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Recently I was visited by a relative of a long-term client of ours who was steered to another law firm who “specialized in significant malpractice cases” for an alleged malpractice case involving her husband. Since we have represented the client’s family members for multiple generations, she came to me to review the file after the medical malpractice attorney that she retained never responded to her phone calls or requests to discuss the file. In fact, she claimed, the lawyer’s office had “fallen off the face of the earth.” Unfortunately when we carefully reviewed the file, we determined that not only did the other lawyer fail to obtain an appropriate expert or obtain a certificate of merit, they also blew the statute of limitations whereupon the client’s claim against the negligent health provider and institution would be forever barred leaving the only course of action to be a legal malpractice claim against the attorney.

Unfortunately, there are many lawyers who claim to be specialists in an area requiring experience and complex legal technical skills when in fact they get involved in legal areas of litigation in which they have limited experience. Worse yet, they are obviously ignorant of this fact and fail to consult with or refer the case to a properly qualified attorney.

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As an experienced catastrophic and personal injury lawyer since 1979, often handling many cases against major corporations, trucking companies, and commercial carriers, whenever we commence a trucking accident or commercial carrier case, or for that matter a product liability case against a major automobile manufacturer, we know and understand the roadblocks that will be thrown in our way. Obviously, corporations put profits ahead of consumer safety. Corporate obstruction tactics can rise to the level of dishonesty and deceit often requiring an aggressive motion practice and sharpened litigation skills to reach the truth. Normally after a major accident involving a defective automobile such as an SUV rollover or crash worthiness case or even a truck accident case, corporate representatives will have investigative teams on the site immediately. These are known as “go teams” and their responsibility is mostly, in this experienced lawyer’s opinion, to clean up the site and make a job prosecuting the claim as difficult as possible. The corporate motto seems to be deny, delay, and defend.

It is incredible how many times one gets involved in litigation only to discover the realities of the situation are vastly different than those presented by the corporate defendant or trucking company. Handling such cases requires an extraordinary degree of specialization and experience.

At the experienced Pennsylvania product liability and truck accident law firm of Reiff and Bily, we have been handling such cases with a successful track record since 1979. If you or a loved one has been involved in a catastrophic accident involving a defective product or a truck, please feel free to contact one of our experienced Philadelphia personal injury lawyers for a free no obligation consultation and of course, we offer a no win, no fee guarantee. Please contact us at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.

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At the Philadelphia personal injury law firm of Reiff and Bily, we receive phone calls regularly from people who are involved in a crisis where their lives are changed forever as a result of the negligence of another, a product liability defect, or a slip and fall or premise liability claim. A serious injury or tragic wrongful death can greatly impact a client and their family and our experienced lawyers are ready to step in with a total and intensified personalized effort to make sure that you are not alone and are receiving the guidance you need when a crisis occurs. We are intensely committed and driven by genuine empathy for the physical and financial challenges that injury victims and their families face as a result of the negligence of others and operate on a no recovery/no fee representation guarantee. Regardless of your wealth, position, or power, there is no need to be alone in a legal crisis.

Put over 31 years experience on your side. All great successes are dependent on the efforts of committed individuals. Never, never, never give up.

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As an experienced Philadelphia personal injury lawyer, Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have become valuable mining grounds for information on individuals and parties involved in lawsuits. Whatever you post on the Internet can be pulled up later in life and used in discovery and court proceedings.

Almost always in the preparation of one of our cases, we do a complete Internet search background on witnesses, parties and even lawyers involved in the case to determine more about their personalities, strengths and weaknesses. Many of the web-based information sites set forth their terms indicating that they have the right to do whatever they want with your content. Therefore, it is important to check the terms of service with the social networking site of your choice to determine what rights you have. Some of the sites state that once a person closed his or her account, the site no longer had a right to that content. However, it may no longer be the case.

In many cases, Facebook or other social networking sites may not be your friend in the personal injury case. Not only are the plaintiff’s attorneys viewing what you set forth on your page, but just consider this – all the defense companies, insurance companies and their legal team and experts have a right to your Facebook page as well, noting vacations, activities and any other information that may affect your claim. Many people who claim to have problems with limited activity reveal evidence of themselves dancing, participating in sports or traveling. Defense companies and lawyers will use any resource that they have available to discredit you. So, be careful what you post on Facebook.

Jeffrey Reiff is the founding partner of Reiff and Bily, an experienced personal injury litigation firm based in Philadelphia, and concentrates his practice in product liability, car accidents and medical malpractice.

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The dictionary defines “hope” as the belief in a positive outcome relating to the events and circumstances in one’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of despair; wanting, wishing, suffering or perseverance, believing that a better or positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence leading to the contrary.

The term “false hope” refers to hope highly based on fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome.

At the Philadelphia catastrophic injury law firm of Reiff and Bily, our lawyers understand and respect the value of hope and the loss of someone’s dreams. It is our job to communicate the plaintiffs’ dreams and hopes to the insurance companies and ultimately to the juries who hear our cases. It is our job to prove what the plaintiff is capable of doing or was capable of doing prior to an incident and identify the compensation necessary for the plaintiff to recognize the fulfillment of his dreams and goals. The lawyers of Reiff and Bily are not afraid to ask the insurance companies or juries to fully compensate plaintiffs for the loss of their dreams and hopes.

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Both Raymond M. Bily, Jr. and Jeffrey M. Reiff of the Philadelphia law firm of Reiff and Bily have had extensive experience handling thousands of serious personal injury cases in Philadelphia for almost 30 years. We both volunteer as Judge Pro Tempore for the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia evaluating cases on a pro bono basis.

Both attorneys travel and handle cases throughout the United States involving complex personal injury and serious car accident cases. When we determine to accept a case, the case must make economic sense. We must balance the potential for loss against the potential for recovery and consider both the time and money needed to fully prosecute the case.

This is a non-exacting process based upon our years of experience handling thousands of cases. Unfortunately our careful screening process only enables us to represent a small portion of clients who initially consult with us on a free, no obligation-basis.

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