September 27, 2012 The Pennsylvania Chamber Of Business And Industry Is Attacking Rights of Injured Workers There have always been constant challenges by employers, insurance companies and the Chamber of Commerce to an injured worker’s right to receive reasonable and necessary medical treatment under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Now, new proposed legislation not only wants to strip away existing rights to receive medical treatment but also interfere with personal privacy and interferes with the decision of health care providers who are willing to treat injured workers fairly and in a decent way. Read More »
September 23, 2012 Auto Accident Lawyers in Philadelphia Discuss the Need for Uninsured (UM) and Underinsured (UIM) Motorist Coverage One Out of Every Seven Drivers on the Road Is an Uninsured Motorist According to a recent Insurance Research Institute Council (IRIC) study, one in seven drivers is uninsured. This means that if you are seriously injured in an automobile collision you may not be able to receive a single penny from the at-fault driver … Read More »
September 19, 2012 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers: Report Analyzes Approval Process for New Drugs The Philadelphia products liability lawyers at Galfand Berger recently reviewed an article that scrutinizes the risks of the accelerated approval program for encouraging new drugs by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More »
September 10, 2012 Experienced Litigators for those Injured in a Power Tool Accident Power tools – – from powered nailers, wood saws to wood chippers – – injure hundreds of thousands of people every year. Read More »
September 7, 2012 Protect Your Right To Vote The attorneys at Galfand Berger care about EVERY citizen having a voice in our great country. That is why we were concerned when Pennsylvania recently passed voter ID […] Read More »
September 6, 2012 Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Motorcycle Safety Recently, I was fortunate enough to take the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic Rider Course. It was thrilling to learn to control a complex, exhilarating machine! Read More »
September 4, 2012 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers Report on New Device Promising To Identify Sepsis Early The Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys at Galfand Berger are excited to report that the Food and Drug Administration approved a new test that can […] Read More »
August 31, 2012 Peter M. Patton of Galfand Berger Argues and Wins Important Procedural Issue in Negligence, Products Liability & Breach of Warranty Case A federal court recently returned a personal injury case to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas because defendants violated the rules on removing […] Read More »
August 14, 2012 Recent Missouri Ruling on Non-Economic Damage Caps The Missouri Supreme Court recently decided to strike down caps on payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits. The Court ruled in a 4-3 decision determining that the 2005 tort reform state law that placed a cap on non-economic damages at $350,000 in medical malpractice lawsuits violates the states’ constitutional right to a trial by jury. Read More »
