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January 2018 Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

Oh What Fun It Is… To Have A Kitten At Christmas!
A Reminder For The New Year
Our Goals For You As A Client
What Is “Settlement Value” In A Personal Injury Case?
Laura Carpey’s Recipe of the Month
Stuart Recognized As One Of The “10 Best Attorneys” For Pennsylvania

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Winter Driving Safety Tips for Snow and Ice

The National Safety Council reports that fatal car accidents are “14 percent more likely to occur on the first snowy day of the season.” This is because drivers need to re-acclimate themselves to winter driving from the year before. But making it past the first snowy day does not truly mean your risk of an…

Understanding Litigation Funding

Third-party litigation funding is a relatively new trend. Nevertheless, it is being utilized more often by litigants on both sides of any particular case for personal injury litigants who can’t wait out the opposing insurance company for a case to resolve. Fortune 500 companies, major universities, and businesses of all sizes have utilized litigation funding….

PA Insurance Coverage of Uber/Lyft vs. Septa

With the rise of riding sharing apps like Uber and Lyft, public transportation systems including Septa have seen a significant drop in ridership. Commuters in the greater Philadelphia area are choosing these riding sharing programs over Septa due to the convenience of use. With services like Uber and Lyft, riders call for a car on…

PA Tort Reform for Medical Malpractice

What is Tort Reform? While tort reform may be a term you’re familiar with from recent news stories, most people are unaware of how it applies to them. Tort reform is a political effort by big business and insurance companies to persuade legislators to enact legislation which limits the exposure (i.e., money that has to…

Carpey Law Firm’s Timeline of the Personal Injury Case

Timeline of a Personal Injury Case

If you believe you have personal injury case whether the injuries occurred from a car accident, slip-and-fall, pedestrian accident, medical malpractice case, etc., it’s time for someone to take responsibility for the mounting medical expenses, time off of work or carelessness that led to a life changing issue. If you’ve never filed a personal…

Evaluating PA Personal Injury Cases Compensations

Evaluating a personal injury is certainly a difficult task, and yet it is what juries across America are asked to do every day. The woman who suffered the horrific injury described in this article certainly deserves compensation, yet there are various laws in place that restrict her ability to make a financial recovery. Those who…

Will I Have Jurors at My Hearing? How Many Jurors? – Carpey Law of Philadelphia

How Many Jurors Decide My Personal Injury Case? This is a very relevant question that many clients ask me. For example, one of my recent clients asked me this as I was picking a jury at the start of her case. She thought the jury’s verdict had to be unanimous. This is a common misconception. In…

Why You Could Get $15,000 (or Nothing) for Your Million Dollar Case

Picture this – it’s a beautiful, sunny afternoon in mid-June and you are enjoying a nice ride on your motorcycle through the streets of Philadelphia. You approach a green light as you’re travelling on Grant Avenue, nearing The Boulevard. You don’t realize that this intersection was named one of the three most dangerous intersections…

Factors That Go Into a Calculation of Settlement Values in Pennsylvania For Slip & Fall Cases and Motor Vehicle Cases

In the old days, there probably was a “formula” for determining the value of the typical personal injury case. Today, there is no such formula. Instead, insurance companies and experienced personal injury attorneys evaluate their cases based upon the “marketplace.” The marketplace for a personal injury claim is what amount of money a jury…