John Daubert went to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for treatment of lower back pain and was billed $46 by a radiologist for X-rays. Daubert’s insurer contributed $21, so Daubert was responsible for the remaining $25. He failed to pay the small bill so his account was...
PA School District’s Appeals of Tax Assessments Ruled Unconstitutional
The Dilemma of Non-Uniform Tax Assessments The only thing certain for Pennsylvanians, at least in 2017, is death and real estate taxes. This adaptation of a famous quote was attributed to one of our greatest Pennsylvania residents, Benjamin Franklin. Amid efforts to...
Get Help From a Motorcycle Attorney Who Understands Pocono Roads
Attorney Jerry Geiger is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and a rider. For over 30 years, he has been a trial attorney who has tried cases throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Jerry understands the physics and dynamics of riding a...
The Mystery of Plummeting “Win” Rates in Federal Litigation
Since 1985, plaintiffs’ win rates in federal district court litigation have plummeted by more than 50%. UConn Law Professors Alexandra D. Lahav and Peter Siegelman describe the statistic as a mystery. They offer a few possibilities about this unusual statistic but no...
Chief Justice Roberts was in Lancaster and Justice Kennedy is in Salzburg
Supreme Court Justices love to travel and who could blame them. Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose retirement announcement was widely predicted but never came, will be teaching in Salzburg, Austria from July 2 through July 21, 2017, where he teaches a summer program for...
Are High EZ-Pass Fees Unconstitutional?
Is EZ-Pass really so easy? You’ve seen the infomercials. Buy “mighty putty,” the “GLH Hair System” or the “thigh master” for just 15 or more “easy” payments of $9.99. It is so easy separating the consumer from his money. Toll booth authorities, no doubt taking a cue...
The Widening of Route 80 in Monroe County: What to Expect
Plans were announced some time ago to widen Route 80 through Stroudsburg and north to the Route 380 split. If you live in the Poconos, visit here during holidays, or suffer in traffic when the inevitable truck accident occurs, you understand the need for an upgrade....
Divided PA Supreme Court Says Only Doctors Can Obtain Informed Consent
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that only a physician, not a member of his staff, must obtain “informed consent” from a patient before performing medical procedures. Brain Surgery In Shinal v. Toms, Dr. Steven Toms, the chief of...
GoPro Video is Focus of $3.1 million Motorcycle Accident Verdict
$3.1 million verdict for motorcyclist. A Philadelphia jury just awarded the estate of a motorcycle rider $3.1 million in a case involving the admissibility of a GoPro video recording. The death of the cyclist is tragic. However, the result...
Pennsylvania Property Association Not Liable for Accident Caused by Missing Stop Sign
A Monroe County, Pennsylvania Court recently ruled that a property owners’ association was not legally responsible for a traffic accident caused by a missing stop sign on the association’s road. In Brown v. Emerald Lakes Association, Deanne Brown was driving on...