FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016, 12:46 PM

If I settle my personal injury case can my private medical insurance company take part of my recovery?

The short answer is “no”—with some exceptions!

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015, 4:57 PM

The Importance of Human Factors Testimony in Slip and Fall Premises Liability Cases

New York courts allow a party to use expert testimony to help a jury understand why someone may not have seen a tripping hazard, for example, given all the facts and circumstances, even though the hazard was "there to be seen."

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015, 2:22 PM

How We Used Demonstrative Evidence to Overcome a Jury's Common Sense Prejudice in a Medical Malpractice Suit

During expert witness testimony in a medical malpractice suit, we used a video that showed a quadriplegic individual driving a specially equipped van. This demonstrative evidence helped the jury to understand that not all quadriplegics are confined to bed, and this assisted them in understanding our theory of the case.

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