Over 100 “5 Star Reviews”August 19, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, why are many attorneys reluctant to take a medical malpractice case? Don’t they result in some of the highest jury trial verdicts? A: Yes, but it is not that easy. First, medical malpractice cases are expensive and very time consuming. Most attorneys do malpractice cases on a no recovery/no fee basis. Therefore, […]
August 12, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, I have two questions. Do you think juries take nursing home malpractice claims seriously? Second, what type of injury cases do you concentrate your practice in? A: I believe juries take nursing home abuse and injury cases extremely seriously. Why? Maybe because on a jury of 12 persons, at least one juror […]
August 5, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, in a case against a bar for serving an intoxicated person, who then causes an auto fatality, what is involved? A: Good question. First, the lawyer needs to immediately locate the people who were in the bar when the driver was there. This may be the best evidence of the bar’s fault. […]
July 29, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, my child was severely injured in an auto accident. How do I know if the insurance company’s offer is really their top offer? Can I get more money by holding out until just before we pick a jury? A: I have been doing children’s injury cases for over 25 years. You just […]
July 22, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, Injury Attorneys seem to be money grabbers who cause insurance rates and premiums to go up by filing stupid lawsuits. What value are injury attorneys to society? A: Wow! Someone didn’t have their morning coffee. Some of what you say is true. But consider another side of this: injury lawyers help protect […]
July 15, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can you file a complaint against a doctor and hospital for their failure to order enough medical testing to prevent a medical catastrophe? A: Yes, a jury recently awarded a $1.7 million verdict to the family of a three-month-old girl who died from a brain injury because their doctor failed to diagnose […]
July 8, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, you have been doing these question & answer articles about injury cases in the Trib-Review for years now. Do injured people call you based upon your articles? A: They sure do. Usually what happens is a reader who has a similar injury or situation like the Q and A they are reading […]
July 1, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can I file a lawsuit against a nursing facility based upon their constant under-staffing? What they did to my father was just terrible. A: Yes. In fact a recent Pennsylvania case addressed that very issue. The estate of a deceased woman sued the nursing home where their mom had stayed. The Court […]
June 24, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can you collect money in addition to your Workers Compensation if you are severely injured at work? A: Yes, under certain limited circumstances. Generally, you cannot go after your employer for any injuries sustained at work. That is covered by your Workers Compensation. But if you are injured at work because of […]
June 17, 2013
Q: Attorney Tully, can an HMO be held responsible for carelessly hiring an incompetent doctor who causes damages (injury) to patients in the HMO network? A: Yes. A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada recently awarded $524 million (yes, that’s right $524 million dollars) to two patients who contracted hepatitis C from a Las Vegas colonoscopy […]
