Windfall Recovery in PA? The Collateral Source Rule

When you make a claim for negligence — whether it be from a fall on slippery property or your painting contractor tipping over a paint can in your living room (destroying your hardwood floors) — you can sue for compensation. That much is clear.  But what happens your own insurance…

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Grounds For a New Trial: A Minefield for Lawyers

Experience Counts   Anyone seeking to hire a lawyer for contentious litigation needs to be aware of his lawyer’s actual experience in court, specifically in civil litigation cases.  Why is this true?  For one thing, few cases are going to trial these days; 95% settle; so there are “trial lawyers” who…

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