Bad faith 101 The term “bad faith” is thrown around quite a bit in personal injury cases. Unfortunately, it is not well understood by most people or most lawyers. While I certainly am not an expert in this area of law, I think it is important to explain the basic concept as it relates to…
“Let the Love Flow – the Wrongful Death Statute in Florida” by Bruce M. Kleinberg, M.D., J.D. “What do you mean we have no case for Wrongful Death because I am over 25 years old, and my Mom and Dad were married at the time of his death?” Tragically, in my 26 years of practicing…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTKLBABZ6X4Medical Marijuana lecture
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to a large group of legal professionals regarding the medical aspects of marijuana. I touched on the four, possibly five, positive attributes of medical marijuana namely, analgesia, anti-emesis, appetite stimulant, anti-oxidant, and, possibly, immune-supportive. Ironically however, my research turned up information that may make the upcoming referendum vote…
As part of my continuing, “If I had a nickel for every time” series, “If I had a nickel …” for every time I told a client that we had to pay back their health insurance company on their lien, I would be rich. So, make yourself a strong pot of coffee, take some “No…
As part of my continuing, “If I had a nickel for every time” series, “If I had a nickel …” for every time I told a client that legally, it really usually does not matter who got the ticket, I would be rich. So how could this be possible? You mean the police officer cannot…
“But I have full coverage” As the saying goes, “ If I had a nickel …” for every time I heard a client tell me this only to find out that this phrase means something very different to a personal injury lawyer, I would be rich. Most people use their common sense and interpret this…
One of the major issues that comes up in personal injury cases is the production of property damage photos. Amazingly, the insurance carriers are all to happy to provide them when our clients are involved in low property damage cases but, for mysterious reasons, seem to stonewall every time I try to get photos when…