Philadelphia Injury Attorney Blog

Government Studies Focusing On Veterans Disability Issues Resulting From TBI Enables Trial Lawyers Representing Civilians Who Suffer From TBI and PTSD To Expand Their Focus And Add Credibility To Their Claims

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-02-07T08:00:00-05:00

Recently traumatic brain injury has been in the news as it applies to athletes, most notably football players, as well as more concentrated focus on efforts by the United States government as indicated in a press release from the White...

Hotel Bathrooms Should Be A Safe Place For Guests And Not The Place For Slip And Fall Injuries Advises Hotel Accident and Premise Liability Lawyer

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-02-06T08:00:00-05:00

Many times a month, I find myself traveling for business and in strange hotel rooms. I am constantly amazed at how designers of hotel rooms and the corporations that manage hotels neglect health and safety concerns when they have an...

When Candidates Run For President and Other Political Office, I Am Never Surprised Of Their Hypocritical Stance When It Comes To Tort Reform

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-02-05T08:00:00-05:00

Rick Santorum, a Republican candidate for President, blames lawyers and medical malpractice lawsuits for unnecessarily driving up health care costs. He claims that he will push to limit payments to medical malpractice lawsuit victims and has repeatedly spoken about caps...

Size May Matter If You Are Engaged In Sports But It Should Never Matter When It Comes To Safety Of Automobile Occupants Advises Experienced Auto Defect Lawyer

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-02-04T08:00:00-05:00

As an experienced automobile defect and car accident attorney for over three decades, I recognize one thing, cars should be designed safely for everyone whether they are adults or children. Unfortunately, when it comes to safety many of the large...

There May Be A Danger Of Getting On Or Off Trains Or Moving From One Railroad Car To The Other Advises Railroad Accident Lawyer

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-02-03T08:00:00-05:00

We recently evaluated a Railroad gap case where a client was catastrophically injured when they feel through the gap between the train’s doors on the railroad car and the train station platform. The design of the front stairs of the...

Why Is It That U.S. Automobile Manufacturers Have Different And Often Less StringentSafety Requirements Than Foreign Manufacturers And We Have Many Times Discovered The Same Automobile Manufacturer Is Creating Safer Products In Europe Than In the United S

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-02-01T08:00:00-05:00

The National Highway Safety Administration is charged with writing and enforcing safety, theft resistance, and fuel economy guidelines for motor vehicles. However, as an experienced Pennsylvania automobile product liability attorney who has handled a substantial number of catastrophic car accident...

More Slip and Fall and Premise Liability Cases Occur On A Single Step Which Many Experts and Authorities Have Defined As Being Unreasonable and Dangerous

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-01-31T08:00:00-05:00

As an experienced Pennsylvania premise liability lawyer for over three decades, I have investigated and litigated thousands of slip and fall cases that occurred as a result of small changes in elevation, most notably a single step. How many times...

Simply Stated, The Facts Of The Case Indicate That What Happened Here Is Wrong. What Are You Going To Do About It?

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-01-30T08:00:00-05:00

When I was a young teenager in school one of my favorite books to read was “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Atticus Finch, the fictional protagonist of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel is a lawyer in a small Alabama county and...

What Does The Occupy Wall Street Movement Have In Common With Clients Who Are Injured By Defective Products?

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-01-28T08:00:00-05:00

It has often been stated by legislators and lawmakers that greedy trial lawyers and their clients take advantage of the legal system by seeking large verdicts after they are injured by the negligence of another or by a defectively designed...

Major Theme Parks Are Required By Law To Report Any Ride Related Accidents That Cause Injuries. However, This Is Not Always The Case.

Jeffrey M. Reiff — 2012-01-27T12:32:26-05:00

While the Consumer Protection Safety Commission estimates that the number of serious injuries on amusement park rides continue to increase dramatically, there are serious loopholes in the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1981 which prohibits the CPSC from regulating and...