Every trial lawyer knows that a photo is worth a thousand words and a video of a key event is a royal flush. A bona fide winner. Cases in point: George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. Interesting that these celebrated videos originated from very different sources. Seventeen year-old Darnella Frazier won the Pulitzer Prize for incredible […]
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Tax Law Changes Benefit Plaintiffs
The only realistic hope for people of limited means to establish a legal claim is a lawyer who will work on a contingency fee. The Build Back Better legislation approved by the House of Representatives on November 19, 2021 authorizes a change in accounting for personal injury lawyers, at no loss of tax revenues to […]
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: An Oxymoron
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is a classic oxymoron, a very unfortunate conjunction of contradictory terms. It is important to understand that a brain injury, even a mild brain injury, is truly life changing. The designation of “mild” brain injury is a holdover from WWII when neurologists employed a simple classification system: mild, moderate or severe. […]
How to Win a Traumatic Brain Injury Case: Oppose Motions for Defense Psychiatric Examinations
When a defendant is facing a serious traumatic brain injury claim, a defense motion to compel the plaintiff to submit to a psychiatric mental examination should be expected. A psychiatric examination should never be allowed. It is an invasion of privacy and an attempt to divert the focus from the responsibility for having caused a […]
