recent lawsuits surrounding accidents involving self-driving vehicles show that Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is a key component in these cases, because modern...more
In Olsen v. Owners Insurance Co., No. 1:18-cv-01665, 2019 WL 2502201 (D. Colo. June 17, 2019), the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado found that neither the attorney-client privilege nor the work-product...more
The First Case - The plaintiff filed a Complaint asking for an award of $250,000. She alleged she was entitled to this amount as compensation for injuries the defendant’s armored van caused her during a 2013 automobile...more
The plaintiff filed a Complaint in the Fairfax County Circuit Court claiming the defendant injured her in an automobile accident. After deciding not to use the first expert orthopedist she hired for the case, the plaintiff...more
Steps Michigan car accident lawyers can take to stop insurance company ‘fishing expeditions’ into the Facebook personal page of clients to harass and intimidate; don’t let your client be made a victim twice - Car accident...more
Discovery of relevant material extends far beyond documents created on personal computers. Discoverable data exists in many forms, including electronic data found in vehicles such as tractors used for tractor-trailers. This...more
Federal courts have broad authority to manage discovery, but when it comes to punishing litigants for discovery violations, their inherent authority is limited by rule and now Supreme Court precedent. Recently, the U.S....more
The Florida Supreme Court declared that the attorney-client privilege shielded a motor vehicle accident plaintiff from being required to disclose that her attorney had referred her to a doctor for treatment. In Worley v....more
In Gonsalves v. Li, Case No. A140284, the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal held that denials of Requests for Admission are not admissible in cases where a party's litigation conduct is not directly...more